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Wanna Be Happy Chords by Kirk Franklin

Wanna Be Happy chords by Kirk Franklin

Guitar chords with lyrics

Intro:
(pickup riff): G A C D
C                  Em7
The truth can hurt you
                        F
Or the truth can change you
                       Fm
What would truth do to you

Verse 1:
                 C
I just wanna be happy
          Em7
But if I keep on doing the things
      F
That keep on bringing me pain
        Fm
There's no one else I can blame
              C
If I'm not happy
        Em7
Wasted time but now I can see
             Fmaj7
The biggest enemy is me
            Fm7
So I'm not happy
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Pre-Chorus:
                  C
Cry yourself to sleep
                      Bm7 E7
Shout and raise your hands
                    Am7
It won't change a thing child
              F
Until you understand

Chorus:
             C
If you're tired of being the same
            Em7/B
If you're tired of things not changing
      Am7                         F
It's time for you to get out the way
            C
Don't get stuck in how you feel
     Em7/B
Say Jesus take the wheel
     Am7                            F   Fm
He knows the road that you need to take

(But it only works if)

Post-Chorus:
                 C     E7
If you wanna be happy

(Look at yourself and say)
                    Am7  D/F#  G
Don't you wanna be happy
                  C
I just wanna be happy

Verse 2:
           Em7
But if I keep on giving my heart
    Fmaj7
For people to tear apart
      Fm7
The healing will never start
               C  Em7
So I can be happy
               F# F
Will I ever be happy

Pre-Chorus:
                 C
Cry yourself to sleep
                      Bm7 E7
Shout and raise your hands
                   Am7
It won't change a thing child
              F
Until you understand (If I'm talking to you now say)

Hook 2:
            C
If you're tired of being the same
           Em7/B
If you're tired of things not changing
      Am7                        Fmaj7
It's time for you to get out the way (You been there too long)
            C
Don't get stuck in how you feel
     Em7/B
Say Jesus take the wheel
     Am7                            F Fm
He knows the road that you need to take (I feel this one right here)
         C
It's so easy to complain
    Em7/B
Addicted to the pain
     Am7                          F
You give you heart, they push it away (But I got good news for ya)
       C
Jesus knows just how you feel
     Em7/B
Just let Him take the wheel
     Am7                       F Fm7
The love you need, he already gave (But the question is)

Post-Chorus:
                  C   E7
Do you wanna be happy (If you're tired of you then say)
                 Am7 D/F# G
I just wanna be happy (Now if you really mean that, open up your heart and say it)

Bridge:
                     C
Let me hear you say yeah
  Em7 Am7
Yeah yeah

(If you're tired of going in circles)
                    Am7
Let me hear you say yeah
 F    C
Yeah yeah

(Tired of making the same mistakes)
                     C
Let me hear you say yeah
 Em7 Am7
Yeah yeah

(But now's your chance)
                    Am7
Let me hear you say yeah

(Say yeah)
  F   C
Yeah yeah

Chorus:
            C
If you're tired of being the same
            Em7/B
If you're tired of things not changing
      Am7                         F
It's time for you to get out the way (Are you ready, come on)
            C
Don't get stuck in how you feel
      Em7/B
Say Jesus take the wheel (What you doin')
    Am7                             F
He knows the road that you need to take (It's so easy to complain)
          C
It's so easy to complain (Come on)
    Em7/B
Addicted to the pain
     Am7                           F Fm
You give you heart, they push it away (There's somebody that'll never leave ya)
       C
Jesus knows just how you feel
      Em7/B
Just let him take the wheel
     Am7                       F Fm7
The love you need, he already gave (But the question is)

Post-Chorus:
                  C    E7
Do you wanna be happy (Took a long time but I'm ready)
                  Am7  D/F# G
I just wanna be happy (Thank you Lord, every day ask yourself)
                  C  E7
Do you wanna be happy (Yes, pull over, let him drive)
                 Am7  D/F#

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