Happy Halloween chords by Jay Foreman

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Verse 1:
D7
I wish to wish
G     G/Ab         Am      D           G       Em Am D7
Happy Halloween to all the children in America
G              Am     D7          G    G7
Every American infant enjoys Halloween
     Am          D7          Am          D7
Hang pictures of witches and bats in the hall
G                              Em
Knock yourselves out, it's for you after all
Am
New York, LA, and all in between
Am       D          G     Em Am D7
Everyone loves Halloween

Verse 2:
D7
Once again
G     G/Ab         Am      D           G       Em Am D7
Happy Halloween to all the CHILDREN in AMERICA
      G                    Am           D7        G    G7
Make faces in pumpkins and watch spooky films on TV
  Am              D7             Am         D7
Recite spells and ring doorbells out in the cold
G                                    Em
If you live in the States and aren't yet twelve years old
      Am
Dress up in a costume you've worked on all day
 D           G       Em
That's the American way.


Bridge:
Ab7                      C#m
But here in this country it's just called October
Ab7                     C#m
I'll simply ignore you until it's all over
       Bm
Don't knock on my door and don't ask me for Smarties
    Em                      A7        D
And don't expect me at your Halloween parties


Verse 3:
D7
Otherwise
G     G/Ab         Am          D            G       Em Am D7
Happy Halloween to foreigners, children and idiots
   G                        Am            D7           G    G7
By all means, take over the shops and the streets and TV
       Am            D7      Am       D7
You've seen how it's done in American shows
G                           Em
Now saturate Sainsburys til everyone knows
     Am
Even if you're determined like me not to care
Em         A7         D
It's Halloween everywhere.