Chords
Pratt & McClain had a Top 5 hit with this in '76 ('77 ). This transcription pertains to the actual theme from when they switched to taping the show before a live audience (the same time "Rock Around The Clock" was dumped), until it was replaced by an inferior version for the last season. "Happy Days" (Norman Gimble-Charles Fox) Verse 1:FF
DmDm Sunday... happy days
Bb majorBb
C7C7 Tuesday... happy days
A7A7
DmDm Thursday... happy days
Bb majorBb
C majorC
Bb majorBb
C majorC The weekend comes... cycle hums
C/EC/E
Bb/FBb/F B/F#
C7C7 Ready... race to you
Chorus:FF
DmDm These... ours
Bb majorBb
C7C7
FF Happy... free (oh... days) (
FF)
DmDm These... ours
Bb majorBb
C7C7 Share... me (oh baby) Bridge:
FF [N.C.]
FF [N.C.] Goodbye... hello...
Bb majorBb [N.C.]
Bb majorBb
A augmentedA
AbAb There's nothin'... hold...
G+G [N.C.]
G7G7 [N.C.] Feels so... can't be...
C7C7 [N.C.]
C7C7 [N.C.]
C7C7 Rockin'... rollin' all week... Organ/sax solo [arr for guitar]:
FF
DmDm
Bb majorBb
C7C7 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v ------------0---|1-----3-----5---|----------------|0---------------| ----1---3-------|----------------|3---------------|----3---1-------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------3-----| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
FF
DmDm
Bb majorBb
C7C7 v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v ------------0---|1-----3-----5---|----------------|5---3---0-------| ----1---3-------|----------------|3---------------|------------3---| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Verse 2: Sunday, Monday... Tuesday, Wednesday... Thrusday, Friday... Saturday, what... Groovin' all... Chorus 2: These days... Share them... (oh happy days) These days... Happy and... (oh baby)
FF
DmDm
Bb majorBb These... days... mine
C7C7
Bb majorBb
C7C7
FF [end cold] These... days... mine, happy days Questions? Comments? E-mail Alex @ [email protected]
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