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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:
F Dm
Sunday... happy days
Bb C7
Tuesday... happy days
A7 Dm
Thursday... happy days
Bb C Bb C
The weekend comes... cycle hums
C/E Bb/F B/F# C7
Ready... race to you
Chorus:
F Dm These... ours Bb C7 F Happy... free (oh... days) (F) Dm These... ours Bb C7 Share... me (oh baby) Bridge: F [N.C.] F [N.C.] Goodbye... hello... Bb [N.C.] Bb A Ab There's nothin'... hold... G [N.C.] G7 [N.C.] Feels so... can't be... C7 [N.C.] C7 [N.C.] C7 Rockin'... rollin' all week... Organ/sax solo [arr for guitar]: F Dm Bb C7 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-----| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| F Dm Bb C7 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) F Dm Bb These... days... mine C7 Bb C7 F [end cold] These... days... mine, happy days Questions? Comments? E-mail Alex @ springalo430@hotmail.com
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