Happy Ending Chords by The Strokes

Happy Ending chords by The Strokes

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Intermediate

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               Happy Ending - The Strokes
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Submitted by porgy

The guitar tracks are difficult to hear so it was difficult to tab but this is a good
start. Feel free to leave comments or suggestions

Tuning:E
Chords used
Fm 133111
Bb x1333x
Eb x6888x
Ab 466544
Cm x3554x
Gm 355333
Fm x-x-10-10-9-8 and x-x-x-13-13-13-|
Bb x-x-8-10-11-10-------------------|
Gm x-x-x-12-11-10-------------------|
Ab x-x-x-13-13-11-------------------|

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Intro
  Fm    Bb     Eb   Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5--6--6--6-------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6--6--6--6-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Fm    Bb     Eb   Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5--6--6--6-------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6--6--6--6-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Fm   Bb       Eb Cm
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6---6---8--8--8-----5--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---8---8---8--8--8-----6--6-----6--6------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------8-8--8--8----------------------------------------------|

 Fm  Bb    Gm  Ab
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---1---3---3----3---4---4----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----1---3---3----3---5---5---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|



Verse
This sounds like its played with a delay pedal with a wah wah pedal in up position
making each note sound twice ex1

I got it to sound like the song with these two pedals.

You could also play each note below twice while palm muting to get the same effect as in
the second example ex2
 ex1 Fm Bb     Eb  Ab      ex2
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9--------------8------------------------9-9-------------------8-8-------------|
G|-----10--10---------8---8----------------10-10-----10-10---------8-8----8-8-----------|
D|--10--------8-----8-------6--------10-10-----------------8-8--8-8-----------6-6-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   PM--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fm Bb
Say it all
Eb  Ab
Just get it all off your chest
Fm  Bb
Shake it up
Eb Ab
500,000 times
Fm  Bb
Say no more
Eb  Cm
We dont believe anything
Fm  Bb
Teenage angst
Gm  Ab
Come all ages

Chorus
0:34 Guitar 2 Chorus
  Fm       Bb       Eb       Ab
e|--13-8-13-8-13-8-----------------11-6-11-6-11-6--------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------11---------------------------9----------------------------|I
G|------------------10-10-10--10-------------------8-8-8---8---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          PM-----------]         PM----------------------------------|
Fm     Bb      Eb  Ab
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---9--9---11--11--11----8-8---9--9--9-------------------------------------------------|
G|--10-10---10--10--10----8-8---8--8--8-------------------------------------------------|
D|--10-10---8---8---8-----8-8---10-10-10------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fm Bb  Eb  Ab
Baby,  show me where to go
Fm Bb    Eb  Ab
Somethings I dont wanna know
Fm Bb Eb Cm
Baby,  tell me if youre sure
Fm Bb Gm Ab
Out all the time

Repeat chords for Verse:
Say it all
Im not awake anymore
Change my mind
2,000 times before
Seen a knight
Dance on the side of the road
Teenage angst
Come all ages

Repeat chords for Chorus:
Baby, show me where to go
Somethings I dont wanna know
Baby, tell me if youre sure
Out all the time



Bridge I believe the chords are played at these positions with these pulloffs
  Cm   Ab    Fm  Bb   Eb
e|---------6--4----4----6--6---6-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4-------4--4----6----8--6---8-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-------5--5----5----7--7---8-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-------6--6----6----8--8-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Cm         Ab
Feel the dizzy...
Fm        Bb
In the running show
Eb        Ab
All I want to see
Fm           Bb
All I want to know
Cm           Ab
Watch you as you stay
Fm           Bb
Faces at your door
Eb           Ab
Waitin for your piece
Fm       Bb
? and train your pleeds

Chorus
Baby, show me where to go
Somethings I dont wanna know
Baby, tell me if youre sure
Out all the time


Fm           Bb      Gm    Ab
Cause I dont wanna see everybody get together
Fm          Bb
Leave these dreams alone
Gm            Ab       Fm       Bb
You dont wanna have to tell me that I wanted you go
Gm        Ab
Everybody needs a shadow, oh

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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| H  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| B  Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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