Happiness Is Easy chords by Talk Talk

• Difficulty: Advanced

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)


Intro:
Cm Eb F
Cm9 Eb Fadd9
Cm Eb F
Cm Eb F

Verse 1:

Cm       Eb    F
  Makes you feel much older
Cm   Eb    F   Cm Eb F Cm Eb F
  Sublime the blind parade
   Cm         Eb F    Cm
It wrecks me how they justify their acts
  Eb   F      Gm7    F/G Gm7
Of war, they assemble, they pray

Bridge:
Gm7/C          F/C    Gm7/C  F/C
   Take good care of what the priests say
Gm7/C          F/C   Gm7/C  F/C
   'After death it's so much fun'
Gm7/C           F/C      Cm11/G
   Little sheep, don't let your feet stray

Eb6/9 F Bbm Db Eb F6 Gm7

Chorus 1:
Bb6/A    Bb6
    Happiness is easy
               Cm7
(Joy be written on the Earth)
 Eb      F   Cm7
(And the sky above)
 Eb        F        Cm7
(Jesus, star that shines so bright)
 Eb      F
(Gather us in love)

Cm7 Eb F x4

Verse 2:
Cm     Eb     F
  Guilt upon their shoulders
Cm    Eb    F   Cm  Eb F Cm Eb F
  How well the cause evades
  Cm      Eb     F     Gm7
Infecting your religions, claiming pacts
   F/G            Gm7
It's easy to shoulder the blame

Chorus 2:
Bb6/A Bb6
Happi-ness is easy
(Little ships of Galilee)
Cm7
Happiness is easy
 Eb       F
(Standing on the sea)
Cm7
Happiness is easy
 Eb       F
(Jesus tried to love us all)
Cm7
Happiness is easy
 Eb       F
(Be a friend to me)

Solo:
Bbm Db Eb x8
Cm7 Eb F x4

Verse 3:
Cm     Eb    F   Cm Eb F Cm Eb F
  Try to teach my children
   Cm    Eb   F    Cm
To recognise excuse before it acts
From love and conviction to pray

Bridge:
Bbm       Db    Eb    Bbm    Db Eb
  Take good care of what the priests say:
Bbm      Db      Eb  Bbm  Db Eb
  "After death it's so much fun"
Bbm     Db      Eb    Bbm    Db Eb F F/G F/A
  Little sheep, don't let your feet stray

Chorus 3:
Bb        Eb F
Happiness is easy
Cm7  Eb       F    Cm7
  (Little ships of Galilee)
 Eb       F
(Standing on the sea)
Cm7  Eb      F      Cm7
  (Jesus tried to love us all)
 Cm7
(Be a friend to me)
 Cm7
(Little ships of Galilee)
 Cm7
(Standing on the sea)
 Cm7
(Jesus tried to love us all)
 Cm7
(Be a friend to me)
 Cm7
(Joy be written upon the Earth)
 Cm7
(And the sky above)
 Cm7
(Jesus, star that shines so bright)
 Cm7
(Gather us in love)
 Cm7
(Gather us in love)

Chords:
Cm   x35543
Eb   x68886
F    xx3211
Cm9   x3133x
Fadd9  xx3213
Gm7   35333x
F/G   3x321x
Gm7/C  x3x331
F/C   x3x211
Cm11/G 3x334x
Eb6/9  xx1011
Bbm   x13321
Db   x46664
Eb   x68886
F6   xx3231
Bb6/A  x0333x
Bb6   x1333x
F/A   x0321x