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