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Intermediate
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Key: F
Verse 1 - We Were Happy:
F C Bb
We used to walk along the streets
F
When the porch lights were shining bright
C Bb
Before I had somewhere to be
F C
Back when we had all night
Bb
And we were happy
F C Bb
I do recall a good while back
F
We snuck into the circus
C Bb
You threw your arms around my neck
F C
Back when I deserved it
Bb
And we were happy
Chorus:
F
When it was good, baby
C
It was good, baby
Dm
We showed 'em all up
Bb
No one could touch the way we
F
Laughed in the dark
C
Talking 'bout your daddy's farm
Dm Bb
We were gonna buy someday
F Bb
And we were happy
Verse 2 - Happiness:
F
Tell me, when did your winning smile
Gm7 F
Begin to look like a smirk
Bb F
When did all our lessons
Gm7 F Bb
Start to look like weapons pointed at my deepest hurt
F Gm7
I hope she'll be a beautiful fool
F Bb
Who takes my spot next to you
Bb
No, I didn't mean that
Gm7 F
Sorry, I can't see facts through all of my fury
Bb F Gm7 F
You haven't met the new me yet
Chorus:
Bb F
There'll be happiness after me
Gm7 F
But there was happiness because of me
Bb F
Both of these things I believe
Gm7 F
There is happiness
Bb
In our history
F Gm7 F
Across our great divide
Bb F
There is a glorious sunrise
Gm7 F
Dappled with the flickers of light from the dress I wore at midnight
Bb F
Leave it all behind
Gm7
And there is happiness
Bridge - We Were Happy:
Dm Bb
Oh, I hate those voices
F
Telling me I'm not in love anymore
Dm Bb
But they don't give me choices
F C
And that's what these tears are for
F C
'Cause we were happy
Bb
We were happy
Bridge - Happiness:
Cm Bb Eb F
I can't make it go away by making you a villain
Cm Bb Eb F
I guess it's the price I paid for seven years in heaven
Gm7 Bb F
I pulled your body into mine every goddamn night
Gm7
Now I get fake niceties
Bb F
No one teaches what to do when a good man hurts you
F
And you know you hurt him, too
Chorus - We were happy:
Bb
We were happy
F C
We were happy
F
When it was good, baby
C
It was good, baby
Dm
We showed 'em all up
Bb F
No one could touch the way we laughed in the dark
C
Talking 'bout your daddy's farm
Dm Bb
And you were gonna marry me
F
And we were happy
Chorus - Happiness:
Bb F
There'll be happiness after you
Gm7 F
But there was happiness because of you, too
Bb F
Both of these things can be true
Gm7 F
There is happiness
Outro:
Bb
In our history
F C
We were happy
Gm7 F
Oh, leave it all behind
Gm7
And there is happiness
Bb
In our history
F Bb
We were happy
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Song History
Published: May 15, 2025
Last Updated: February 8, 2026