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Beginner
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
F | G X3
Verse 1:
F G
A moment to change it all
F G
Had life before been so slow?
F G
Urgency takes hold
F G
But to live in fear isn't to live at all
Chorus:
F
So how can I make it okay?
I just want you to be happy
F
How can I make it okay?
G
I just want you to be happy
F
How can I make it okay?
G
Nothing else is as important as that to me
F
How can I make it okay?
G
Nothing else is as important as that to me, oh
F | G X3
Instrumental:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------------3-2--2---------|
E|-1~--1~---1-3-----3---3~--5\-|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------------3-2--2---5-----|
E|-1~--1~---1-3-----3-------5\-|
Verse 2:
F G
How do we sell you the world?
F G
Let it in, embrace and uncurl
F G
So fierce, so bold
F G
Someone like you, should not be left unsold
Chorus:
F
So how can I make it okay?
G
I just want you to be happy
F
How can I make it okay?
G
I just want you to be happy
F
How can I make it okay?
G
Nothing else is as important as that to mе
F
How can I make it okay?
G
Nothing else is as important as that to mе
Oh, okay
Okay
Guitar 2 (2:28)
e|---------|-----------|---------|----------|
B|---------|-----------|---------|----------|
G|---------|-----------|---------|----------|
D|---------|-----------|---------|----------|
A|-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---|-5-5-5---|-5--------|
E|-1-1-1---|-1---1-1-0-|-3-3-3---|-3-----5\-|
e|---------|-----------|---------|----------|
B|---------|-----------|---------|----------|
G|---------|-----------|---------|----------|
D|---------|-----------|---------|----------| X3
A|-3-3-3---|-3---3-3---|-5-5-5---|-5--------|
E|-1-1-1---|-1---1-1-0-|-3-3-3---|-3-----3\-|
F | G X2
Bridge:
F G
And now a moment to change it all
F G
Had life before been so slow?
F G
Urgency takes hold
F G
But to live in fear isn't to live at all
Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
G|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-| X8
A|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
F
So how can I make it okay?
G
I just want you to be happy
F
How can I make it okay?
G
I just want you to be happy
F
How can I make it okay?
G
Nothing else is as important
As that to me
F
How can I make it okay?
G
Nothing else is as important
As this to me
Guitar 1:
e|-----3-----1-----3-----1-----3-----5-----3-----5-----3-----5-|
B|---1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3---|
G|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------| X4
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (4:06):
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------------3-2---2~-------|
E|-1~--1~---1-3-----3-------3~-|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|--------------3-2---2~-------|
E|-1~--1~---1-3-----3-------3~-|
Outro:
F | G X2
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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
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- How Can I Make It Ok (Chords)
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Song History
Published: June 18, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025