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Happiness

Alison Krauss

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How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

A×○○
D××○
F#mDiagram coming soon
E○○○
G#Diagram coming soon
C#mDiagram coming soon
BDiagram coming soon
G○○○
C#Diagram coming soon
C6Diagram coming soon
F
C×○○
Dm××○

Chords & lyrics

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              HAPPINESS (Michael McDonald / Viktor Krauss) 
from SO LONG SO WRONG (1997) 
performed by Alison Krauss and Union Station 
transcribed by Mark Albert [email protected] 
 
CHORD CHART (see suggested chord fingerings at the end) 
INTRO: 
 A D  A D  A D  A D   
 
VERSE: 
 A  D  A D  A D  F#m D A D  A D  A D  F#m D  
 E G#  C#m  C#m E  F#m  F#m A  B  G D  A D  A/C# C6   
 F  G  C  Dm  Dm F  G  A D  A/C# C6   
 F  G  C  Dm  Dm F  G  A D  A D   
 
 
A         D       A    D 
With your love I was complete 
A      D     F#m       D 
Like a haven safe from harm 
A        D       A        D 
'Til the bitter stole the sweet 
A     D       F#m     D 
I was perfect in your arms 
E    G#    C#m         E    F#m 
A precious while I had your smile 
        F#m  A   B 
'Til it all fell apart 
     G   D         A  D  A/C# C6 
With one change of heart 
 
 
F            G 
The pain and regret will fade 
       C                Dm 
But a fact of love will still remain 
    Dm    F      G        A  D A/C# C6 
You can't always trust happiness 
F            G   
Love like a sweet parade 
          C                     Dm 
'Till the saddest part when the music fades 
    Dm    F      G          A   D  A  D 
You can't always trust happiness 
 
 
SOLO 
 A D  A D  A D  F#m D A D  A D  A D  F#m D  
 E G#  C#m  C#m E  F#m  F#m A  B  G D  A D  A D   
 
 
A    D      A      D 
If a single star I see 
A    D      F#m       D 
Ever made a wish come true 
A        D         A       D 
It would bring you back to me 
A       D       F#m       D 
But the best my heart can do 
      E G#   C#m    C#m   E    F#m 
Is to love again, I don't know when 
           F#m    A    B 
Still it's worth all I fear 
    G     D            A D A/C# C6 
The heartaches and the tears 
 
 
F           G  
Love like a lesson learned 
        C                 Dm   
When we pass the point of no return 
     Dm    F     G          A  D A/C# C6 
You can't always trust happiness 
F                 G 
There in love's steady glow hides 
      C      Dm 
The power to hurt us so 
    Dm    F      G           A D A D A D F#m D 
You can't always trust happiness

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Chord set

A · D · F#m · E · G# · C#m · B · G · C# · C6 · F · C · Dm

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.