Sheryl Crow-If It Makes You Happy
The key to getting this song to sound just like the original is to play a standardG chord with fingers 1, 2 & 3 and then use finger 4 (index) to tap on and off fret
1 string 2 then again fret 2 string 3 (verses only, not the chorus). Listen to the
song to get the feel for the strum and the tap on/off timing. It’ll come to you
easily enough … enjoy!
[Verse 1]
G G
I've been long, a long way from here
G
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes,
G C*
And drank 'til I was thirsty again
G G
We went searching through thrift store jungles
G
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
G C*
And Benny Goodman's corset and fan
[Pre-Chorus]
D C D
Well, o.k. I made this up… I promised you I'd never give up
[Chorus]
Am C G D
If it makes you happy it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad
Am C G
If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad?
[Verse 2]
You get down, real low down
You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
Well who hasn't been there before?
I come round, around the hard way
Bring you comics in bed; scrape the mold off the bread,
And serve you French toast again
[Pre-Chorus]
Well, o.k. I still get stoned… I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
G G
We've been far, far away from here
G
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes,
G C*
And everywhere in between
[Pre-Chorus]
D C D
Well, o.k. we get along… so what if right now everything's wrong?
[Chorus & close]
C* - this particular C chord is played similarly to the preceding G chord with
your pinky on the string 1; G note (fret 3). When changing from the preceding G
chord merely drop fingers 2 and 3 one string down