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Sheryl Crow-If It Makes You Happy - sr - 0

The  key  to  getting  this  song  to  sound  just  like  the  original  is  to  play  a  standard
G  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  

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Crowded House-Distant Sun

BPM 111 - capo 1st fret * 
[Intro - No drums - slight indie beat feel to strumming] 
[D] [G] x 4

[Verse- Drums in] 
[D] Tell me all the things you would change [G] 
[D] don't pretend to know what you want [G] 
When you [Bm] come around and spin my top [E]
Time and again [G] , time and again [F#] 
No fi [D] re where I lit my spark [G] 
[D] I am not afraid of the dark [G] 
Where y [Bm] our words devour my heart [E] 
And put me to shame [G] , put me to shame

[Chorus] 
Your [A] seven worlds colli [Em] de
Whene [G] ver I am b [A] y your side [D] 
Dus [A] t from a distant sun [Em] 
Will sh [G] ower over e [A] veryone 
[D] [G] [D] [G]

[Verse] 
You're [D] still so young to travel so [G]far 
[D]Old enough to know who you [G]are 
And [Bm] wise enough to carry the [E] scars
Without any [G] blame, there's no one to [F#] blame
It's [D]easy to forget what you [G]learnt
[D]Waiting for the thrill to [G]return 
[Bm] Feeling your desire [E] burn 
And drawn to the [G]flame 
 
[Chorus] 
Your [A] seven worlds colli [Em] de
Whene [G] ver I am b [A] y your side [D] 
Dus [A] t from a distant sun [Em] 
Will sh [G] ower over e [A] veryone [D]
Dus [A] t from a distant sun [Em] 
Will sho [G] wer over ev [A] eryone
 
And I'm l [Bm] ying on the t [A] able 
[G] ashed out in the flood 
[Bm] Like a [A] Christian fearing 
[G] vengeance from above 
I d [Bm] on't pretend to [A] know what you [G] want
But (I offer love?) [A] 

[Solo] [A] [Em] ([G] [A][D] - repeat all

[Final Chorus] 
Your [A] seven worlds colli [Em] de
Whene [G] ver I am b [A] y your side [D] 
Dus [A] t from a distant sun [Em] 
Will sh [G] ower over e [A] veryone 
[D] [F#] [G] 
As time slip [Bm] s by [F#] ... [G] 
[D] [F#] [G]
[Bm] [F#] [G]
[fade] 

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