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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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Cat Stevens-Wild World

[Intro:] 
Am   D7   G   C   F   Dm  E Esus4  E

Am            D7                 G
Now that I’ve lost everything to you
            C                     F
You say you wanna start something new
         Dm                       E                Esus4 E
And it’s breaking my heart you’re leaving Baby I’m griev-ing
Am               D7               G
But if you wanna leave, take good care
                C                     F
Hope you have a lot of nice things to wear
           Dm                      E7       G(w/ riff 1)
But then a lot of nice things turn bad out there

[Chorus]
Riff 1:
e|---------------------------|
B|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
G|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|---8--8---7---7---5---5----|
E|---------------------------|
  
C    G                 F         (w/ riff 2)
 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world

Riff 2:  - play F xx321x to help play riff
e|------------------|
B|-1p0--------------|
G|-----2p0----------|
D|---------3p2p0----|
A|---------------3--|
E|-----------------3|

G                 F               C    (riff 3)
 It’s hard to get by, just upon a smile

Riff 3:  - play C x3555x to help play riff
e|---------------------|
B|-----5---------------|
G|-----5---------------|
D|-----5---------------|
A|-----3-3-3-3---------|
E|--3-5--------5--3----|

C    G                 F         (riff 2 - Descending)
 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world
G              F                 C          Dm    E
 I’ll always remember you like a child girl (riff 4)

Riff 4:
  (Dm        E)
e|-------1--------0--|
B|-----3--------0----|
G|---2--------1------|
D|-0--------2--------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

[Verse]
Am            D7                 G
You know I’ve seen a lot of what the world can do
            C                     F
And it’s breaking my heart in two
         Dm                       E           Esus4 E
But I never want to see you sad girl Don’t be a bad girl
Am               D7               G
But if you want to leave, take good care
                C                     F
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
           Dm                      E7       G(w/ riff 1)
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware

[Chorus:] THEN (Piano break over la la la's)  Baby I love you

Am                    D7                G
   But if you want to leave, take good care
                C                       F
Hope you make a lot of nice friends out there
         Dm                       E           Esus4 E
But just remember there’s a lot of bad and beware

[Chorus] x 2  
C    G                 F         (w/ riff 2 - Descending)
 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world
G                 F               C    (riff 3)
 It’s hard to get by, just upon a smile
C    G                 F         (riff 2 - Descending)
 Oh, baby, baby it’s a wild world
G              F                 C          Dm    E
 I’ll always remember you like a child girl (riff 4)

(Second time end on the C chord and let ring)

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