Chords for Sheryl Crow "If It Makes You Happy" original country version - live
Tempo:
82.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] I'll have to admit, I love [C] country music.
[G] [Em] It's true, [C] and I'm not ashamed to say it.
[G]
[D] In fact, my first record, [G] [Bm] I decided to scare my record label and tell them that I was making a country record
to the point that every time they came by the studio, I was wearing like a country [G] shirt or a cowboy hat.
Brian Tugend, Dog Like [C] Susie Spacek, dude, [G]
I can't read that book, it's full of dirty pictures.
During the last two records, particularly, I was listening to a lot of the Lubin Brothers,
a lot of like Wanda Jackson and Kitty Wells and Hank Snow and
[Ab] George Jones [D] and Melvin [Em] Montgomery.
And Jeff and I wrote this song, which is actually a country song,
[G] [E] but we did it in a rocked out version so we could get on TV.
[B]
[G] [Ab] It's called It Makes You Happy.
[G] [Cm] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
I've been long, [C] a long way [G] from here
I put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes
Drank till I was thirsty [C] again
We were [G] searching
[C] Through thrift [G] store jungle
Found your aunt and uncle's rifle [C] Marilyn's [G] lipstick
Penny Goodman's corset and [C] pin
Well, okay, I made this [D] over
I [C] promised you I'd never [D] give up
It makes [Am] you happy
[C] It can't be [G] that bad
[D] It makes you [Am] happy
[C] Why the hell are [G] you so sad?
[C] [D] [Am] [G] [C] Get
[G] down, [C]
real
[G]
[C] [G] You listen to [C] Coltrane
Dear, in your [G] own train
Who hasn't been there [C]
before?
[G] I've come round, [C]
around [G] the fire
[C] [G] Come mix in bed, shake the mold [C] off the bread
[G] And serve you French toast [C]
again
Well, okay, I still [D] get stoned
[C] I'm not the kind of girl you [D] take home
[Bm] It makes [Am] you happy
[C]
It can't be [G] that bad
[D]
It makes [Am] you happy
[C]
Why the hell are [G] you so sad?
It makes [Am] you happy
[C]
It can't be [G] that bad
[D]
It makes [Am] you happy
[C]
Why the hell are you [G] so sad?
[Am] [C]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [Am] [C]
[G] [C]
[G]
[C]
[Em] [G]
[G] [Em] It's true, [C] and I'm not ashamed to say it.
[G]
[D] In fact, my first record, [G] [Bm] I decided to scare my record label and tell them that I was making a country record
to the point that every time they came by the studio, I was wearing like a country [G] shirt or a cowboy hat.
Brian Tugend, Dog Like [C] Susie Spacek, dude, [G]
I can't read that book, it's full of dirty pictures.
During the last two records, particularly, I was listening to a lot of the Lubin Brothers,
a lot of like Wanda Jackson and Kitty Wells and Hank Snow and
[Ab] George Jones [D] and Melvin [Em] Montgomery.
And Jeff and I wrote this song, which is actually a country song,
[G] [E] but we did it in a rocked out version so we could get on TV.
[B]
[G] [Ab] It's called It Makes You Happy.
[G] [Cm] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
I've been long, [C] a long way [G] from here
I put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes
Drank till I was thirsty [C] again
We were [G] searching
[C] Through thrift [G] store jungle
Found your aunt and uncle's rifle [C] Marilyn's [G] lipstick
Penny Goodman's corset and [C] pin
Well, okay, I made this [D] over
I [C] promised you I'd never [D] give up
It makes [Am] you happy
[C] It can't be [G] that bad
[D] It makes you [Am] happy
[C] Why the hell are [G] you so sad?
[C] [D] [Am] [G] [C] Get
[G] down, [C]
real
[G]
[C] [G] You listen to [C] Coltrane
Dear, in your [G] own train
Who hasn't been there [C]
before?
[G] I've come round, [C]
around [G] the fire
[C] [G] Come mix in bed, shake the mold [C] off the bread
[G] And serve you French toast [C]
again
Well, okay, I still [D] get stoned
[C] I'm not the kind of girl you [D] take home
[Bm] It makes [Am] you happy
[C]
It can't be [G] that bad
[D]
It makes [Am] you happy
[C]
Why the hell are [G] you so sad?
It makes [Am] you happy
[C]
It can't be [G] that bad
[D]
It makes [Am] you happy
[C]
Why the hell are you [G] so sad?
[Am] [C]
[G] [D]
[Bm] [Am] [C]
[G] [C]
[G]
[C]
[Em] [G]
Key:
G
C
D
Am
Em
G
C
D
[G] _ I'll have to admit, _ I love [C] country music. _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ It's true, [C] and I'm not ashamed to say it.
[G] _
_ [D] In fact, my first record, [G] [Bm] I decided to scare my record label and tell them that I was making a country record
to the point that every time they came by the studio, I was wearing like a country [G] shirt or a cowboy hat.
Brian Tugend, Dog Like [C] Susie Spacek, dude, [G] _
I can't read that book, it's full of dirty pictures. _ _ _
During the last two records, particularly, I was listening to a lot of the Lubin Brothers,
a lot of like Wanda Jackson and Kitty Wells and Hank Snow and _
[Ab] George Jones [D] and Melvin [Em] Montgomery.
And Jeff and I wrote this song, which is actually a country song,
[G] _ _ [E] but we did it in a rocked out version so we could get on TV.
[B] _
_ [G] _ _ [Ab] It's called It Makes You Happy. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ I've been _ long, _ [C] a long way [G] from here
I _ _ _ _ put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes
Drank till I was thirsty _ [C] again
We were [G] searching _
_ _ [C] Through thrift [G] store jungle _
Found _ _ your aunt and uncle's rifle [C] _ Marilyn's [G] lipstick
Penny Goodman's corset and [C] pin
Well, okay, I made this [D] over
I [C] promised you I'd never [D] give up
It makes [Am] you happy _ _
[C] _ It can't be [G] that bad _ _
[D] _ It makes you [Am] happy _ _
[C] Why the hell are [G] you so sad? _
[C] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] Get _
_ _ _ [G] _ down, _ [C] _
_ real
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] You listen to [C] Coltrane
Dear, in your [G] own train
Who hasn't been there [C]
before?
_ [G] I've come round, _ [C] _
_ around [G] the fire _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] Come mix in bed, shake the mold [C] off the bread
[G] And serve you French toast [C]
again
Well, okay, I still [D] get stoned
[C] I'm not the kind of girl you [D] take home
[Bm] It makes [Am] you happy
_ _ [C] _
It can't be [G] that bad
_ _ [D] _
It makes [Am] you happy
_ [C]
Why the hell are [G] you so sad? _ _
It makes [Am] you _ happy
[C] _
It can't be [G] that bad
_ _ [D] _
It makes [Am] you happy
_ _ [C] _
Why the hell are you [G] so sad? _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Em] _ It's true, [C] and I'm not ashamed to say it.
[G] _
_ [D] In fact, my first record, [G] [Bm] I decided to scare my record label and tell them that I was making a country record
to the point that every time they came by the studio, I was wearing like a country [G] shirt or a cowboy hat.
Brian Tugend, Dog Like [C] Susie Spacek, dude, [G] _
I can't read that book, it's full of dirty pictures. _ _ _
During the last two records, particularly, I was listening to a lot of the Lubin Brothers,
a lot of like Wanda Jackson and Kitty Wells and Hank Snow and _
[Ab] George Jones [D] and Melvin [Em] Montgomery.
And Jeff and I wrote this song, which is actually a country song,
[G] _ _ [E] but we did it in a rocked out version so we could get on TV.
[B] _
_ [G] _ _ [Ab] It's called It Makes You Happy. _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ I've been _ long, _ [C] a long way [G] from here
I _ _ _ _ put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes
Drank till I was thirsty _ [C] again
We were [G] searching _
_ _ [C] Through thrift [G] store jungle _
Found _ _ your aunt and uncle's rifle [C] _ Marilyn's [G] lipstick
Penny Goodman's corset and [C] pin
Well, okay, I made this [D] over
I [C] promised you I'd never [D] give up
It makes [Am] you happy _ _
[C] _ It can't be [G] that bad _ _
[D] _ It makes you [Am] happy _ _
[C] Why the hell are [G] you so sad? _
[C] _ [D] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ [C] Get _
_ _ _ [G] _ down, _ [C] _
_ real
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [G] You listen to [C] Coltrane
Dear, in your [G] own train
Who hasn't been there [C]
before?
_ [G] I've come round, _ [C] _
_ around [G] the fire _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [G] Come mix in bed, shake the mold [C] off the bread
[G] And serve you French toast [C]
again
Well, okay, I still [D] get stoned
[C] I'm not the kind of girl you [D] take home
[Bm] It makes [Am] you happy
_ _ [C] _
It can't be [G] that bad
_ _ [D] _
It makes [Am] you happy
_ [C]
Why the hell are [G] you so sad? _ _
It makes [Am] you _ happy
[C] _
It can't be [G] that bad
_ _ [D] _
It makes [Am] you happy
_ _ [C] _
Why the hell are you [G] so sad? _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _