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Happier chords by Bastille And Marshmello (Official Version)

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Dm7
C/E
F
F/A
Bbmaj7
C
Bb
Dm

Intro 1

Lately, I've been, I've been thinking

I want you to be happier,

I want you to be happier

Verse 1
Dm7 
When the morning  (D minor7) comes
C/E 
F 
When we see what  (C/E) we've be (F major) come
F/A 
In the cold light of  (F/A) day
Bbmaj7 
we're a  (B flat minoraj7) flame     in the wind
Not the fire that we've begun
C 
Dm7 
Every  (C major) argu (D minor7) ment,
C/E 
F 
every word we  (C/E) can't take  (F major) back
F/A 
'Cause with the all that has  (F/A) happened
Bbmaj7 
I  (B flat minoraj7) think     that we both know the way
C 
that the story ends  (C major) 

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Pre-chorus 1

Then only for a minute

I want to change my mind

'Cause this just don't feel right to me

I want to raise your spirits

I want to see you smile but

Chorus 1
Know that means I'll have to leave
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
F/A 
 (D minor7)  (C/E)  (F major)  (F/A) 
Bbmaj7 
 (B flat minoraj7) Know that means
C 
I'll have to leave  (C major) 
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
 (D minor7) Lately, I've been,  (C/E) I've been  (F major) thinking
F/A 
Bbmaj7 
I want you  (F/A) to    be  (B flat minoraj7) happier,
I want you to be happier
C 
When the  (C major) evening

Verse 2
Dm7 
 (D minor7) falls
C/E 
F 
And I'm left  (C/E) there with my  (F major) thoughts
F/A 
And the image of  (F/A) you   being
Bbmaj7 
 (B flat minoraj7) with      someone else
Well, that's eating me up inside
C 
Dm7 
But we  (C major) run our  (D minor7) course,
C/E 
F 
we pretend  (C/E) that  we're o (F major) kay
F/A 
Bbmaj7 
Now if we jump to (F/A) get   her at  (B flat minoraj7) least     we can swim
C 
Far away from the wreck we made  (C major) 

Pre-chorus 2
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
 (D minor7) only  for a minute  (C/E)  (F major) 
F/A 
Bbmaj7 
I want to  (F/A) change my  (B flat minoraj7) mind
C 
'Cause this just don't feel right to me  (C major) 
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
I  (D minor7) want  to raise your spirits  (C/E)  (F major) 
F/A 
Bbmaj7 
I want to  (F/A) see   you  (B flat minoraj7) smile     but

Chorus 2
Know that means I'll have to leave
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
F/A 
 (D minor7)  (C/E)  (F major)  (F/A) 
Bbmaj7 
 (B flat minoraj7) Know that means
C 
I'll have to leave  (C major) 
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
 (D minor7) Lately, I've been,  (C/E) I've been  (F major) thinking
F/A 
Bbmaj7 
I want you  (F/A) to    be  (B flat minoraj7) happier,
I want you to be happier

Bridge 1

So I'll go, I'll go

I will go, go, go

So I'll go, I'll go

I will go, go, go

Interlude 1
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
 (D minor7) Lately, I've been,  (C/E) I've  been  (F major) thinking
Bb 
I want you to be  (B flat major) happier,
C 
I want you to be happier  (C major) 
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
 (D minor7) Even  though I  (C/E) might not  (F major) like this
Bb 
I think that you'll be  (B flat major) happier,
C 
I want you to be happier  (C major) 

Pre-chorus 3
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
Then  (D minor7) only  for a minute  (C/E)  (F major) 
F/A 
Bbmaj7 
I want to  (F/A) change my  (B flat minoraj7) mind
C 
'Cause this just don't feel right to me  (C major) 
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
I  (D minor7) want  to raise your spirits  (C/E)  (F major) 
F/A 
Bbmaj7 
I want to  (F/A) see   you  (B flat minoraj7) smile     but

Chorus 3
Know that means I'll have to leave
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
F/A 
 (D minor7)  (C/E)  (F major)  (F/A) 
Bbmaj7 
 (B flat minoraj7) Know that means
C 
I'll have to leave  (C major) 
Dm7 
C/E 
F 
 (D minor7) Lately, I've been,  (C/E) I've been  (F major) thinking
F/A 
Bbmaj7 
I want you  (F/A) to    be  (B flat minoraj7) happier,
I want you to be happier
C 
So  (C major) I'll

Outro 1

go, I'll go

I will go, go, go

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Dm7
C/E
F
F/A
Bbmaj7
C
Bb
Dm

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F majorBPM: 100

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
Bbmaj7: x-1-3-2-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1

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This is the definitive original version of Happier by Bastille And Marshmello, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Bastille And Marshmello's performance.

Happier

Bastille And Marshmello

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