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Happiness, The Gondola Man chords by
Elliott Smith
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Activity's killing the actor
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And a cop's standing out in the road
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Turning traffic away

There was nothing she
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could do until af ter
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When his body'd been buried below
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Way back in the day
Verse 2
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Oh my,
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nothing else could've been done
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He made his life a lie
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So he might never
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have to know anyone
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Made his life the lie you

know
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Verse 3
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I told him he shouldn't upset her
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And that he'd only be making it worse
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C#dim
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Involving somebody else
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But I knew that he'd never forget her
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While her memory worked in reverse
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To keep her safe from herself
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Verse 4
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And oh my,
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nothing else could've been done
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She made her life a lie
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So she might never
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have to know anyone
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Made her life the lie you know
Interlude 1
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F#m
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Verse 5
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What I used to be will pass
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away and then you'll see
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That all I want now is hap
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pi ness for you and me
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What I used to be will pass
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away and then you'll see
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That all I want now is happi
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ness for you and me
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What I used to be will pass away
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an d then you'll see
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That all I want now is hap pi ness for you and me
Outro 1
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • F#

    2

  • G

  • E

  • F#m

    2

  • C

  • Bbdim

  • Bb

  • Em

  • Abdim

    6

  • C#dim

    4

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of Happiness, The Gondola Man by Elliott Smith is E major.

The primary chords used in Happiness, The Gondola Man are E, B, C#m, G#, A, F#.

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Yes, this version uses open chords like E, B, C#m, G#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Happiness, The Gondola Man is approximately 76 beats per minute.

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