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Happy Birthday original guitar chords by
"Weird Al" Yankovic
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Key: D major•
Intro 1

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Chorus 1
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Happy birthday
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Happy birthday to you
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Happy birthday
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Happy birthday to you
Verse 1
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Well, it's time to celebrate your birthday,
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it happens every year

We'll eat a lot of broccoli
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and drink a lot of beer
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You should be good and happy
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that there's something you can eat
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A million people every day
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are starving in the street
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Your daddy's in the gutter
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with the wretched and the poor

Your mama's in the kitchen
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with a can of Cycle Four
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There's garbage in the water
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There's poison in the sky
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I guess it won't be long
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before we're all gonna die
Chorus 2
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Happy birthday
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Happy birthday to you
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Happy birthday to you
Verse 2
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Well, what's the matter little friend,
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you think this party is the pits

Enjoy it while you can,
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we'll soon be blown to bits
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The monkeys in the pentagon
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are gonna cook our goose
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Their finger's on the button,
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all they need is an excuse
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It doesn't take a military genius to see
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We'll all be crispy critters after World War III
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There's nowhere you can run to,
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nowhere you can hide
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When they drop the big one,
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we all get fried

(Come on boys and girls, sing along, ok?)
Chorus 3
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Happy birthday
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Happy birthday to you
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Happy birthday
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Happy birthday to you
Solo 1

Wow!
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Verse 3

Well, there's a punk in the alley

and he's looking for a fight

There's an Arab on the corner

buying everything in sight

There's a mother in the ghetto

with another mouth to feed

Seems that everywhere you look today
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there's misery and greed
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I guess you know the Earth
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is gonna crash into the sun

But that's no reason why
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we shouldn't have a little fun
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So if you think it's scary,
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if it's more than you can take
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Just blow out the candles
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and have a piece of cake
Chorus 4
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Happy birthday
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Happy birthday to you
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Happy birthday to you

Wow!
Chorus 5
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Happy birthday
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Happy birthday to you
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Happy birthday
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Happy birthday to you
Outro 1
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(Happy Birthday!)
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Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • E

  • A7

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Happy Birthday by "Weird Al" Yankovic is D major.

The primary chords used in Happy Birthday are D, G, A, E.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, A, E, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

If the simplified chords are too easy, you can visit the original chords page for a more advanced arrangement.

The tempo of Happy Birthday is approximately 204 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Happy Birthday using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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