Happy Ending chords by Joe Jackson (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

F#m
C#m7
E/F#
D
A
E
Dm
E/A
Bm
C#m
E/D
E7

Intro 1

Verse 1

I'm in a mov ie

Where boy meets girl

What happens to me

In this brave new world

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Pre-chorus 1

Do I listen to my heart,

do I listen to my head?

Do I look at what I see,

or remember what I read?

When I tell you how I feel,

do I wonder what I've said?

Is there nothing we can do about it

Chorus 1
E/A 
A 
 (E/A) An     (A major) yone
D 
Dm 
 (D major) Anyone can be  (D minor) so  hard hearted
E/A 
A 
But  (E/A) eve    (A major) ryone
D 
Dm 
E/A 
A 
Still  (D major) everybody  (D minor) wants a happy  (E/A) end    (A major) ing
D 
D 
A 
 (D major) La, la, la, la, la  (D major)  (A major) 
D 
F#m 
F#m 
C#m7 
 (D major) La, la, la, la, la,  (F sharp minor) la     (F sharp minor)  (C sharp minor7) 

Verse 2

It's not so eas y it's '84 now

How tough must we be

to ask for more now?

Pre-chorus 2
D 
A 
 (D major) Do I listen to my  (A major) head,
E 
D 
do I  (E major) listen to my  (D major) heart?
A 
Do I try to feel the  (A major) same
E 
D 
as I  (E major) feel when we're a (D major) part?
A 
Do I think about the  (A major) end
E 
D 
when it's  (E major) only just the  (D major) start?
Dm 
Is there nothing we can  (D minor) do  about it

Chorus 2
E/A 
A 
 (E/A) An     (A major) yone
D 
Dm 
 (D major) Anyone can be  (D minor) so  hard hearted
E/A 
A 
But  (E/A) eve    (A major) ryone
D 
Dm 
E/A 
A 
Still  (D major) everybody  (D minor) wants a happy  (E/A) end    (A major) ing
D 
D 
A 
 (D major) La, la, la, la, la  (D major)  (A major) 
D 
F#m 
F#m 
C#m7 
 (D major) La, la, la, la, la,  (F sharp minor) la     (F sharp minor)  (C sharp minor7) 

Bridge 1
Bm 
F#m 
C#m 
 (B minor) I get so  (F sharp minor) scared when I see the ev (C sharp minor) idence
F#m 
against  (F sharp minor) our case
Bm 
F#m 
 (B minor) Each movie  (F sharp minor) so    far this year
C#m 
E/D 
D 
ends  (C sharp minor) up    with someone  (E/D) cry    (D major) ing
Dm 
 (D minor) Or even someone dying

Solo 1
E/A 
A 
A 
 (E/A)  (A major)  (A major) 
D 
Dm 
 (D major)  (D minor) 
E/A 
A 
A 
 (E/A)  (A major)  (A major) 
D 
Dm 
 (D major)  (D minor) 
E7 
E7 
 (E7)  (E7) 
F#m 
E/F# 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor)  (E/F#)  (F sharp minor) 
D 
A 
A 
E 
 (D major)  (A major)  (A major)  (E major) 
F#m 
E/F# 
F#m 
 (F sharp minor)  (E/F#)  (F sharp minor) 
D 
A 
A 
E 
 (D major)  (A major)  (A major)  (E major) 

Pre-chorus 3
D 
A 
 (D major) Do I listen to my  (A major) head,
E 
D 
do I  (E major) listen to my  (D major) heart?
A 
Do I try to feel the  (A major) same
E 
D 
as I  (E major) feel when we're a (D major) part?
A 
Do I think about the  (A major) end
E 
D 
when it's  (E major) only just the  (D major) start?
Dm 
Is there nothing we can  (D minor) do  about it

Chorus 3
E/A 
A 
 (E/A) An     (A major) yone
D 
Dm 
 (D major) Anyone can be  (D minor) so  hard hearted
E/A 
A 
But  (E/A) eve    (A major) ryone
D 
Dm 
E/A 
A 
Still  (D major) everybody  (D minor) wants a happy  (E/A) end    (A major) ing
D 
D 
A 
 (D major) La, la, la, la, la  (D major)  (A major) 
D 
D 
A 
 (D major) La, la, la, la, la,  (D major)  (A major) 
D 
F#m 
 (D major) La, la, la, la, la,  (F sharp minor) la

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GuitarPianoUkulele

F#m
C#m7
E/F#
D
A
E
Dm
E/A
Bm
C#m
E/D
E7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: A majorBPM: 134

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

F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
C#m7: x-4-6-4-5-x
E/F#: 2-x-2-1-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
E/A: x-0-2-1-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
E/D: x-x-0-1-0-0
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0

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This is the definitive original version of Happy Ending by Joe Jackson, 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 A major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Joe Jackson's performance.