Happy Hour chords by The Housemartins (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Bb6 
Dm 
It's  (B flat6) happy  (D minor) hour again
Eb 
I  (E flat major) think I might be happy if I
F 
 (F major) wasn't out with them
Bb6 
Dm 
And they're happy  (B flat6) it's a lovely  (D minor) place to be
Eb 
F 
 (E flat major) Happy that the fire is real the  (F major) barman
Bb 
is a she  (B flat major) 

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Pre-chorus 1

Where the haircuts smile

And the meaning of style

Is a night out with the bass

Where you win or you lose

And its them who choose

And if you don't win then you've lost

Chorus 1
Bb 
What a good place to be  (B flat major) 
Dm 
Don't believe  (D minor) it
Eb 
'Cause they speak  (E flat major) a different language
F 
And it's  (F major) never...
Bb 
(It's happy hour again)  (B flat major) 
Dm 
Eb 
Don't believe  (D minor) it, oh no  (E flat major) 
F 
'Cause it's  (F major) never...
Bb 
(It's happy hour again)  (B flat major) 
Dm 
Eb 
F 
No, whoa-  (D minor) oh  (E flat major)  (F major) 

Verse 2
Bb6 
Dm 
It's another  (B flat6) night  (D minor) out with the boss
Eb 
F 
 (E flat major) Following in footsteps overgrown  (F major) with moss
Bb6 
Dm 
And they tells  (B flat6) me that women  (D minor) grow on trees
Eb 
And  (E flat major) if  you catch them right
F 
Bb 
they will land  (F major) upon their knees  (B flat major) 

Pre-chorus 2
Bb 
Where they open  (B flat major) all their wallets
And they close all their minds
F 
And they love to buy you all a drink  (F major) 
Bb 
And then we  (B flat major) ask all the questions
And you take all your clothes off
F 
And go back to the kitchen  (F major) sink

Chorus 2
Bb 
What a good place to be  (B flat major) 
Dm 
Don't believe  (D minor) it
Eb 
'Cause they speak  (E flat major) a different language
F 
And it's  (F major) never...
Bb 
(It's happy hour again)  (B flat major) 
Dm 
Eb 
Don't believe  (D minor) it, oh no  (E flat major) 
F 
'Cause it's  (F major) never...
Bb 
(It's happy hour again)  (B flat major) 
Dm 
Eb 
F 
No, whoa-  (D minor) oh  (E flat major)  (F major) 

Interlude 1

Chorus 3
Bb 
What a good place to be  (B flat major) 
Dm 
Don't believe  (D minor) her
Eb 
'Cause they speak  (E flat major) a different language
F 
Bb 
And it's  (F major) never really happened to me  (B flat major) 
Dm 
Eb 
Don't believe  (D minor) her, oh no  (E flat major) 
F 
'Cause it's  (F major) never...
Bb 
(It's happy hour again)  (B flat major) 
Dm 
Eb 
F 
Don't  (D minor) believe her,  (E flat major) don't believe  (F major) her
Bb 
Dm 
Eb 
Don't  (B flat major)  (D minor) be (E flat major) lieve her
F 
 (F major) (it's happy hour again)

Outro 1
Bb 
 (B flat major) 
Dm 
Eb 
And again,  (D minor) and again  (E flat major) 
F 
Bb 
Dm 
Eb 
 (F major) It's happy hour again,  (B flat major) and again,  (D minor) and again  (E flat major) 
F 
Bb 
Dm 
Eb 
 (F major) It's happy hour again,  (B flat major) and again,  (D minor) and again  (E flat major) 
F 
Bb 
 (F major) It's happy hour again  (B flat major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: Bb majorBPM: 193

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

Bb6: 6-x-5-7-6-x
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Happy Hour by The Housemartins, 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 Bb major. It suits players who want to learn Happy Hour the way The Housemartins intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.