Key: G# minor
Verse 1
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Get up.
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Everybody.
Verse 2
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Happy people (I'm feeling
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good.) are we. (Yeah.)
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Happy people are
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we.
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Verse 3
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Throw away your lifelong
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pain and follow.
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Yeah, ah.
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I'll take you to a land of peace
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and a new tomorrow.
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Hey, hey.
Brothers, (Well) sisters,
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come and take my hand.
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(Take my hand.)
I will take you to a better land.
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Sunshine, laughter, love is all you bring.
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Dawn of a new day and here's
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the song we'll sing.
Verse 4
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Happy (Happy) people are we.
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Well, well, well, well, mmmm.
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Happy (Happy) people (Happy people)
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are we.
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Hey, hey. Listen, children now.
Verse 5
A
Don't believe in this troubled world.
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We can get higher. Higher. (Higher)
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Come along and I'll take you there.
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Hey. Dum, dum, dum, now.
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People, my people,
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let's party and get down.
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Em
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Life is for living,
now let's don't mess around.
Dance to the music. (Uh huh.)
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Throw your cares away.
(Yeah, yeah, yeah.)
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Pizza, soda, hold them in your hand. (Hey,
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hey, hey, hey.)
Verse 6
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Happy (Happy) people
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are we.
Everybody.
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Happy, happy people
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are we.
Verse 7
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Happy.
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Happy.
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You can make the whole
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party happy.
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Everybody got to be.
(Happy.) Everybody wants to
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be.
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(Happy.) Brothers,
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sisters want to be happy.
(Happy.) Mothers,
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fathers want to be happy.
(Happy.) Everybody's
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got to be.
Verse 8
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Happy (Happy) people are we.
Get on up,
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get on up . Let me hear you.
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Happy (Happy) people
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(Yeah) are we.
Verse 9
Happy, happy.
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Em
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Get up, get up.
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I'm in the mood, yeah.
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Everybody.
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Happy.
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(Happy.) Well, well, well, well.
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(Happy.) Dum, dum, dum, dum.
Dum, dum, dum, dum, dum,
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dum, dum.
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(Happy.) Hey,
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everybody's got to be.
(Happy.) Get on up,
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get on up. Let's sing it.
(Happy.) Get on up,
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get on up. Let's sing it.
(Happy.) Well, well, well, well.
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