Heavy Makes You Happy chords by
The Staple Singers

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Key: G major•

Verse 1

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Ahh, whoa--great gosh gosh a

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G

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mighty...

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C

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(Sha-na-boom boom, yeah)

G

G

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Say it, y'all

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C

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(Sha-na-boom boom, yeah)

Tell me, tell me, tell me,

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G

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come on

(Sha-na-boom boom, yeah)

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C

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Well, well

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C

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(Sha-na-na-na-boom boom, yeah)

Verse 2

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G

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C

C

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I've been trying to find what's heavy

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C

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that's been messing up my mind

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I think I found the answer,

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'cause it was right there all the time

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C

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Verse 3

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G

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C

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Heavy makes you happy,

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G

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C

C

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I just got to say

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Put on your heavy,

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C

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if I can't feel this way

Verse 4

G

G

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C

C

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(Sha-na-boom boom, yeah)

G

G

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Come on, come on

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C

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(Sha-na-boom boom, yeah)

G

G

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Do it, do it, do it, do it

(Sha-na-boom boom, yeah)

(Sha-na-na-na-boom boom,

C

C

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G

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yeah)

Verse 5

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By talking to my people,

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you know that it occurred to me

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It's more than just a

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C

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feeling--it's a a philosophy

Verse 6

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C

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Heavy makes you happy,

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G

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drying up your drink

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C

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C

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Oh, spread a little heavy and it makes

somebody sing

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Verse 7

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G

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C

C

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(Sha-na-boom boom, yeah)

G

G

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Come on, y'all

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C

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(Sha-na-boom boom, yeah)

Right on, right on,

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G

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C

C

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right on

(Sha-na-boom boom,

yeah)

(Sha-na-na-na-boom boom, yeah)

Verse 8

C

C

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(Sha-na-boom boom, yeah)

G

G

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C

C

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A

C

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C

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G

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C

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little bit softer,

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G

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now

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C

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(Sha-na-boom boom, yeah)

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G

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Oh, do it easy, now

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C

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(Sha-na-boom boom, yeah)

G

G

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C

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C

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Lay it on down

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C

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Outro 1

(Sha-na-na-na-boom boom, yeah)

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Chords

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Heavy Makes You Happy by The Staple Singers is G major.

The primary chords used in Heavy Makes You Happy are G, C.

No capo is required for this song.

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

The tempo of Heavy Makes You Happy is approximately 125 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Heavy Makes You Happy 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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