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Song title:       Happy
Original Album:   Exile On Main Street

Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Copyright © 1972 Rolling Stones Records/Atlantic
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Tuning is Open G (DGDGBD) for the rhythm guitar (Keith Richards); capo on 4.
Chords are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4 throughout.

When Keith uses Open G tuning, he removes the 6th string as "it gets in the
way" i.e. he would otherwise have to mute it. In this tuning the root notes of
most chords are found on the 5th string, so the 6th is mostly redundant.


Key to tab
----------
h  - hammer-om
p  - pull-off
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
b  - bend
x  - muted note
_  - tied note
~  - vibrato
%  - repeat chord from preceding bar

|-3-|  - triplet




INTRO:

Rhythm guitar:
      C          G7sus4   C         F                   C
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------x-------|
|-----5---5-------6-------5-------|-6-------6---6-------5---x-------|
|-----5---5-------7-------5-------|-5-------5---5-------5---x-------|
|-----5---5-------5---x-----------|-7-------7---7-------5-----------|
|-----5---5-------5---x-----------|-5-------5---5-------5-------5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                 G7sus4             F                   C       G
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0___|
|---------5---5---6-------6---6-6-|-6-------6---6---x---5-------0___|
|-5-------5---5---7-------7---7-7-|-5-------5---5---x---5-------0___|
|-5-------5---5---5-------5---5-5-|-7-------7---7---5---5-------0___|
|-5-----------5---5-------5---5-5-|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



Section 1:
          C                   G                     C           G
|__-----------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|__-------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|__------/5__---------------------|-----0__-----0-/-5---------------|
|__------/5__-----------------0_____----0__-------------------------|
|__---------------------------0_____----------------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                                   Section 2
                  C                     G           C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5---0___|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-------0___|
|-----0-------0-/-5---------------|-----0----------/5-----------0___|
|-----0---------/-5---------------|-----0-----------------------0___|
|__-------0-------------------0_____--------0-------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:

Rhythm guitar:
      G               C       G             C  G            C   G
|__---0-----------0-----------0______---0---------------------------|
|__---0-----------0---1-------0______---0---1--0-0--0---0---1---0___|
|__---0-----------0---0-------0______---0---0--0-0--0---0---0---0___|
|__-------0-------0---2-------0______---0---2--0-0--0---0---2---0___|
|__-------0-------0---0-------0______---0---0--0-0--0---0---0---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      Well, I never kept a dollar past sunset



          C       G
|-----0-----------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|-----0---1-------0---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|__---0---0-------0---0---0---0---|---------0-----------------------|
|__---0---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-----0-------5___----5---3---0---|
|__---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|/4-------------------------------|
|__-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      It always burned a hole in my pants



          C   G           C   G             C  G            C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------1---0___----0---1---0_____----0---1--0-0--0---0---1---0___|
|---------0---0___----0---0---0_____----0---0--0-0--0---0---0---0___|
|-----0---2---0___----0---2---0_____----0---2--0-0--0---0---2---0___|
|-0-------0---0___----0---0---0_____--------0--0-0--0---0-------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Never made a school mama happy



                         C    G                     C       G  C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__---0------0-0--0---0--1----0_____----0---0---0---1---1---0--5-5--|
|__---0---0--0-0--0---0--0----0_____----0---0---0---0---0---0--5-5--|
|__---0---0--0-0--0---0--2----0_____----0---0---0---2---2---0--5-5--|
|__-------0--0-0--0---0--0----0_____----0---0---0---0---0---0--5-5--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Never blew a second chance, oh no!



PRE-CHORUS:

Rhythm guitar:
                  G7sus4      C     G7sus4              C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---6-------6---5---|-6---6---6---6___----5---5--5-5--|
|-5---5---5---5---7-------7---5---|-7---7---7---7___----5---5--5-5--|
|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|-5---5---5---5___----5---5--5-5--|
|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|-5---5---5---5___----5---5--5-5--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

        I need a love to      keep me happy


                  G7sus4      C     G                       C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---6-------6---5---|-6-------6---6____-------5---0___|
|-5---5---5---5---7-------7---5---|-5-------5---5____-------5---0___|
|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|-7-------7---7____-------5---0___|
|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5____-------5---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

        I need a love to      keep me happy,



CHORUS1:

Rhythm guitar:
          C                   G                     C           G
|__-----------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|__-------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|__------/5__---------------------|-----0___----0-/-5---------------|
|__------/5__-----------------0_____----0___------------------------|
|__---------------------------0_____----------------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          Baby,               baby keep me happy



                  C                     G           C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5---0___|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-------0___|
|-----0-------0-/-5---------------|-----0-----------5-----------0___|
|-----0---------/-5---------------|-----0-----------------------0___|
|__-------0-------------------0_____--------0-------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          Baby,               baby keep me happy



VERSE2:

Rhythm guitar:

      G   C       G   C       G             C  G            C   G
|__---0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__---0---1-------0---1-------0_____----0---1--0-0--0---0---1-------|
|__---0---0-------0---0-------0_____----0---0--0-0--0---0---0---0___|
|__---0---2-------0---2-------0_____----0---2--0-0--0---0---2---0___|
|__---0---0-------0---0-------0_____----0---0--0-0--0---0---0---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      Always took candy from strangers



                      C       G                                 G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------1-----------|-----------------------------0___|
|-----0---------------0-----------|-----------------------------0___|
|_----0---2---0---0_2-----2---0_____----0---2-------0---0---2---0___|
|_----0---0---0---0_------0---0_____----0---0-------0---0---0---0___|
|_--------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      Didn't wanna get me no trade



          C       G       C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__---0---1-------0---0---1---0_____--------------------------------|
|__---0---0-------0---0---0---0_____----------------0---0-----------|
|__---0---2-------0---0---2---0_____------------0-------0-----------|
|__---0---0-------0---0---0---0_____----0-/-4---------------4-\-0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      Never want to be like papa



          C       G       C   G             C   G   C       G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------1___0---0---0---1---0---|-----0---1---0---1---1---0---0---|
|-0-------0___----0---0---0---0---|-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-0-------2___0---0---0---2---0---|-0---0---2---0---2---2---0---0---|
|-0-------0___----0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  Working for the boss ev'ry night and day



[repeat PRE-CHORUS]



CHORUS2:

Rhythm guitar:
          C                   G                     C           G
|__-----------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|__-------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|__------/5__---------------------|-----0___----0-/-5---------------|
|__------/5__-----------------0_____----0___------------------------|
|__---------------------------0_____--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0___|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          Happy,               baby won't you keep me



      C                                 G           C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5---0___|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-------0___|
|-----0-------0-/-5---------------|-----0----------/5-----------0___|
|-----0---------/-5---------------|-----0-----------------------0___|
|__-------0-------------------0_____----------------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          Happy,              baby always keep me happy



          C                   G                     C           G
|__-----------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|__-------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|__------/5__---------------------|-----0___----0-/-5---------------|
|__------/5__-----------------0_____----0___------------------------|
|__---------------------------0_____----------------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                  C                     G           C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5---0___|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-------0___|
|-----0-------0-/-5---------------|-----0-----------5-----------0___|
|-----0---------/-5---------------|-----0-----------------------0___|
|__-------0-------------------0_____--------0-------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                                  PRE-CHORUS3:
                  C       G   C                     G7sus4      C
|__-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__---0-----------1-------0---5-5-|-5---5---5---5---6-------6---5---|
|__---0-----------0-------0---5-5-|-5---5---5---5---7-------7---5---|
|__---0---0-------2-------0---5-5-|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|
|__-------0-------0-----------5-5-|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                          I need a love to keep me 



  G7sus4              C                            G7sus4       C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-6---6---6---6___----5---5--5-5--|-5---5---5---5---6-------6---5---|
|-7---7---7---7___----5---5--5-5--|-5---5---5---5---7-------7---5---|
|-5---5---5---5___----5---5--5-5--|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|
|-5---5---5---5___----5---5--5-5--|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  happy                                   I need a love to keep me 



                                    CHORUS3:
  F                       C   G             C
|-----------------------------0_____------------------------5-------|
|-6-------6---6___--------5---0_____--------------------5-----------|
|-5-------5---5___--------5---0_____-------/5__---------------------|
|-7-------7---7___--------5---0_____-------/5__-----------------0___|
|-5-------5---5___--------5---0_____----------------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  happy                                     Baby, 



      G           C                     G           C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|-----0___----0-/-5---------------|-----0-------0-/-5---------------|
|__---0___------------------------|-----0---------/-5---------------|
|__---------------------------0_____--------0-------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      baby keep me happy                Baby,



      G           C           G
|-------------------------5---0___|
|---------------------5-------0___|
|-----0-----------5-----------0___|
|__---0-----------------------0___|
|---------0-------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      baby keep me happy



VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for previous verses.


Never got a flash out of cocktails
When I get some flesh off the bone
Never got a lift out of Lear-jets
When I can fly way back home



[repeat PRE-CHORUS]



CHORUS3:
          C                   G                     C           G
|__-----------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|__-------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|__------/5__---------------------|-----0__-----0-/-5---------------|
|__------/5__-----------------0______---0__-------------------------|
|__---------------------------0______---------------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          Baby,               baby keep me happy


                  C                     G           C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5---0___|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-------0___|
|-----0-------0-/-5---------------|-----0----------/5-----------0___|
|-----0---------/-5---------------|-----0-----------------------0___|
|__-------0-------------------0___|__-------0-------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

          Baby,               baby keep me happy



      G           C       G  C
|__-------------------------------|
|__---0-----------1-------0--5-5--|
|__---0-----------0-------0--5-5--|
|__---0---0-------2-------0--5-5--|
|__-------0-------0-------0--5-5--|
|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



INTERLUDE:

Rhythm guitar:
  C              G7sus4       C    G7sus4               C
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5---5---5---5---6-------6---5---|-6---6---6---6____---5---5---5-5-|
|-5---5---5---5---7-------7---5---|-7---7---7---7____---5---5---5-5-|
|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|-5---5---5---5____---5---5---5-5-|
|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|-5---5---5---5____---5---5---5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                 G7sus4             F                       C   G
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0___|
|-5---5---5---5---6-------6---5---|-6-------6---6____-------5---0___|
|-5---5---5---5---7-------7---5---|-5-------5---5____-------5---0___|
|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|-7-------7---7____-------5---0___|
|-5---5---5---5---5-------5---5---|-5-------5---5____-------5---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



OUTRO:
Notes:
This section is a repeated line of "Happy. Baby, won't you keep me..." with
a lot of ad-lib vocals as the part progresses. This is the chorus guitar
part, used as an OUTRO, that repeats until fade.


Section 1:

Rhythm guitar:
          C                   G                     C           G
|__-----------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|__-------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|__------/5__---------------------|-----0___----0-/-5---------------|
|__------/5__-----------------0_____----0___------------------------|
|__---------------------------0_____--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0___|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



      G           C                     G           C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5---0---|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-------0___|
|-----0-------0-/-5---------------|-----0-----------5-----------0___|
|-----0---------/-5---------------|-----0-----------------------0___|
|---------0-------------------0_____--------0-------------------0___|
|__-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



     Bb5  G       C           G         Bb5 G       C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|__-------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|__---3---0------/5---------------|-----3---0------/5---------------|
|__---3---0-------------------0_____----3---0-------------------0___|
|__---3---0-------------------0_____----3---0-------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



     Bb5  G       C           G        Bb5  G       C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|-----3---0------/5---------------|-----3---0------/5---------------|
|__---3---0-------------------0_____----3---0-------------------0___|
|__---3---0-------------------0_____----3---0-------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



              C               G                     C
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|-------------5___----------------|-----0___----0-/-5---------------|
|__-----------5___------------0_____----0___------------------------|
|__---------------------------0_____----------------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



      G           C                     G           C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5---0___|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-------0___|
|-----0-------0-/-5---------------|-----0-----------5-----------0___|
|-----0---------/-5---------------|-----0-----------------------0___|
|---------0-------------------0_____--------0-------------------0___|
|__-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



              C               G                     C           G
|__-----------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|__-------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|__----------/5___----------------|-----0----------/5---------------|
|__----------/5___------------0_____----0-----------------------0___|
|__---------------------------0_____----0-----------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                  C           G                     C           G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|---------0------/5-------5-------|---------0------/5-------5-------|
|__-------0-------------------0_____--------0-------------------0___|
|__-------0-------------------0_____--------0-------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                  C           G                 C               G
|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-------|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|---------0------/5-------5-------|------------/5___----------------|
|__-------0-------------------0_____-----------/5___------------0___|
|__-------0-------------------0_____----------------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                  C           G                     C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|-----0___----0-/-5---------------|-----0-------0-/-5---------------|
|__---0___------------------------|-----0---------/-5---------------|
|__---------------------------0_____--------0-------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                  C           G                 C               G
|-------------------------5---0_____------------------------5-------|
|---------------------5-------0_____--------------------5-----------|
|-----0----------/5-----------0_____-----------/5___----------------|
|-----0-----------------------0_____-----------/5___------------0___|
|__-------0-------------------0_____----------------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                  C           G                     C           G
|-------------------------5-------|-------------------------5-------|
|---------------------5-----------|---------------------5-----------|
|-----0___----0-/-5---------------|-----0-------0-/-5---------------|
|__---0___------------------------|-----0---------/-5---------------|
|__---------------------------0_____--------0-------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



                  C           G                 C               G
|-------------------------5---0_____------------------------5-------|
|---------------------5-------0_____--------------------5-----------|
|-----0----------/5-----------0_____------------5___----------------|
|-----0-----------------------0_____------------5___------------0___|
|__-------0-------------------0_____----------------------------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


[repeat until fade]