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Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG G6 G7 Cadd9 E7 Am7 Dm7 Dm7b5 D C Am F Fm

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[Intro - Rhythm Guitar]
     G        G6       G7

[Chorus]
         Cadd9
When I'm away from you
                 E7
I'm happier than ever
                         Am7
Wish I could explain it better
                 Dm7    G
I wish it wasn't true, mmm

[Verse 1]
         Cadd9
Give me a day or two
                       E7
To think of something clever
                 Am7
To write myself a letter
                  Dm7  G
To tell me what to do,  mm-mm
Cadd9
  Do you read my interviews?
   E7
Or do you skip my avenue?
     Am7
When you said you were
 passin' through
      Dm7b5
Was I even on your way?
  Cadd9
I knew when I asked you to
 (When I asked you to)
    E7
Be cool about what
I was tellin' you
      Am7
You'd do the opposite of what
 you said you'd do
(What you said you'd do)
       Dm7b5
And I'd end up more afraid
               E7
Don't say it isn't fair
You clearly weren't aware that
     Am7                 D
 you made me miserable, ooh
           Dm7          G
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[Chorus]
         Cadd9
When I'm away from you
(When I'm away from you)
                  E7
I'm happier than ever
(I'm happier than ever)
                         Am7
Wish I could explain it better
(Wish I could explain it better)
                 Dm7    G
I wish it wasn't true, mmm
C  E7  Am  F  Fm

[Verse 2]
C              E7
You called me again,
                 Am
 drunk in your Benz
               F          Fm
Drivin' home under the influence
C                 E7
You scared me to death
                     Am
but I'm wastin' my breath
                  F
'Cause you only listen to
       Fm
 your fckin' friends
C                    E7
I don't relate to you
Am                     F
I don't relate to you, no
                  C
'Cause I'd never treat
            E7
me this shitty
            Am            F
You made me hate this city

[Bridge]
                  C
And I don't talk shit about
              E7
you on the internet
            Am              F
Never told anyone anything bad
                     C
'Cause that shit's embarrassing,
              E7
 you were my everything
                 Am
And all that you did was
                  F
 make me fckin' sad
   C
So don't waste the time
          E7
 I don't have
    Am                         F
And don't try to make me feel bad
                    C
I could talk about every time
                 E7
that you showed up on time
                 Am
But I'd have an empty line
                   F
 'cause you never did
               C
Never paid any mind to
                E7
 my mother or friends, so I
              Am
Shut them all out for you
                 F
 'cause I was a kid

 [Outro]
C                      E7
You ruined everything good
        Am                     F
Always said you were misunderstood
C                        E7
Made all my moments your own
Am                     F
Just fckin' leave me alone
C  E7  Am  F  X3
C  E7  Am  F  Fm  C  X1

How to play Happier Than Ever: key, chords and progression

Happier Than Ever by Billie Eilish is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 13 chords: G, G6, G7, Cadd9, E7, Am7, Dm7, Dm7b5, D, C, Am and F and 1 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is C – E7 – Am – F (I – III7 – vi – IV in C major). In solfa, that is doh – mi – lah – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: G6, Dm7b5, F and Fm are the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele they are simpler.