Jun92019

Jonas Brothers – Happy When Im Sad Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression & Tabs

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This is the chord progression of Happy When Im Sad by Jonas Brothers on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Verse 1]
G Em Bm
When I look at old stuff, lookin’ like it’s over
C G Em Bm
Lookin’ like I’m never going to be that again
G Em Bm
Crying over old loves even though they’re over
C G Em
Never gonna stay friends, yeah, stay friends

[Chorus]
G Em
They think I’m happy
Bm C G
They think I’m happy when I’m sad
Em
They think I’m happy
Bm
They think I’m happy when I’m
G Em
They think I’m happy
Bm C G
They think I’m happy when I’m sad
Em
They think I’m happy
Bm C
They think I’m happy when I’m

[Verse 2]
G Em Bm
Can’t look how we made it, say congratulations
C G Em Bm
Lookin’ like I’ll never be lonely again
G Em Bm
See me in the mirror, nothin’ ever changes
C G Em
Never see the sunset, only in my head

[Post-Chorus]
Em
Never gonna stop
Bm C
Never gonna calm down
G Em
Never gonna stop
Bm C
They think I’m happy when I’m
G Em
Never gonna stop
Bm C
Never gonna calm down
G Em
Never gonna stop (No)
Bm C
They think I’m happy when I’m

[Bridge]
G D G D C D G
I put on a smile, don’t need a face-lift
G D G D C D G
Why can’t I when everybody fakes it?
G
Well, they think I’m happy
Bm C G
Like they know exactly how I feel
D
It ain’t real, but they still think

[Chorus]
G Em
They think I’m happy
Bm C G
They think I’m happy when I’m sad
Em
They think I’m happy
Bm C
They think I’m happy when I’m
G Em
They think I’m happy
Bm C G
They think I’m happy when I’m sad
Em
They think I’m happy
Bm C
They think I’m happy when I’m

[Post-Chorus]
G
Never gonna stop (I try)
Bm C
Never gonna calm down
G Em
Never gonna stop
Bm C
They think I’m happy when I’m
G
Never gonna stop
Bm C
Never gonna calm down
G Em
Never gonna stop (No)
Bm C G D G
They think I’m happy when I’m

How to play Happy When Im Sad: key, chords and progression

Happy When Im Sad by Jonas Brothers is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 5 chords in all: G, Em, Bm, C and D.

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

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.