Feb52019

Julia Michaels – Happy Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Julia Michaels

ChordsF C G Dm Em

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This is the chord progression of Happy by Julia Michaels on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F F C G
F F C G
Aye

[Verse 1]
F C
G
Don’t kiss in front of me,
F C
it makes me sick
I’m not bitter, well,
G F C
maybe a little bit

I’d sniff glitter if
G Dm C
it’d help me feel something real
F C
G
And if it was my birthday,
F C
I’d make a wish
To not be bitter
G F C
’cause I’m getting sick of this
G Dm C
I’d skip dinner if it’d help me feel something real

[Pre-Chorus]
F
C F
And sometimes I think I kill relationships for art
C
I start up all this shit to watch ’em fall apart
F C
I pay my bills with it, I watch ’em fall apart
F C
Then pay the price for it, I watch ’em fall apart, but…

[Chorus]
F
C F C G F
Oh, I just wanna be fucking happy, oh, oh, oh
C G Dm Em C
Oh, I just wanna be fcking happy, yeah

[Verse 2]
F C
G F C
I’m sending out texts at 4 a.m
G F C
I’m not desperate, I just want somebody’s skin
G Dm C
In my denim, ’cause it helps me feel something (Oh, oh)

[Chorus]
F
C F C G F
Oh, I just wanna be fcking happy, oh, oh, oh
C G Dm Em C
Oh, I just wanna be fcking happy, yeah
C G F
Oh, oh, oh, oh
C G F
Oh, oh, oh, oh
C G F Dm C
Oh, oh, oh, oh (I just wanna be fcking happy)

[Bridge]
F
C F
And sometimes I think I kill relationships for art
C
I start up all this shit to watch ’em fall apart
F C
I pay my bills with it, I watch ’em fall apart
F C
Then pay the price for it, I watch ’em fall apart…

[Chorus]
F
C F C G F
Oh, I just wanna be fucking happy, oh, oh, oh
C G Dm Em C F
Oh, I just wanna be fcking happy, yeah, yeah
C G F
Oh, oh, oh, oh
C G F
Oh, oh, oh, oh (I just wanna be ahhh)
C G F
Oh, oh, oh, oh (I just wanna be happy
C G F Dm C
Ahhhhh (I just wanna be happy)

[Outro]
F F C
G F F C
I just wanna be happy
G F F C
I just wanna be happy
G F F C
I just wanna be happy (Uh)
G F F C
I just wanna be happy (Uh)
G F
I just wanna be…

How to play Happy: key, chords and progression

Happy by Julia Michaels sits in C major (no sharps or flats), and you need 5 chords to play it: F, C, G, Dm and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – G – F (IV – I – V – IV in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.