Matt Monro – Put On A Happy Face Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Matt Monro – Put On A Happy Face Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsBm7AA7DGb7B7Em7Gbm7Am7D7Gmaj7Db7E7Dmaj7EmBbBb7EbEbmaj7Gm7C7Fm7F7Abmaj7

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[Intro]
Bm7   A   A7   A D

[Verse 1]
D
Gray skies are
       Gb7      B7
 gonna clear up
Em7            A7
Put on a happy face
D
Brush off the clouds
     Gbm7     B7
and cheer up
Em7      A7    Am7  D7
Put on a happy face

[Bridge]
Gmaj7        Db7
Take off the gloomy
 Gbm7    B7
mask of tragedy
E7    A7       D7
 It's not your style
Gmaj7          Db7
You'll look so good
      Gbm7      B7
 that you'll be glad
       E7      A7
Ya' decided to smile!

[Verse 2]
Dmaj7
Pick out a pleasant
 Gbm7    B7
outlook
Em7            A7
Stick out that noble chin
Dmaj7
Wipe off that "full
    Gbm7        B7
of doubt" look
Em7       A7    Am7   D7
Slap on a happy grin!
[Chorus]
   Gmaj7   Gbm7  Bm7
And spread sunshine
   Em7       A7    B7
all over the place
     E7       A
Just put on a hap-a-hap
a-happy face!

[Break]
A7    Em    Bb
 Bb7    Eb

[Verse 3]
Ebmaj7
Why look so awffully
 Gm7    C7
tragic
Fm7      F7
Put on a happy
  Abmaj7  Eb7
 face
Ebmaj7
Smiling can work
      G7    C7
like magic
 F7
A-put on a happy
 Bb7   Eb
 face

[Bridge]
Ab7        D7     G7
Why do you mope around
    C7
 so sourly
F7   Bb7    Eb     Eb7
It's such a strain
Abmaj7   D7
I always try to
 G7      C7
 chuckle hourly
E7            Bb7
It clears the brain

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[Verse 4]
Eb7      Gm7     Cm7    C7
I knew a girl so gloomy
Fm7         F7       Bb7
She'd never laugh or sing
Ebmaj7              Gm7  C7
She wouldn't listen to   me
F7                   Bb7   Eb7
Now she's a mean old thing

[Outro]
Abmaj7 D7     Gm7  Cm7
So     spread sunshine
     Fm7 Bb7    G7    C7
all ov--er the place
F7            Bb
Just put on a happy
        Bb7   Eb7   Fm7
face
  C7   Ab7   Ab    Eb7

Watch: Put On A Happy Face (Remastered 2021)

From Matt Monro - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Put On A Happy Face: key, chords and progression

These are Put On A Happy Face chords by Matt Monro on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

Put On A Happy Face by Matt Monro is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 29 chords: Bm7, A, A7, D, Gb7, B7, Em7, Gbm7, Am7, D7, Gmaj7 and Db7 and 17 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Gbm7 – B7 – Em7 – A7 (vii7 – III7 – vi7 – II7 in G major). In solfa, that is te – mi – lah – reh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: Bm7, Gb7, Gbm7, Db7 and Bb 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.

Chord diagrams

Bm7 chord on guitar (x24232)
Bm7B D F♯ A
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Gb7 chord on guitar (242322)
G♭7G♭ B♭ D♭ F♭
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
Em7 chord on guitar (020000)
Em7E G B D
Gbm7 chord on guitar (242222)
G♭m7G♭ A D♭ F♭
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
D7 chord on guitar (xx0212)
D7D F♯ A C
Gmaj7 chord on guitar (320002)
Gmaj7G B D F♯
Db7 chord on guitar (x46464)
D♭7D♭ F A♭ C♭
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D
Dmaj7 chord on guitar (xx0222)
Dmaj7D F♯ A C♯
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131)
B♭7B♭ D F A♭
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
Ebmaj7 chord on guitar (x68786)
E♭maj7E♭ G B♭ D
Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
Fm7 chord on guitar (131111)
Fm7F A♭ C E♭
F7 chord on guitar (131211)
F7F A C E♭
Abmaj7 chord on guitar (4x554x)
A♭maj7A♭ C E♭ G
Eb7 chord on guitar (x68686)
E♭7E♭ G B♭ D♭
G7 chord on guitar (320001)
G7G B D F
Ab7 chord on guitar (464544)
A♭7A♭ C E♭ G♭
Cm7 chord on guitar (x35343)
Cm7C E♭ G B♭
Ab chord on guitar (466544)
A♭A♭ C E♭

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Put On A Happy Face chords: questions

What key is Put On A Happy Face in?

Put On A Happy Face by Matt Monro is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Put On A Happy Face?

Put On A Happy Face uses 29 chords: Bm7, A, A7, D, Gb7, B7, Em7, Gbm7, Am7, D7, Gmaj7, Db7 and 17 more.

What is the chord progression of Put On A Happy Face?

The main progression is Gbm7 – B7 – Em7 – A7 (vii7 – III7 – vi7 – II7).

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