Purple Mountains – All My Happiness Is Gone Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Purple Mountains – All My Happiness Is Gone Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsGmaj7Cmaj7G

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This is the chord progression of All My Happiness Is Gone by Purple Mountains on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7

[Verse 1]
Gmaj7                                     Cmaj7
Friends are warmer than gold when you’re old
Gmaj7                                         Cmaj7
And keeping them is harder than you might suppose
Gmaj7                                         Cmaj7
Lately, I tend to make strangers wherever I go
Gmaj7                                         Cmaj7
Some of them were once people I was happy to know

[Verse 2]
Gmaj7                               Cmaj7
Mounting mileage on the dash
Gmaj7
Double darkness falling fast
Cmaj7
I keep stressing, pressing on
Gmaj7
Way deep down at some substratum
Cmaj7
Feels like something really wrong has happened
Gmaj7                               Cmaj7
And I confess I’m barely hanging on

[Chorus]
G                     Cmaj7
All my happiness is gone
G                     Cmaj7
All my happiness is gone
G                     Cmaj7
It’s all gone somewhere beyond
G                               Cmaj7
All my happiness is gone

[Verse 3]
Gmaj7
Ten thousand afternoons ago
Cmaj7
All my happiness just overflowed
Gmaj7                               Cmaj7
That was life at first and goal to go
Gmaj7
Me and you and us and them
Cmaj7
And all those people way back when
Gmaj7                                                             Cmaj7
All our hardships were just yardsticks then, you know, you know

[Verse 4]
Gmaj7
Not the purple hills
Cmaj7
It’s not the silver lake
Gmaj7
It’s not the snowcloud shadowed interstates
Cmaj7
It’s not the icy bike chain rain of Portland, Oregon
Gmaj7                                         Cmaj7
Where nothing’s wrong and no one’s asking
Gmaj7
But the fear’s so strong it leaves you gasping
Cmaj7
No way to last out here like this for long

[Pre-Chorus]
Cmaj7
‘Cause everywhere I go, I know. Everywhere I go, I know

[Chorus]
G                     Cmaj7
All my happiness is gone
G                     Cmaj7
All my happiness is gone
G                               Cmaj7
It’s all gone somewhere beyond
G                     Cmaj7
All my happiness is gone

[Outro]
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7

How to play All My Happiness Is Gone: key, chords and progression

All My Happiness Is Gone by Purple Mountains is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 3 chords in all: Gmaj7, Cmaj7 and G.

Most of the song cycles through Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G (Imaj7 – Vmaj7 – Imaj7 – V in C major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – doh – soh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.

Chord diagrams

Gmaj7 chord on guitar (320002)
Gmaj7G B D F♯
Cmaj7 chord on guitar (x32000)
Cmaj7C E G B
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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All My Happiness Is Gone chords: questions

What key is All My Happiness Is Gone in?

All My Happiness Is Gone by Purple Mountains is centred on C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in All My Happiness Is Gone?

All My Happiness Is Gone uses 3 chords: Gmaj7, Cmaj7, G.

What is the chord progression of All My Happiness Is Gone?

The main progression is Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G (Imaj7 – Vmaj7 – Imaj7 – V).

Is All My Happiness Is Gone easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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