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Lucinda Williams – Im So Happy I Found You Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsG CC/GDG/C

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[Intro]
G     G     G     G

[Verse 1]
G
The tears you see
G         C
Within my eyes
C
Don't mean
C                G
That I'm sad and blue
G                          C
No one has told me of your lies
C/G
I'm cryin'
C             G     D       G
'Cause I'm so happy I found you

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[Verse 2]
G
It was sad
G             C
This heart of mine
C                     C/G
I fail in everything I do
G
You love me
G/C
Sunshine
C/G
I'm cryin'
C             G     D       G
'Cause I'm so happy I found you

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[Verse 3]
G                    C
I'll never know real happiness
C                          G
The thrill of love I never knew
G
And since I've known
G          C
Your sweet caress
C/G
I'm cryin'
C             G     D       G
'Cause I'm so happy I found you

How to play Im So Happy I Found You: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Im So Happy I Found You by Lucinda Williams on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Im So Happy I Found You by Lucinda Williams is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 5 chords in all: G, C, C/G, D and G/C.

Listen for C/G – C – G – D (IV – IV – I – V in G major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is fah – fah – doh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

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