Intro: C     F/C   F/C  C  (2X) 
 
C             F/C G/C                      C 
 Sadness had been     close as my next of kin 
C                     F/C  G            G/F   E7/4 E7  
  Then Happy came one day,   chased my blues away 
A7          Dm7 
  My life began when Happy smiled 
G7             C                             
  Sweet, like candy to a child 
Am               D7  
  Stay here and love me just a while 
     G                              
Let sadness see what Happy does 
     G7                      
Let Happy be where Sadness was 
 
C               F/C  G/C              C 
  Happy, that's you,     You made my life brand new 
C          F/C              G      G/F      E7/4   E7  
 Lost as a little lam was I   till you came  in 
A7          Dm7 
  My life began when Happy smiled 
G7             C                             
  Sweet, like candy to a child 
Am               D7  
  Stay here and love me just a while 
     G                              
Let sadness see what Happy does 
     G7                      
Let Happy be where Sadness was 
C         F/C      
  Till now 
 
C               F/C G/C                    C 
  Where have I been,   what lifetime was I in 
C                  F/C             G   G/F   E7/4   E7  
 Suspended between time and space,  lonely until  
A7             Dm7 
  Happy came smiling up at me 
G7            C                             
  Sadness had no choice but to flee 
Am          D7  
  I said a prayer so silently 
     G                              
Let sadness see what Happy does 
     G7                      
Let Happy be where Sadness was 
C          F/C  G/C        C 
  Till now 
C          F/C  G/C        C 
C          F/C  G/C        C