To make this song sound like the original, start with a standard G chord using fingers 3, 2, and 4. Then use your index (1) and middle (2) fingers to tap on and off fret 1 on the B string and fret 2 on the G string to create a D7sus4. During the verses (not the chorus), add a hammer-on on fret 2 of the D string.
Listen closely to the original track to match the strumming pattern and the tap on/off timing. G 32000 D7sus4 xx021 G G G G G G G G G G I've been long, a long way from here G Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes, G C And drank 'til I was thirsty again G G We went searching through thrift store jungles G Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo G C And Benny Goodman's corset and pen C D C D Well, okay, I made this up… I promised you I'd never give up Am C G D If it makes you happy it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad Am C G If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad? G G You get down, real low down G You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train G C Well, who hasn't been there before? G G I come round, around the hard way G Bring you comics in bed; scrape the mold off the bread, G C And serve you French toast again C D C D Well, okay, I still get stoned… I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home Am C G D If it makes you happy it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad Am C G If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad? Am C G D If it makes you happy it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad Am C Em If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad? (Em) Em Am Am Em Em Am Am G G G G G G We've been far, far away from here G Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes, G C And everywhere in between C D C D Well, okay, we get along… so what if right now everything's wrong? Am C G D If it makes you happy it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad Am C G If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad? Am C G D If it makes you happy it can't be that ba-aa-aa-ad Am C G If it makes you happy then why the hell are you so sad? Am C G D Am C G G G G G G G C – This version of the C chord is played much like the previous G chord, keeping your pinky on the first string at the G note (3rd fret). To switch from the G chord, simply move fingers 2 and 3 down one string each.
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