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Happiness Machine by Sum 41
Happiness Machine
Key: F
Tuning: Drop D
Chords used: Drop D only
Dm 000xxx
Bb 888xxx
F 333xxx
C x355xx
A/C# x476xx
Am 777xxx
C/E 232xxx
Chords used: for Standard EADGBe tuning
Dm xx0231
Bb x13331
F 133211
C x32010
A/C# x476xx
Am x02210
C/E 032xxx
Intro: Dm x8, < Very fast plucking Dm Riff
Dm C/E F A/C# x2, Dm Dm Dm Dm
Dm x4
Verse 1:
Dm Bb F
Take my breath away
A/C#
I don’t need
Dm Bb
it anyway cos I’m fine
F
here in my own forgotten
A/C# Dm Bb
world where I can be myself
F A/C#
left with the hand I’m dealt
Dm
And its hard to get a grip
Bb
when your holding on to
something that you
F A/C#
just let slip away
Chorus 1: Their old song 88 vibe here
Dm C Bb F
All these thoughts stuck in my mind
Dm C Bb F
spinning round like endless time
Am Dm
For once in my life I do want
Bb C F
to feel something you call real
Am
I don’t think that I’ve got
Dm
time for these scars to heal
Bb
And the days just go by leaving
C F
questions in my mind I
Am
guess ill find the answers
Dm(hold) A/C#
someday in another life
Verse 2:
Dm Bb
Here with my old
F A/C#
friend the silence
Dm Bb
in the end and it rings
F
so loud that I cannot
A/C# Dm Bb
pretend if I just close my eyes
F A/C#
And ask a thousand whys will
Dm
it change or stay the
Bb
same will it ever go away
F A/C#
the question still remains
Chorus 2:
Dm C Bb F
All these thoughts stuck in my mind
Dm C Bb F
spinning round like endless time
Am Dm
For once in my life I do want
Bb C F
to feel something you call real
Am
I don’t think that I’ve got
Dm
time for these scars to heal
Bb
And the days just go by leaving
C F
questions in my mind I
Am
guess i'll find the answers
someday in another life
Breakdown: Dm C/E F A/C# x4, Dm Dm Dm Dm
Guitar Solo: Dm Am F A/C# x2
Bridge:
Dm Am F A/C#
Morning signs read desolation
Dm Am F A/C#
on the road of desperations
Dm C/E F A/C#
happiness machines I’m coming
Dm C/E F A/C#(hold)
clean what can you do for me
Chorus 3:
Dm
I do want
Bb C F
to feel something you call real
Am
I don’t think that I’ve got
Dm
time for these scars to heal
Bb
And the days just go by leaving
C F
questions in my mind I
Am
guess ill find the answers
A/C# Dm
someday in another life
Bb F A/C# Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm
Oh oh oh oh oh
Outro: Piano
Dm
oh oh oh oh oh
Bb
oh oh oh oh oh
F
oh oh oh oh oh
A/C#
oh oh oh oh oh
Dm Bb C F
So here now I stand at the end
A/C# Dm
of a dark road out of hell
Bb C F
its not so hard as I depart
A/C# Dm(hold)
what way to become to a man
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version 2
Tuning: Drop D
Intro
one Guitar repeats: while the other repeats:
e|------------------| e|------------------|
B|------------------| B|------------------|
G|-7777777777777777-| G|------------------| (with some Phaser effect)
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-| D|------------------|
A|-5555555555555555-| A|------------------|
D|------------------| D|-0000000000000000-|
1+++2+++3+++4+++ 1+++2+++3+++4+++
this is repeated further on, while a third guitar plays the main riff:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---7---7-7-7---|-9---9---9-9-9---|10--10--101010---|-6---6---6-6-6---| x2
D|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|
A|-5---5---5-5-5---|-7---7---7-7-7---|-8---8---8-8-8---|-4---4---4-4-4---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
the intro is ended with this:
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
A|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
************************************************************************************
Verse
this is repeated throughout the verse:
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-7777777777777777-|
D|-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx-|
A|-5555555555555555-|
D|------------------|
1+++2+++3+++4+++
the other guitar plays:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x4
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-00000-----------|-88888-----------|-33333-----------|-77777-------7b\-|
1+++2+++3+++4+++ 1+++2+++3+++4+++ 1+++2+++3+++4+++ 1+++2+++3+++4+++
Take my breath away, I don't need it anyway
cause I'm fine here in my old forgotten world
where I can be myself, left with the hand I'm dealt
and it's hard to get a grip when you're holding onto something you just let slip away
***************************************************************************************
Pre-Chorus
chords are played arpeggiated by an acoustic guitar
Dm C Bb F
All these thoughts stuck in my mind
Dm C Bb
spinning round like endless
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------3///-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------3///-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
time for once in my mind
*************************************************************************************
Chorus
chords are played by piano and bass
Dm Bb F
I do wanna feel something you call real
A Dm
I don't think that I've got time for these scars to heal
Bb F
And the days just go by leaving questions in my mind
A
I guess I'll find the answers some day in another life
guitar plays a lead riff under that (repeated x2):
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10101010-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|
****************************************************************************************
Verse
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| x4
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-00000-----------|-88888-----------|-33333-----------|-77777-------7b\-|
1+++2+++3+++4+++ 1+++2+++3+++4+++ 1+++2+++3+++4+++ 1+++2+++3+++4+++
Here with my old friend, the silence in the end
And it rings so loud that I cannot pretend
I just close my eyes and ask a thousand whys
Will it change or stay the same? Will it ever go away?
The question still remains
***************************************************************************************
Pre-Chorus
chords are played arpeggiated by an acoustic guitar
Dm C Bb F
All these thoughts stuck in my mind
Dm C Bb
spinning round like endless
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------3///-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-3-----------3///-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
time for once in my life
*************************************************************************************
Chorus
chords are played by piano and bass
Dm Bb F
I do wanna feel something you call real
Am Dm
I don't think that I've got time for these scars to heal
Bb F
And the days just go by leaving questions in my mind
Am
I guess I'll find the answers some day in another life
guitar plays a lead riff under that (repeated x2):
e|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10101010-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--8-8-8-8-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
D|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------4-4-4-4-|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7---------|
****************************************************************************************
Interlude
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---7---7-7-7---|-9---9---9-9-9---|10--10--101010---|-6---6---6-6-6---| x2
D|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|-x---x---x-x-x---|
A|-5---5---5-5-5---|-7---7---7-7-7---|-8---8---8-8-8---|-4---4---4-4-4---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
then:
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
A|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
****************************************************************************************
Solo
e|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-6-------6-------|-8-10------8-10------|-10tr11--8-------10tr11--14\------|
G|---7-6-----7-6---|------10-9------10-9-|----------------------------------|
D|-------7-------7-|---------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4
this is repeated, as a second guitar plays:
e|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-15------15------|-17--------17--------|-18~~~~~-17~~~~~-18~~~~~-20~~~~~~-|
G|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
****************************************************************************************
Bridge Verse
difficult to hear because it's heavily palm muted. let me know if you have a
better idea of what is played here.
e|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
B|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
G|-7-------7-------|-6-------6-------| x4
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
then the second guitar comes in:
e|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|
B|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|
G|-7-------7-------|-6-------6-------|-7-------7-------|-6-------6-------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-|10--101010101010-|-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----------------|
B|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6-|-----------------|
G|-7-------7-------|-6-------6-------|-7-------7-------|-6---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| |
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-|10--101010101010-|12---------------|
D|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-|-x---------------|
A|-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-|10---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
lyrics:
Warning signs read desolation
On the road of desperation
Happiness machines, I'm coming clean
What can you do for me?
************************************************************************************
Chorus x2
chords played with electric guitar this time
Dm Bb F
I do wanna feel something you call real
A Dm
I don't think that I've got time for these scars to heal
Bb F
And the days just go by leaving questions in my mind
A
I guess I'll find the answers some day in another life
this chords progression is then repeated again
Dm Bb F A
then:
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7-7-----7-7-----|-7-7-----7-7-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
A|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
D|-0-0-----0-0-----|-0-0-----0-0-----|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
***********************************************************************************
Outro:
chords played by piano only
Dm Bb F A
Dm Bb F
So here now I stand at the end
A Dm
Of a dark road out of hell
Bb F
It's not so hard as I depart
A
What a way to become a man
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