Happy Birthday — Altered Images
Chords and lyrics for Happy Birthday by Altered Images (key of D).
Verse 1
Happy birthday - Altered Images
Composers: Altered Images
Label: Epic
Original key: D
Reached #2 in UK chart
Intro riff organ tabbed for guitar:
[D.] [A.]
Intro (4 bars of organ riff -then same riff-with voice):
D / D / A / A
[D]Happy birthday, Happy birthday[A]
[D]Happy birthday Happy birthday[A]
[D]Happy birthday Happy birthday.[A]
(Drums - then guitars and bass join )
[D] [G] [D] [A] [A7]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [A7]
[D]Happy, [G][D]Happy [A]birthday [A7]in a hot bath
[D]To those [G]nice [D]nice [A]nights.[A7]
[D]I [G][D]remember [A]always [A7]always
[D]I got [G]such [D]a [A]fright[A7]
[D]Seeing them [G]in [D]my [A]da-ark [A7]cupboard
[D]with my [G]great [D]big [A]cake.[A7]
[D]If they were me, if they were me
[A]And I was you, and I was you
[D]If they were me, if they were me
[A]And I was you, and I was you
[D]If they were me and [D7]I was you
[A]Would you have liked a present too.
[D] [G] [D] [A] [A7]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [A7]
[D]Happy, [G][D]Happy [A]birthday [A7]in a hot bath
[D]To those [G]nice [D]nice [A]nights.[A7]
[D]I [G][D]remember [A]always [A7]Always
[D]I got [G]such [D]a [A]fright[A7]
[D]Seeing them [G]in [D]my [A]da-ark [A7]cupboard
[D]with my [G]great [D]big [A]cake.[A7]
[D]If they were me, if they were me
[A]And I was you, and I was you
[D]If they were me, if they were me
[A]And I was you, and I was you
[D]If they were me and [D7]I was you
[A]Would you have liked a present too.
Instrumental
[D] [G] [D] [A] [A7]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [A7]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [A7]
[D] [G] [D] [A] [A7]
Outro (organ and bass for first two lines then guitar joins):
[D]Happy birthday,Happy birthday[A]
[D]Happy birthday,Happy birthday[A]
[D]Happy birthday,Happy birthday[A]
[D]Happy birthday,Happy birthday[A]
[D][D6]Happy [D]birthday,Happy birthday[A]
[D][D6]Happy [D]birthday,Happy birthday[A]
[D][D6]Happy [D]birthday,Happy birthday[A]
[D][D6]Happy [D]birthday,Happy birthday[A]
[D][D6]Happy [D]birthday,Happy birthday [A] (fade)
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