Happiness Is The Road

Marillion

e|---|---|---|---|----|-7~---|-----|----| B|---|---|---|---|----|----8-|-10~-|-7~-| G|---|---|---|---|-9~-|------|-----|----| Gtr. 4 D|---|---|---|---|----|------|-----|----| A|---|---|---|---|----|------|-----|----| E|---|---|---|---|----|------|-----|----| e|----|-7~---|-10~-|-14~-|-----|--------|----------------|-------| B|----|----8-|-----|-----|-----|--------|-15-12-15-12-12-|----12-| G|-9~-|------|-----|-----|-12~-|--------|----------------|-14----| Gtr. 4 D|----|------|-----|-----|-----|--12/14-|----------------|-------| A|----|------|-----|-----|-----|--------|----------------|-------| E|----|------|-----|-----|-----|--------|----------------|-------| Verse ===== I met this man In Utrecht Netherlands He was a doctor of the body and the soul He said to me: Man, there's a book you have to read. Gtr. 1 /-2nd & 4th time-\ m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m e|------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------| B|------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------| G|----9-------9-------9-------9-----9-----9-----9-|-----9-9-|--------------| D|-10---10-10---10-10---10-10---9-9---9-9---9-9---|-9-9-----|-8h9-9-9------| A|------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------| E|------------------------------------------------|---------|--------------| Gtr. 2 e|---------------19-15/17------| B|-12-15-12---------------17~\-| G|----------12~----------------| I feel your pain. It makes me cry D|-----------------------------| But these tears are yours - not mine. A|-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------| Bridge Part 1 ============= You're focussing on all of your bad yesterdays The worry lines are getting deeper every day And deep inside you No surprise - there's a crisis! You might have been to blame But you can't go on this way Must I watch and pray? m m m e|-------------| B|-------------| Gtr. 1 G|-0-------0h2p| Fig. 1 (This might be the bass...) D|---2-2-2-----| A|-------------| E|-------------| e|---------10---------------------------| B|------------12~\10/12~----------------| G|-7/9/12~---------------12\9~-7/9~/14~-| Gtr. 2 D|--------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Bridge Part 2 ============= While you torture yourself with what's behind ya Torture yourself with what awaits ya Draggin' that guilt and regret inside ya Anxious of the goals that always evade ya w/Fig. 1 m m m e|-10-10---10---10---10-| B|--8--8-8--8-8--8-8--8-| Gtr. 3 G|----------------------| x4 D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Your mind will find a way to be unkind to you somehow But all we really have is happening to us right now Gtr. 3 e|-10-10-10-10-----|-10-10-----------|--------------|---------------| B|--8--8--8--8-----|--8--8-----------|--------------|---------------| G|--7--7--7--7-----|--7--7-----------|--------------|---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| | Gtr. 1 e|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| B|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| G|-------9-------9-|-------9-------9-|-----9------9-|-----9-------9-| D|-10-10---10-10---|-10-10---10-10---|-9-9----9-9---|-9-9----9-9----| A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| | Gtr. 4 e|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|-14~-14b15~----| B|-----------------|-----------------|-15b17~-------|---------------| G|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| A|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| E|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|---------------| Gtr. 3 e|-10-10-10-10-----|------------------|--------------|---------------| B|--8--8--8--8-----|------------------|--------------|---------------| G|--7--7--7--7-----|------------------|--------------|---------------| D|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| A|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| E|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| | Gtr. 1 e|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| B|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| G|-------9-------9-|-------9-------9--|-----9------9-|-----9---------| D|-10-10---10-10---|-10-10---10-10----|-9-9----9-9---|-9-9----9-9----| A|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| E|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| | Gtr. 4 e|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| B|-----------------|----15-13---15-13-|--------------|---------------| G|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| D|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| A|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| E|-----------------|------------------|--------------|---------------| Chorus ====== HAPPINESS IS THE ROAD Gtr. 5 e|-0~-|-|-0~-|-|-0~-|-|-0~-|-|-0~-|-0~-|-0~-|-|-0~-|-0~-|-0~---|-| B|-1~-|-|-0~-|-|-1~-|-|-0~-|-|-1~-|-1~-|-0~-|-|-1~-|-1~-|-0~---|-| G|-0~-|-|-0~-|-|-0~-|-|-0~-|-|-0~-|-2~-|-0~-|-|-0~-|-2~-|-0~---|-| D|-2~-|-|-2~-|-|-2~-|-|-2~-|-|-2~-|-2~-|-2~-|-|-2~-|-2~-|-2~---|-| A|-3~-|-|-2~-|-|-3~-|-|-2~-|-|-3~-|-0~-|-2~-|-|-3~-|-0~-|-2~---|-| E|----|-|-0~-|-|----|-|-0~-|-|----|----|-0~-|-|----|----|-0~---|-| | Gtr. 2 e|---------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------7s9~|\| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Interlude ========= And each baby.. A human sunrise Each baby - a human sunrise.. Gtr. 1 e|----7~-|-----10----|-------|-----|-------|----10----|----|---||-------|-| B|-8~----|-10~----7~-|--8----|-----|----8~-|-10~---7~-|----|---||-8-7---|-| G|-------|-----------|----7~-|-7---|-9~----|----------|----|---||-----9~|-| D|-------|-----------|-------|---9-|-------|----------|----|---||-------|-| A|-------|-----------|-------|-----|-------|----------|----|---||-------|-| E|-------|-----------|-------|-----|-------|----------|----|---||-------|-| | Gtr. 6 e|-------|-19\14-14--|-17~---|-----|-19~/--|--14/17~--|-22~|~/-||-22~/--|-| B|-------|-----------|-------|-----|-------|----------|----|---||-------|-| G|-------|-----------|-------|-----|-------|----------|----|---||-------|-| D|-------|-----------|-------|-----|-------|----------|----|---||-------|-| A|-------|-----------|-------|-----|-------|----------|----|---||-------|-| E|-------|-----------|-------|-----|-------|----------|----|---||-------|-| Guitar Solo =========== Gtr. 1 e|-----------|------|--------------------A.H----|-----------------------| B|---8-7-----|------|-10b12r10b12r10b12~(10)b12-|r10~p8~-12b13-13-12/15-| G|-------9-7-|-7s9~-|---------------------------|-----------------------| D|-9---------|------|---------------------------|-----------------------| A|-----------|------|---------------------------|-----------------------| E|-----------|------|---------------------------|-----------------------| e|---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|--------| B|---------------|---------------|--------------|---------8-|-10b12~-| G|-11~-----------|-9~---7~-------|--------------|-----7-9---|--------| D|-----10-12~--9-|----9----9-7\5-|-/9-----------|-7/9-------|--------| A|---------------|---------------|----7\5~-5/7~-|-----------|--------| E|---------------|---------------|--------------|-----------|--------| e|-15-14--------| B|-------15-12~-| G|--------------| Gtr. 2 play at * D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| Verse ===== Look around you Feel your soul inside you Look inside you Feel the life course through you HAPPINESS IS THE ROAD e|----15--15----x---x---x---x-| B|----15--17----x---x---x---x-| G|----12--14----x---x---x---x-| Gtr. 3 D|----------------------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Bridge (No guitar I can hear...) ====== The life that's giving In every thing that's living The plants and the trees The birds and the bees And apes like you and me Chorus (as before with below) ====== HAPPINESS IS THE ROAD Gtr. 2 e|-7-----------------|----------------|-/22-/19-/17-/15\12~|-------------10/12-| B|---8~-/8-10~-------|-------12-12b15~|--------------------|-/12-7/8\5~--10/12-| G|-------------7-9~~-|-11s12----------|--------------------|-------------------| D|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------| A|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------| E|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------| Interlude ========= You're a slave to your mind e|-7---8--------| B|---------10---| G|---9---9----9-| Gtr. 1 (Play throughout) D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| But you are not your mind You are not your pain Say it again You are not your pain Say it again You are not your pain e|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| Gtr. 2 D|----------------| A|----------1~-2~-| E|-0~-2~-3~-------| ) Chorus (With Gtr. 1 part from verse 1 and picked chords on Gtr. 5) ====== Happiness aint at the end of the road Happiness aint at the end of the road Happiness IS the road The road Gtr. 4 e|----15~----------| B|-12--------------| G|--------9\7-7\4~-| x 2 D|-----------------| A|-----------------| E|-----------------| Break x2 Gtr. 4 e|----------------| B|----------------| G|---12~-9\7~-7\4~| x4 D|-9--------------| A|----------------| E|----------------| Gtr. 4 e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|---12~-9\7~-9--7--9--7--9-| D|-9------------------------| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------|

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