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EVERYBODY'S HAPPY NOWADAYS
Lyrics: Pete Shelley
A great song, very simple but effective.  intro and theme is just C, A, G and F played
on the high E string.
Recently well covered by Ash with Chris Martin singing the chorus, on the soundtrack to
Shaun of the Dead - a great film.
Enjoy

A
i was so tired of being upset
always wanting something i never could get 
life's an illusion love is a dream 
but i don't know what it is 

D	    Dm		A  Asus2  A  Asus2
everybody's happy nowadays
D	    Dm		c#  F#  C#  E
everybody's happy nowadays 

A
i was so tired of being upset 
always wanting something i never could get 
life's an illusion love is a dream 
but i don't know what it is 

     D	         Dm	    A  Asus2  A  Asus2
'cos everybody's happy nowadays
D	    Dm		C#  F#  C#  E (or F# again for two guitar harmony)
everybody's happy nowadays 

A
 life's an illusion love is the dream 
but i don't know what it is 
everyone's saying things to me 
ut i know it's okay okay

D	    Dm		A  Asus2  A  Asus2
everybody's happy nowadays
D	    Dm		c#  F#  C#  E
everybody's happy nowadays 
D	    Dm		A  Asus2  A  Asus2
everybody's happy nowadays
D	    Dm		c#  F#  C#  E
everybody's happy nowadays 

A
life's an illusion love is a dream
life's an illusion love is the dream
life's the illusion love is a dream 
life's the illusion love is the dream 

D	    Dm		A  Asus2  A  Asus2
everybody's happy nowadays
D	    Dm		c#  F#  C#  E
everybody's happy nowadays 

A
todays are good bet you are tired of being upset 
always wanting something you never can get 
life's no illusion love's not a dream 
now i know just what it is 

D	    Dm		A  Asus2  A  Asus2
everybody's happy nowadays
D	    Dm		c#  F#  C#  E
everybody's happy nowadays

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