[Intro]
G
[Verse 1]
C G D
Happy Happy oh my friend, blow out candles once again
Em Em D C
Leave the presents all inside, take my hand
G D*
And lets take a ride backwards down the number line
Em
You were eight and I was nine,
D* (A string 0-2-3) C
Do you know what happened then?
C
Do you know why were still friends?
G
Laughing all these many years
D
We pushed through hardships, tasted tears
Em Em D C
Made a promise, one to keep.
G
I can still recite it in my sleep
D*
everytime a birthday comes
Em C
call your friend and sing a song or whisper it into his ears or
G
write it down, just don't miss a year
[Chorus]
G F C G
You decide what it contains, how long it goes but this remains,
F C G
the only rule is it begins, happy happy oh my friend (x4)
[Solo]
Em C (x2) (during first solo)
[Bridge]
Bm C
And when I see you coming down the line with eyes wide open
Bm C
somewhere between the past and future where you drift in time
D G
and you can see a different point of view
[Solo]
G F C
(during second solo)
[Chorus]
(NOTE: the D* has a little hammer/pull off)
