Words & Music by Milton Ager & Jack Yellen, 1929
Recorded by Barbra Streisand, 1963
[Intro]
Em D C B7 Em B7 Cdim Em Am7 B7
So long sad times, go long bad times, we are rid of you at last.
Em D C B7 F#7 Cdim F#7 B7
Howdy gay times, cloudy gray times, you are now a thing of the past.
[Instrumental Interlude]
E F#m
G#m F#m
[First Verse]
E F#m G#m AM7 B7 E F#m G#m F#m
Happy days are here again, the skies above are clear again
Edim B7 Cdim B7 B7/F# Cdim E A E B7 E
So let's sing a song of cheer again -- happy days are here a - gain
[Second Verse]
E F#m G#m AM7 B7 E F#m G#m F#m
Altogether shout it now, there's no one who can doubt it now
Edim B7 Cdim B7 B7/F# Cdim E A E B7 E
So let's tell the world about it now -- happy days are here a - gain
[Bridge]
E7 A F#m E D9 A
Your cares and troubles are gone
B7 Cdim B7 C7
There'll be no more from now on, from now on...
[Finale]
F Gm F Gm F Gm Am Gm
Happy days are here again, the skies above are here again
E7-9 C7 Gm C7 Gm
So, let's sing a song of cheer again
C7 F C7 Fdim C7 F Bb Fdim Bb F
Happy times, happy nights, happy days are here a - gain!
