A Happy Place Chords
by Katie Melua
A Happy Place by Katie Melua is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords C, Em, D, Am, G, G7, Cm, Gm, Dm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
C Em
I'm going to find a happy, I'm going to find a happy,
D Am G
I'm going to find a happy place.
Verse 1:
G
Seven thousand eyes are watching,
G7
marching home and no one's touching,
G G7
army of the city workers, secretaries, lawyers, brokers,
Em
heading for a London station, heading for a quick salvation,
G G7
oblivious to cherry cola, trying to sell to every stranger,
D C Cm
Stuck here, it's cold, I'm standing, hoping for some understanding,
G
only way to go is inside.
C Em
I'm going to find a happy, I'm going to find a happy,
D Am G
I'm going to find a happy place.
Verse 2
G
Seven thousand light years travel,
G7
let my sense of time unravel,
G
trapped feelings are never ending,
G7
send those weaknesses descending
Em
towards the earth's red centre, let the fire rise and enter,
G G7
tap into the primal power, rising like a giant tower,
D C Cm
the energy receiving, cut a hole right through the ceiling,
G
people getting smaller as you fly.
C Em
I'm going to find a happy, I'm going to find a happy,
D Am C
I'm going to find a happy place,
Em D Am
a happy place, a happy place, a happy...
Bridge:
Gm Dm Gm
Find a star, send down a beam to where you are,
Gm F
an elevator of light taking you somewhere,
Gm
where you'll always be loved.
Verse 3:
G
I have found that stress and nonsense
G
puts me in a zone of avoidance.
G
Could my mind be moving faster, pulling like a super cluster?
Em G
Can be hard to trust a feeling, not believing ends in seeing.
C Em
We're going to find a happy, we're going to find a happy,
D Am C
we're going to find a happy place,
Em D Am G
a happy place, a happy place, a happy place.