Intro: Gm C
verse 1
F Gm C
Happiness is like a bird with twenty wings
F Dm C
try to catch him as he flies
F Gm C
Happiness is like a bird that only sings
F Dm C
when his head is in the skies
verse 2
F7 Bb
You can try to make him walk beside you
G7 C
You can say the door is open wide
A D
If you grab at him, woe betide you,
Gm C
I know because I've tried.
verse 3
F Gm C
Like a butterfly upon an April morning
F Dm C
very quickly taking fright
F Gm C
Happiness is come and gone without a warning
F Dm C
Jack-O-Lantern in the night
verse 4
F7 Bb
I will follow him across the meadow
G7 C
I will follow him across the hill
F Gm Bb Gm
and if I can catch him I will try to bring you,
C F
oh yes, happiness
Bb F D7
If I can catch him I will try to bring you
Gm Bb C F
all my love and happiness