The key to getting this song to sound just like the original is to play a
standard G chord with fingers 3, 2 & 4 and then use fingers 1 & 2 (index, middle)
to tap on and off fret 1 on the B and fret 2 on the G string to finger a D7sus4,
then hammer fret 2 on the D string (verses only, not the chorus).
Listen to the song to get the feel for the strum and the tap on/off timing.

G       32000(3)
D7sus4  xx021(3)


[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

             
I've been long

              
, a long way f

     
rom here

Put on a ponch

o, played for 

mosquitoes,
             
And drank 'til

              
 I was thirsty

   
 again

             
We went search

              
ing through th

            
rift store jun

gles
        
Found Geronimo

's rifle, Mari

lyn's shampoo
             
And Benny Good

              
man's corset a

    
nd pen


[Pre-Chorus 1]

             
Well, okay, I 

             
made this up… 

             
 I promised yo

              
u I'd never gi

    
ve up


[Chorus]

          
If it makes yo

           
u happy   it c

             
an't be that b

          
a-aa-aa-ad
              
If it makes yo

           
u happy   then

              
 why the hell 

         
are you so sad

?


[Verse 2]

             
You get down, 

      
real low down
    
You listen to 

Coltrane, dera

il your own tr

ain
             
Well, who hasn

              
't been there 

    
before?

             
I come round, 

            
around the har

d way
          
Bring you comi

cs in bed; scr

ape the mold o

ff the bread,
             
And serve you 

              
French toast a

   
gain


[Pre-Chorus 2]

             
Well, okay, I 

             
still get ston

             
ed…  I'm not t

              
he kind of gir

             
l you'd take h

ome


[Chorus]

          
If it makes yo

           
u happy   it c

             
an't be that b

          
a-aa-aa-ad
              
If it makes yo

           
u happy   then

              
 why the hell 

         
are you so sad

?

              
If it makes yo

           
u happy   it c

             
an't be that b

          
a-aa-aa-ad
              
If it makes yo

           
u happy   then

              
 why the hell 

         
are you so sad

?


[Bridge]

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[Verse 3]

             
We've been far

              
, far away fro

   
m here

Put on a ponch

o, played for 

mosquitoes,
             
And everywhere

         
 in between


[Pre-Chorus 3]

             
Well, okay, we

             
 get along…  s

             
o what if righ

              
t now everythi

       
ng's wrong?


[Chorus]

          
If it makes yo

           
u happy   it c

             
an't be that b

          
a-aa-aa-ad
              
If it makes yo

           
u happy   then

              
 why the hell 

         
are you so sad

?

              
If it makes yo

           
u happy   it c

             
an't be that b

          
a-aa-aa-ad
              
If it makes yo

           
u happy   then

              
 why the hell 

         
are you so sad

?


[Outro]

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C* - this particular C chord is played similarly to the preceding G chord with
your pinky on the string 1; G note (fret 3). When changing from the preceding G
chord merely drop fingers 2 and 3 one string down.