Happiness - Rex Orange County

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The song is about wanting a lifelong commitment from a romantic partner even when times get hard.

The song is about wanting unconditional love and support from a romantic partner through good and bad times, even when the singer is old and forgetful or nobody likes him anymore.

The singer wants the listener to say 'It's gonna be alright' to make him feel better about himself.

HAPPINESS

(Rex Orange County)


Arranged by Paul Iballa

Capo – 3rd fret


Standard Tuning

h = hammer x = tap
p = pull s = slide

I’ll be the one that stays ‘till the end and I’ll be the one that needs you again

e| -----------0h2p0-----------------------0h2p0-----0-----------------0h2--3s5--2--2-------p0-------------0h2p0----------------------------------------
B| ---------3-----------3--3---------3---------------3------------3-----3------------------------------3---------3----------3---------------3--------------------
G| -------2------------------------2-----2----------------------2-----2-------------------------------------2---------------------2------2--2---2-----------------
D| -----------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------------2----------------------------------------------------
E| ------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------3-------------

And I’ll be the one that proposes in a garden of roses and truly loves you long after
our curtain closes

e| -----------0--2-----3--2--0----------------------------------2p0--0-------------------0-----2---3---2---0----------0---------2------0---------------------
B| -------3------------3---------------3-----------------------3-------------------4------------3----------3-----------3------3---3------------3--0--------------
G| -------2--------------------------2-------------2---2------------------------2-------------------------------------2--------------------------------------2------
D| ------------------0--------------------------------------------------------1---------1----------------------------0------------------------------------------------
A| --------------------------------0-------0------------ 2----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------0--------------0------0--
- -

E| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------

But will you still love me when nobody wants me around?

e| -----------2---2----2--- 0----------------0--2--0--------------0---------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----------0-------
-

B| ------3---3-------3-----3---3---------3----------3--------3--3---------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-------3-----------
G| -----------------------------------2----------------------2----------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------------
D| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------------
A| -----------2--------------2------------2---------------1------------0-----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------1-----------
E| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------x--------------------

When I turn 81 and forget things, will you still be proud?

e| ------ 2---2--- 2---2------- 3---2---0------------------0h2--0------0----------------------------0-------------2----3s5-------5------------------------------


B| ------3--------3------------3--------------3-------3---3---------3---------------2-------2-------2-------------3-----------3-------3--------------------------
G| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-------2-------2--------------------------------------------------------------
D| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-------2-------2--------------------------------------------------------------
A| ------2----------------------2-----------2--------------1-----------------0-------0-------0-------0---------0--------0------------------------------------------
E| -------------------------x---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -x--------------------------------------------------------------
Cause I am the one that’s waited this long and I am the one that might get it wrong

e| -------5s7---5-----2---- 2--------------------3s5---3s2---2------0---------------0h2- -3s5------2--2-------0------------0h2--0------- 0------------------


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B| -------------------3-------------------3------------------------------3----3----------3--------------3-----------3----3--------3----------3---3----------3------
G| ----------------------------------2--------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------2------2--
D| ------------------------------0------------------------ 3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2------------2---------------------------------------
E| -------------------------------------------------x------------------3-------------3-----x------------------------------------------x-------------------3--------------

And I’ll be the one that will love you the way I’m supposed to, girl, oh

e| -------------0--2---------3---2----0-------------------2p0--0----------------------2----------0----------3s5--2--0-------0------0------0--------------------
B| ---- 3--3----------------3---------3-------3----------3------------------4---------3--------------------3---------3---------- 2------2------2--------------------
G| ----2------------------------------------------2---2-------------------2--------------------------------2---------------------- 2------2------2--------------------
D| --------------------0-----------------------------------------------1---------1-----------------------0------------------------- 2------2------2--------------------
A| -----------------------------------------0----------2------------------------------------------------------------------------0---0------0------0---------0---------
E| ----x--------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------0--0------------------------------------------------ x--------------------

But will you still love me when nobody wants me around?

e| ------------2-----------2------------------ 2---3----2---0-----------2p0----------0---- 0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----


B| ----3----3----3------- 3---3---------3---3-------3-------------3----------------0------2-------2-------3-------3-------3-------2-------2-------2-------2-----
G| -------------------2---------------------------------------------2---------------2---------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----
D| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-----
A| --------2-----------------------------------2-----------------1----------------0---------- 0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-----
E| -------------------------x------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ x-------------------------x-------------------------x-----

When I turn 81 and forget things, will you still be proud?

e| --------0 ----2---2--- 2---2------- 3---2---0----------------0h2--0-----0---------- 0-------0-------0------------2---3s5----------------------------------------


B| ----3--------3--------3------------3--------------3-----3---3---------3------------- 2-------2-------3----------3---------------3---------------------------------
G| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-------2-------2-----------------------2------2-----------------------------
D| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-------2-------2-------------------------------------------------------------
A| ----1--------2----------------------2-----------2------------1-----------------0------ 0-------0-------0-------0--------0-------------------------------------------
E| --------------------------------x------------------------------------------------------------------------- x----------------------------------x--------------------------

Proud of me, of my short list of accomplishments, me and my lack of new news

e| ----------2---3--------5---5-----5----------5--3---2p0------2p0---2-------------------------------5---5---5--------------5---3-----2------0-----2p0---0--
B| --------3------------3----------3----3-----3-----------------3---------------------------4----------3---------3----3--------3---------3-------2-------------- 2--
G| -----2------------2--------------------------------------------------------------2-------2------------------------------------2------------------2-----2---------2--
D| -----------------0 -------------------------------------------------------------------1---------1---------------------------0---------------------------------------2--
-

D| -------------------------------------------0------------------2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------------0--
E| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------

Me and my selfishness, or me and myself wish you nothing but a happy new version of you

e| ------------------5--5----5-------------5p3--2----------0h2--2----0----------------------2---3----2---0-----------0---------2--0------0---------------------
B| ----2----------3--------3----3-------2------------3----3-----------3--------4-----4-----3---------3-------------3------3----3--------3----------2-------------
G| --2----------2----------------------2----------------------------------------2-----2------------------------------2----------------------2---------2----2----------
D| -----------0----------------------------------------------------------------1-------------------------------------0----------------------------------------------------
A| -----------------------------------0--------------------2-------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------0------------------
E| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cause I…

e| ---- 2-----------2-----------0--------------------------------------0----------------------2---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B| ----3-----------3---------3-----3------------0----------3-----3--------3--2----------3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G| -------------------------2------------2-----2-----2----2----2---------2--------2---2--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D| -----------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A| ----2---2---1---------------------------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E| ------------------------------------------3------------3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I want you to tell me you find it hard to be yourself so I can say,"It's gonna be alright.

e| ----------2---0---3s5---2---0h2---2---------------------------------------------------------------2p0---0------------------------------------------------------
B| --------3-----------------------------3-------------3---3------------3----3------------3----------3--------------3---------------------------------------------
G| --------------------------------------------2----2-----2----2----2------2-----2-----2----2-----2--------------2----2--------------------------------------------
D| ------------------------------------------------- 0-----------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------
A| ------2----------------------- 1------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------
E| --------------------------------------------------------------------3-----------------3-------------------------------------------------------------------

And I want you to love me the way you love your family, the way you love to show me what
it’s like to be happy

e| ----------2---0---3s5---2---0h2---2------------------------------2p0--------------------------------------2------2p0-------0------------2------0--2---------
B| --------3-----------------------------3-------------3---3----------3-------3--------------3-----3----------3----3-------------3------3-----3---3------------3---
G| --------------------------------------------2----2-----2----2---------------------2--2--------2----2-----2-------------------2-----2---2--2--- 2-----------2----
D| ------------------------------------------------- 0--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------
A| ------2----------------------- 1----------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------0---------------------------------------
E| --------------------------------------------------------------------3-------------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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