Pretend You're Happy - Jay Foreman, ukulele chords


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Published: 2024-01-26 15:31
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Tonality
E7 Am Dm B7 A Bm7 F#m



Verse:
E7                                     Am
Bloody hell, bloody hell the world is awful
             E7                                                     Am
Well thereʼs killing and starvation and injustice and religion everywhere
E7                                 Am
Everything, everything is looking dreary
            E7                                                           Am
Thereʼs too many puddles on the ground and far too much pollution in the air.

Dm                                      Am
Everything I used to love has turned to shit
                                      E7
All the worldʼs gone bankrupt now and it
                                     Am
Doesnʼt look like things will soon improve
Dm                         Am
Iʼm noticably older than I was
                         E7
definitely fatter just because
                             Am
I no longer feel the need to move.

Pre-chorus:
      E7                                       Am
Well, what do you do when the world around you makes you so depressed?
Dm                         B7           E7
What do you do when youʼve lost the motivation to get dressed?

Chorus:
   A
Pretend that you are happy
    E7
And smile when youʼre feeling blue
   Bm7                E7
If you pretend youʼre happy
       A
Youʼll start to believe itʼs true
                      F#m
Itʼs better to fake a smile
     Bm7                 E7
Than fill the world with woe
   Bm7                 E7
So just pretend youʼre happy
                A
And nobody will know.

Verse:
E7                                     Am
Bloody hell, bloody hell the world is scary
            E7                                                   Am
Cos thereʼs nothing but corruption and destruction and reality TV
E7                             Am
Every day, every day I slowly realise
      E7                                                                Am
Every single thing I used to know and trust is run by people just like me!

Dm                                  Am
One at a time Iʼm losing touch with my
                                   E7
Former friends and lately it seems I
                              Am
Never ring the contacts in my phone
Dm                                        Am
Every time I breathe, it could be my last breath
                             E7
And Iʼm getting closer to my death
                             Am
For which I will probably be alone

Pre-chorus:
      E7                                         Am
Well, what do you do when youʼve lost all the ambitions you once had
Dm                      B7             E7
What do you do when the slightest inconvenience makes you sad?

Chorus:
   A
Pretend that you are happy
    E7
And smile when youʼre feeling down
   Bm7                       E7
If your friends think youʼre happy
        A
Theyʼll still want you around.
                    F#m
Youʼll realise itʼs important
      Bm7                   E7
To be glad with what youʼve got
   Bm7                 E7
So just pretend youʼre happy
                         A
And keep quiet if youʼre not!

   A
Pretend that you are happy
    E7
And smile when youʼre feeling blue
   Bm7                E7
If you pretend youʼre happy
       A
Youʼll start to believe itʼs true
                      F#m
Itʼs better to fake a smile
     Bm7                 E7
Than fill the world with woe...
   Bm7                 E7
So just pretend youʼre happy
                A
And nobody will know.


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