Happiness/Tom's Start
by Elliott Smith
taken from World Cafe Version

Unusal Chords:
C/B:        X20010
D7/F#:        200212
Ebdim:        XX1212
A/C#:        X42220


Intro: (quite tricky)

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Verse 1:
G                       Am
Activity is killing the actor
       D                      C         C/B
And a cop standing out in the road
Am               F   D7/F#
Turning traffic away
G                                    Am
There was nothing she could do until after
         D                  C         C/B
When his body'd been buried below
Am          F   D7/F#
Way back in day


Bridge :
Em Am  Em                           C/G
Oh my, nothing else could have been done
    G        D/F#   Em  D   C  A/C# Ebdim
She made his life a lie so
Em  Am    Em                  C/G
She might never have to know anyone
    G        D/F#   Em  D   C  A/C# Ebdim
She made her life a lie oh oh


Verse 2:
I told her that he shouldn't upset her
That he'd only be making it worse
Involving somebody else
But I knew that he'd never forget her
While her memory worked in reverse
To keep her safe from herself

Bridge:
Oh my nothing else could have been done
She made her life a lie so
Oh my nothing else could have been done
She made her life a lie so


Chorus:
G    Bm  F       C
What I   used to be
     Ebdim   G       A           C
Will pass    away and then you'll see
     G   Bm  F    C
That all I   want now
   Ebdim G        A       C
Is happi-ness for you and me


What I used to be used to be
Will pass away and then you'll see
That all I want now
Is happiness for you and me