#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Paul Zimmerman Subject: CRD: Happiness is a Warm Gun - Beatles Happiness Is A Warm Gun The Beatles Am9 Am6 Em Am Em She's not a girl who misses much Du du du du du du Oh yeah Dm She's well acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand Am like a lizard on a window pane The Dm Am man in the crowd with the multicolored mirrors on his hobnail boots Dm Am Lying with his eyes while his hands are busy working overtime Dm Am A soap impression of his wife which he ate and donated to the national trust double tempo, 3/4 time, "-" equals one measure A7 - - - - - - C - Am - A7 - - - - - - I need a fix 'cause I'm goin' down, down to the bits that I left up town C - - - I need a fix 'cause I'm goin' down. A7 C - A7 G7 - Mother Superior jump the gun, Mother Superior jump the gun. (3X) half tempo, still 3/4 time, lyrics in () are spoken, with "oo" etc in back C Am F G7 C Am F G7 Happiness is a warm gun Happiness is a warm gun, mama Cmaj7 Am7 F G7 C Am7 F G7 C (When I hold you in my arms And I feel my finger on your trigger I Am7 F G7 know nobody can do me no harm, because) Happiness is a warm gun mama, etc, blah, blah (same chords, C Am F G7) #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # From lrw@virginia.edu Sat Jun 22 02:59:45 1996 Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 22:56:45 -0400 From: Laurence Watson Subject: HAPPINESS IS A WARM GUN FROM: lrw@virginia.edu (Stuart Watson) This is the song Happiness Is a Warm Gun, by the Beatles. The song appeared on the White album, released in 1968. Here it is: (Am7) (Am6) (Em9) ||--3-----------------|--2-----------------|--2-----------------| ||--------------1-----|--------------1-----|--------------0-----| ||--------2-----------|--------2-----------|--------0-----------| ||-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|-----2------------2-| ||--0--------0--------|--0--------0--------|--2--------2--------| ||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------| (Em) 2x (Dm) (slower) (Am) |--0-----------------||------------1-------|--------------------| |--------------0-----||----------3---3-----|-------------0------| |--------0-----------||----2---2-------2---|--------2--------2--| |-----2-----------2--||--0---0-------------|--------------------| |--2--------2--------||--------------------|---0----------------| |--------------------||--------------------|--------------------| (this goes on during, "She's well acquainted...) (Am) LEADS: |------------0-------| |----------|----8----| |----------1----1----| |----12----|----10---| |-------2----------2-| |----10----|----9----| |----2---------------| |----------|---------| |-0------------------| |----------|---------| |--------------------| |----------|---------| LEADS: (bend-bend-release) (bend. bend-release) (bend-bend-release) |----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|-------------------------| |--7-b(10)---3----3----|--5-b(7)--5-b(7)--3---|--7-b(9)--3----3--5b(7)--| |--------------5-------|--------------------5-|------------5------------| (bend) (bend-release) |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |---7--3-----3---5-b(7)---5-b(7)----3-----| |---------5----------------------------5--| It would be best to not follow the leads note for note, because I'm probably wrong about the order in which they're played. Make your own revisions. Also, listen to the song to get the order of everything correct, and to know when to repeat things. I'm sorry that I don't know the ending, but if somebody would send it to me, I would be very grateful. - Stuart Watson