Could I Be Happy Here (Chords)

These are the official lyrics and chords for the song “Could I Be Happy Here”. It’s track #2 from the album “Don’t Forget Me”.

This is not an easy song! Both to play and to sing. There are multiple key changes, the guitar rhythm is important (and changes), and there’s even a dramatic pause or two in the chorus.

I think it’s best to stay loose and just let the energy take it. This song requires high energy, danceable, upbeat, scream it with everything you have. That’s the only way it works. And if you do that, playing the right chords or singing the right notes doesn’t matter that much :p

Verse 1

C
Go, go, go

  F    C
Yet so far __ to go

   Dm        C        Dm
You’re done playing child, being young and wild, build a home

  C  C/B   Am
Well maybe I will let you know know know

   F   G   C
But for now I’m reaching for

Verse 2

Gold, gold, gold
Put the choi __ ces on hold
I’m done playing child, want to live my life, make it work
Well maybe I will see the world world world

   F   E7  C
But it all means nothing girl

Chorus 1

  F C  G
Could I be __ happy here

    F  C    G      Am
Could I be glad __ that I was where I was supposed to be

   Bb      Dm
Could a summer day help me to stay

 Eb    Bb   Cmaj7
And luck hides there who knows

Db7
 Well anyway

Post-Chorus 1

   D    A
Cause today __ anything goes

   D  E   F#m
And today the summer breeze
Will blow my

D    A
Way __

D    A  G (G7)
Way

Verse 3

And we sleep sleep sleep
On what we really _ believe
We let them tell us to work hard and study our youth
Then we’re older and it’s all a show show show

  F   G  B7 (or Am -> B7 ->)
It was all for nothing girl

Verse 4

And then I see see see
Happy couples _ with dreams
A job they hate, and a bill to pay, but they’re free
Stick together and soon bend the knee knee knee
Now it’s all or nothing girl

Chorus 2

Could I be happy here
Could I be glad that I was where I was supposed to be
Could wisdom come with years to come

 Eb  Bb  Dbmaj7 (raised key one semitone)
And let me see the truth

D7
 Well anyway

Post-Chorus 2 (still raised key)

 Eb    Bb
Today anything goes

 Eb  F   Gm
Today the summer breeze will blow my

Eb    Bb (repeat)
Way __

 F
I’m holding on, I’m holding on,

 G7 (back to original key)
But out of place I’m not that strong

Verse 5

So I grow grow grow
Cause I have __ to know
Is my purpose just to make money or is to plant?
I’m yelling at all of our gods gods gods

   F    G   B7
But they just can’t pay __ the rent

Bridge

   C      F
We keep falling on our only hope

  C        G  (G/Ab)
We drink the drug then we die alone

  Am   F
And I __ am defeated

  G
And I barely even care

We keep trying to figure this out
We follow rules then die without
A sli __ ver of certainty
(I) Was supposed to be there

Post-Chorus 3 (changed key)

   F       C
Cause today __ anything goes

 F   G  Am
Today the summer breeze will blow my

F    C (repeat until fade)
Way __