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Britney Spears - Born To Make You Happy Chords

Chord reference Am, F, C, G, Dm, E, Bm, D, A, F#, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Am] [F]Oh my [C]love,[G] [Am] [F]yeah… [C] [G] [Am]I’m sitting [Dm]here alone up in my [F]room [E] [Am]And thinking [Dm]about the times that we’ve been [F]through [E](Oh my love) [Am]I’m looking [Dm]at a picture in my [F]hand, trying my [E]best to [Am]understand I really [Dm]want to know what we did [F]wrong, with a [E]love that felt so [F]strong [Dm]If only [G]you were here [Am]tonight, [Dm] [F]I know that [E]we could make it [Am]right

[Am]I don’t [F]know how to live without [C]your love, I was born [G]to make you [Am]happy ‘Cause you’re the [F]only one within my [C]heart, I was born t[G]o make you [E]happy [Am] Always and [Dm]forever you and [F]me, that’s the [E]way our life should [Am]be I don’t know [F]how to live without your [C]love, I was born [G]to make you [E]happy [Am]

[Am]I know [Dm]I’ve been a fool since you’ve [F]been [E]gone [Am]I’d better [Dm]give it up and carry [F]on [E](oh my love) [Am]’Cause living [Dm]in a dream of you and [F]me, is not [E]the way my life should [Am]be I don’t [Dm]want to cry a tear for [F]you, so [E]forgive me if I [F]do [Dm]If only [G]you were here [Am]tonight, [Dm] [F]I know that [E]we could make it [Am]right

[Am]I don’t [F]know how to live without [C]your love, I was born [G]to make you [Am]happy ‘Cause you’re the [F]only one within my [C]heart, I was born t[G]o make you [E]happy [Am] Always and [Dm]forever you and [F]me, that’s the [E]way our life should [Am]be I don’t know [F]how to live without your [C]love, I was born [G]to make you [E]happy [Am]

[Am] [F] [C] [G] [Am]I’d do [Am]anything, I’d give you my [F]world I’d wait [C]forever, [G]to be your [F]girl, just call call out my [C]name And I will be [G]there, just to [E]show you how [E]much I [F]care

[F] [C] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am](Oh my [G]love) [F] [C] [Am](All [G]right) [F] [C] [Am] [G] [Bm]I don’t know [G]how to live without your [D]love, I was born [A]to make you [Bm]happy ‘Cause you’re the [G]only one within my [D]heart, I was born t[A]o make you [F#]happy [Bm] Always and [Em]forever you and [G]me, that’s the [F#]way our life should [Bm]be I don’t know [G]how to live without your [D]love, I was born t[A]o make you [F#]happy [Bm]

Artist Britney Spears
Album ...Baby One More Time
Genres Pop
Year 1999
Key Am

How to Play Born To Make You Happy on Guitar?

Britney Spears - Born To Make You Happy can be played in the key of Am using the Am, F, C, G, Dm, E, Bm, D, A, F#, Em chords.

  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Born To Make You Happy with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.