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Ed Sheeran - Happier Chords

Chord reference C, Am, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Am] [F] [C] [Am] [F] [C] [Am]Walking down [F]29th and [C]park [Am]I saw you[F]in another’s [C]arms [Am]Only a [F]month we’ve been[C]apart You look [Am]happier [F] [C]

[Am]Saw you [F]walk inside a[C]bar [Am]He said some[F]thing to make you [C]laugh [Am]I saw that [F]both your smiles were [C]twice as wide as ours Yeah, you look [Am]happier, [F]you do [C]

[Am]Ain’t nobody [F]hurt you like I [C]hurt you But [Am]ain’t nobody [F]love you like I [C]do [Am]Promise that I [F]will not take it [C]personal, baby [Am]If you’re moving [F]on with someone [C]new

‘Cause baby you look [Am]happier, [F]you [C]do My friends told me[Am]one day I’ll [F]feel it [C]too And until then I’ll [Am]smile to [F]hide the [C]truth But I know I was [Am]happier [F]with[C]you

[Am]Sat on the [F]corner of the [C]room [Am]Everything’s remin[F]ding me of [C]you [Am]Nursing an [F]empty [C]bottle and telling myself you’re [Am]happier [F]Aren’t [C]you?

[Am]Ain’t nobody [F]hurt you like I [C]hurt you But [Am]ain’t nobody[F]need you like I [C]do [Am]I know that there’s [F]others that [C]deserve you But my [Am]darling, I am [F]still in love with [C]you

But I guess you look [Am]happier, [F]you [C]do My friends told me one[Am]day I’ll [F]feel it [C]too I could try to [Am]smile to [F]hide the [C]truth But I know I was [Am]happier [F]with [C]you Heya heya heya

[Am] [F] [C] [Am] [F] [C] Baby, you look[Am]happier, [F]you [C]do I know one day you’d [Am]fall for [F]someone [C]new But if he breaks your [Am]heart like [F]lovers [C]do Just know that I’ll be [Am]waiting [F]here for [C]you

Artist Ed Sheeran
Album ÷
Genres Pop
Year 2018
Key C

How to Play Happier on Guitar?

Ed Sheeran - Happier can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, F chords.

  • 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 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.

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

You can play Happier with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.