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Avril Lavigne - My Happy Ending Chords

Chord reference D, Bm, G, A, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Bm]Oh oh [G]oh oh [D] [A]oh oh oh oh, [Bm]oh oh [G]oh oh [D]oh ohh [A] Let’s talk this [Bm]over; it’s not like we’re dead. [G] Was it something i [D]did? Was it something you said? [A] Don’t leave me [Bm]hanging in a city so dead. [G] Held up so [D]high on such a breakable thread. [A]

And you were [G]all the things I [A]thought I knew. And I [G]thought we could be. [A]

You were [G]everything, [D]everything that I [A]wanted. And we were [G]meant to be, [D]supposed to be, but we [A]lost it. And all of the [G]memories so [D]close to me just [A]fade [Bm]away. [Em]All this time you were pretending, [G]so much for my happy ending.

[Bm]Oh oh [G]oh oh [D]oh oh oh oh [A] [Bm]oh oh [G]oh oh [D]oh ohhhh [A] [Bm]Oh oh [G]oh oh [D]oh oh oh oh [A] [Bm]oh oh [G]oh oh [D]oh ohhhh [A]

You’ve got your [Bm]dumb friends, I know what they say. [G] They tell you I’m [D]difficult, but so are they.[A] But they don’t [Bm]know me, do they even know you?[G] All the things you hide [D]from me, all the shit that you [A]do.

And you were [G]all the things I [A]thought I knew. And [G]I thought we could be. [A]

You were [G]everything, [D]everything that I [A]wanted. And we were [G]meant to be, [D]supposed to be, but we [A]lost it. And all of the [G]memories so [D]close to me just [A]fade [Bm]away. [Em]All this time you were pretending, [G]so much for my happy ending.

[A]It’s nice to know that you were [G]there, [G]thanks for acting like you cared, [A] And making me feel like I was the [G]only one. [A]It’s nice to know we had it [Bm]all, thanks for watching as I [G]fall, And letting me know we were [A]done.

He has[G]everything, [D]everything that I [A]wanted. And we were [G]meant to be, [D]supposed to be, but we [A]lost it. And all of the [G]memories so [D]close to me just [A]fade aw[Bm]ay. [Em]All this time you were [G]pretending, so much for my happy….

You were [G]everything, [D]everything that I [A]wanted. And we were [G]meant to be, [D]supposed to be, but we [A]lost it. And all of the [G]memories so [D]close to me just [A]fade aw[Bm]ay. [Em]All this time you were [G]pretending, so much for my happy ending.

[Bm]Oh oh [G]oh oh [D]oh oh oh oh [A] [Bm]oh oh [G]oh oh [D]oh oh oh oh [A] [Bm]Oh oh [G]oh oh [D]oh oh oh oh [A] [G]

Artist Avril Lavigne
Album Under My Skin
Genres Pop, Rock
Year 2004
Key Bm

How to Play My Happy Ending on Guitar?

Avril Lavigne - My Happy Ending can be played in the key of Bm using the D, Bm, G, A, Em chords.

  • 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 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 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 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 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 My Happy Ending with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.