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I Hope Youre Happy Now

Elvis Costello
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
he's  a fine figure of a man and handsome
too.  with his eyes upon the secret places
he'd  like to undo.
 flat  flat
still he knows who and where and how---------------->
and  I hope you're  happy  now
he's  got all the things you need and some that you would
never.  but you make him sound like frozen food his
love  will last for- ever
flat A
flat
still he knows what you want and what you don't allow------------->
and  I hope you're  happy  now
 /  < >riff
I  hope that you're  happy now the way you're supposed to  be
 DaddE,(  in bass)
 and I know that this will hurt you
 < >riff
 more than it hurts me
he's  acting inncocent and proud still you know what he's
after.  like a matador with his pork sword while
we  all die of laughter
 flat
   flat
 in his turquoise pa- jamas and his motorcycle hat------------>I
 DaddE,(  in bass)
 hope you're happy now because you'll soon put
 < >riff
 pay to that
I  knew then what I  know now
 Emaj6  DaddE,(  in bass)
  I never loved you anyhow
and  I hope you're  happy  now
 /  < >riff
I  knew then what I  know now
 Emaj6  DaddE,(  in bass)
  I never loved you anyhow
and  I hope you're  happy  now
and  I hope you're  happy  now
and  I hope you're  happy  now
 I hope you're happy now
  o o x o o
  ____________ ____________
  6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1
  1I X 1I
  2I X X X 2I X X
  3I 3I X
  4I 4I
  5I 5I
  6I 6I
  o o o
  ____________
  6 5 4 3 2 1
  1I
  2I X X X
  3I
  4I
  5I
  6I
 I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW
 This is a guitar-based transcription, though some notes played
 by other instruments may be included so that the lone guitarist
 can more fully realize the tune as it exists on Blood & Chocolate.
 Those lone guitarists with dexterity trouble can skip those notes
 and still "put over" the song in question, but it won't sound as cool.
 Lower case letters indicate that the preceding chord should be played
 with the lower case note in the bass (e.g. A g f= you play an
 A chord, then you play an A chord with a G in the bass, then an A chord with
 an Fin the bass)
 Tricky chords are pictured below the transcription.
 I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW
 N.
 he's  a fine figure of a man and handsome
too.  with his eyes upon the secret places
he'd  like to undo.
 
   flat
A
flat
still he knows who and where and how---------------->
 and  I hope you're  happy now
 
 
 N.
 he's  got all the things you need and some that you would
 
 never.  but you make him sound like frozen food his
 
 
 love  will last for- ever
 
   flat
 
   flat
still he knows what you want and what you don't allow------------->
 and  I hope you're  happy now
 
   <
 
  >riff
 
 I  hope that you're happy now  the way you're supposed to be
 DaddE,(
   in bass)
 and  I know that this will hurt you
   <
 
  >riff
 more than it hurts me
 
 
 N.
 he's  acting inncocent and proud still you know what he's
 
 after.  like a matador with his pork sword while
 
 
 we  all die of laughter
 
   flat
 
   flat
 in his turquoise pa- jamas and his motorcycle hat------------>I
 
   DaddE,(
   in bass)
 hope you're happy now because you'll soon put
 <
 
  >riff
 pay to that
 
   I knew then what I know now
 
   DaddE,(
   in bass)
  I never loved you anyhow
 and  I hope you're  happy now
 
 
   <
 
  >riff
 
   I knew then what I know now
 
   DaddE,(
   in bass)
  I never loved you anyhow
 and  I hope you're  happy now
 and  I hope you're  happy now
 and  I hope you're  happy now
   I  hope you're happy now
  o o x o o
  ____________ ____________
  6 5 4 3 2 1 6 5 4 3 2 1
  1I X 1I
  2I X X X 2I X X
  3I 3I X
  4I 4I
  5I 5I
  6I 6I
 

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Readable chord sheet for I Hope Youre Happy Now by Elvis Costello

[N.C.]he's a fine figure of a man and handsome

[A]too.[Asus] with his eyes upon the secret places

[A7]he'd like to undo. [D]    [Dsus]

[Bm]                 [B] flat                      [A]             [B] flat
still he knows who and where and how---------------->

[Bm]and I hope  yo[D]u're  happ[E]y now

[A]   [Asus4]

[N.C.]he's got all the things you need and some that you would

[A]nev[Asus4]er.  but you make him sound like frozen food his

[A7]love will last for-  ev[D]er  [Dsus4]

[Bm]                              [B] flat                      [A]
   [B] flat
still he knows what you want and what you don't allow------------->

[Bm]and I hope  yo[D]u're  happ[E]y now

[A] / [Asus4]    <[A] [C#] [E]>riff

[F#m]I       [Emaj6]    hope that you're  [A] happy now the way you're supposed to[A7] be

DaddE,([F#] in bass)    [Esus4]
and I know that         this will hurt you

[A]                        <[E] [D] [C#] [B]>riff
more than it hurts me

[A]  [Asus4]

[N.C.]he's acting inncocent and proud still you know what he's

[A]aft[Asus4]er.  like a matador with his pork sword while

[A7]we all die of        la[D]ught[Dsus4]er

[Bm]                              [B] flat                      [A]
   [B] flat
in his turquoise     pa-   jamas and his motorcycle hat------------>I

[Bm]                      [D]                          DaddE,([F#] in bass)
hope you're happy now because you'll soon put

<[E] [D] [C#] [B]>riff
pay to that

[F#m]       [Emaj6]I knew then what [A]I know now

[F#m]   Emaj6              [D]          DaddE,([F#] in bass)
       I never loved you  anyhow

[Bm]and I hope  yo[D]u're  happ[E]y now

[A] / [Asus4]   [A7]  <[A] [C#] [E]>riff

[F#m]       [Emaj6]I knew then what [A]I know now

[F#m]   Emaj6              [D]          DaddE,([F#] in bass)
       I never loved you  anyhow

[Bm]and I hope  yo[D]u're  happ[E]y now

[Bm]and I hope  yo[D]u're  happ[E]y now

[Bm]and I hope  yo[D]u're  happ[E]y now

[A]      [G]      [F#]        [A]   I hope you're happy now

[Emaj6]                                          [Dadd][E]

            o                 o                               x  o         o
            ____________                          ____________
            6  5  4  3  2  1                           6  5  4  3  2  1
       1I              X                             1I
       2I      X  X      X                          2I  X          X
       3I                                             3I                 X
       4I                                             4I
       5I                                             5I
       6I                                             6I

[Esus4]

            o             o  o
            ____________
            6  5  4  3  2  1
       1I
       2I      X  X  X
       3I
       4I
       5I
       6I

I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW

This is a guitar-based transcription, though some notes played
by other instruments may be included so that the lone guitarist
can more fully realize the tune as it exists on Blood & Chocolate.
Those lone guitarists with dexterity trouble can skip those notes
and still "put over" the song in question, but it won't sound as cool.
Lower case letters indicate that the preceding chord should be played
with the lower case note in the bass (e.g.  A    g    f
A chord, then you play an A chord with a G in the bass, then an A chord with
an F

Tricky chords are pictured below the transcription.

I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY NOW

N.
h[C]e's a fine figure of a man and handsome

[A]too.[Asus] with his eyes upon the secret places

[A7]he'd like to undo. [D]    [Dsus]

 [Bm]
 [B] flat
 [A]
 [B] flat
still he knows who and where and how---------------->

a[Bm]nd I hope  you'[D]re  happy n[E]ow

 [A]
 [Asus4]

N.
h[C]e's got all the things you need and some that you would

 [A]
n[Asus4]ever.  but you make him sound like frozen food his

 [A7]
 [D]
l[Dsus4]ove will last for-  ever

 [Bm]
 [B] flat
 [A]

 [B] flat
still he knows what you want and what you don't allow------------->

a[Bm]nd I hope  you'[D]re  happy n[E]ow

 [A]
 [Asus4]    <
 [A]  [C#]
 [E]>riff

 [F#m]     [Emaj6]
I[A]           hope that you're   happy no[A7]w the way you're supposed to be

DaddE,(
 [F#] in bass)
a[Esus4]nd I know that         this will hurt you

 [A]                        <
 [E]  [D]  [C#]
 [B]>riff
more than it hurts me

 [A]
 [Asus4]

N.
h[C]e's acting inncocent and proud still you know what he's

 [A]
a[Asus4]fter.  like a matador with his pork sword while

 [A7]
 [D]
w[Dsus4]e all die of        laughter

 [Bm]
 [B] flat
 [A]

 [B] flat
in his turquoise     pa-   jamas and his motorcycle hat------------>I

 [Bm]
 [D]                          DaddE,(
 [F#] in bass)
hope you're happy now because you'll soon put

<
 [E]  [D]  [C#]
 [B]>riff
pay to that

 [F#m]    [Emaj6]
 [A]      I knew then what I know now

 [F#m]   [Emaj6]
 [D]          DaddE,(
 [F#] in bass)
       I never loved you  anyhow

a[Bm]nd I hope  you'[D]re  happy n[E]ow

 [A]
 [Asus4]
 [A7]  <
 [A]  [C#]
 [E]>riff

 [F#m]    [Emaj6]
 [A]      I knew then what I know now

 [F#m]   [Emaj6]
 [D]          DaddE,(
 [F#] in bass)
       I never loved you  anyhow

a[Bm]nd I hope  you'[D]re  happy n[E]ow

a[Bm]nd I hope  you'[D]re  happy n[E]ow

a[Bm]nd I hope  you'[D]re  happy n[E]ow

 [A]       [G]       [F#]        I[A] hope you're happy now

[Emaj6]                                          [Dadd][E]

            o                 o                               x  o         o
            ____________                          ____________
            6  5  4  3  2  1                           6  5  4  3  2  1
       1I              X                             1I
       2I      X  X      X                          2I  X          X
       3I                                             3I                 X
       4I                                             4I
       5I                                             5I
       6I                                             6I

 [Esus4]

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