It Happened Today
R.E.M.Version1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
This is not a parable
This is a terrible
This is a terrible thing
Yes I will rhyme that, after, after all I've done today
I have earned my wings
It happened today. Hooray! Hooray!
It happened. Hip, hip, hooray!
We'll leave the allegory to another Bible story
sus2
Out of deference, defiance, the choice
Closing on a promise, after, after all I've done today
sus2
I have earned my voice
sus2
It happened today. Hooray! Hooray!
It happened. Hip, hip, hooray!
(2 times)
Oohs, and aahs, and awws
Oohs, and aahs, and awws
e|-3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---|
B|-3---3--3--3--2---2--2--2--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--|
G|-5-5--5--5--5-4-4--4--4--4-2----2--2--2-0----0--0--0-|
D|-5------------4------------2-2----------2-2----------|
A|-3------------2-------------------------2------------|
E|-3------------2-------------------------0------------|
(3 times)
Oohs, and aahs, and awws
Oohs, and aahs, and awws
Oohs, and aahs, and awws
Oohs, and aahs, and awws
To close
Oohs, and aahs, and awws
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Readable chord sheet for It Happened Today by R.E.M.
[D]This is not a parable [A] [Bm]
This is a terrible [G] [D]
This is a t[Asus2]errible th[Bm]ing
[D]Yes I will rhyme tha[A]t, after, after all I've d[Bm]one to[G]day [D]
[Asus2]I have earned my wings [Bm]
[C]It happened today[G]. Hooray![Asus2] Hooray!
[C]It happened. Hip,[G6] hip, hooray[A]!
[D]We'll leave the allegory to anot[A]her Bible story [Bm] [G]
[D] [A] sus2 [Bm]
Out of deference, defiance, the choice
[D]Closing on a promise, after, a[A]fter all I've d[Bm]one to[G]day [D]
[A] sus2 [Bm]
I have earned my voice
[C] [G] [A] sus2
It happened today. Hooray! Hooray!
[C]It happened. Hip,[G6] hip, hoora[A]y!
(2 times)
[G]Oohs, and aah[D]s, and awws [Asus2]
[G]Oohs, and aah[D]s, and awws [A] [Asus2]
e|-3--3--3--3---2--2--2--2---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0---|
B|-3---3--3--3--2---2--2--2--0---0--0--0--0---0--0--0--|
G|-5-5--5--5--5-4-4--4--4--4-2----2--2--2-0----0--0--0-|
D|-5------------4------------2-2----------2-2----------|
A|-3------------2-------------------------2------------|
E|-3------------2-------------------------0------------|
(3 times)
[G]Oohs, and aah[D]s, and awws [Asus2]
[G] [D] [A] [Asus2]
[G]Oohs, and aah[D]s, and awws [Asus2]
[G] [D] [A] [Asus2]
[G]Oohs, and aah[D]s, and awws [Asus2]
[G]Oohs, and aah[D]s, and awws [A] [Asus2]
To close
[G]Oohs, and aah[D]s, and awws [A]