Song :
G
Intro:
C F C Bb Eb Bb Am Em Am G Fadd9
x2
C F C
You know it doesn't make much sense,
Bb Eb Bb
There ought to be a law against;
Am Em Am
Any-one who takes offense,
G Fadd9
At a, day in your celebration.
C F C
'Cos we all know in our minds,
Bb Eb Bb
That there ought to be a time,
Am Em Am
That we can set aside;
G Fadd9
To show just how much we love you.
Bridge :
F G
And I'm sure you would agree; what could fit more perfectly,
F Fadd9 G7
Than to have a world party, on the day you came to be?
C F C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
C F C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
C F C
I just never understood,
Bb Eb Bb
How a man who died for good,
Am Em Am
Could not have a day that would,
G Fadd9
Be set aside for his recognition.
C F C
Because it should never be,
Bb Eb Bb
Just be-cause some cannot see,
Am Em Am
The dream as clear as he.
G Fadd9
That they, should make it be-come an illusion.
Bridge :
F G
And we all know everything, that he stood for, time will bring.
F Fadd9
For in peace our hearts will sing; thanks to Martin Luther King.
Chorus :
C F C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
C F C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birthday to you,
F C
Happy birth-day.
Dm7 Am7
Why has there never been a holiday,
Dm7 Ab Bb C
Where peace is celebrated, all through-out the wo-rld?
C F C
The time is overdue,
Bb Eb Bb
For peo-ple like me and you,
Am Em Am
Who know the way to truth;
G Fadd9
Is love and unity to all God's children.
C F C
It should be a great event,
Bb Eb Bb
And the whole day should be spent,
Am Em Am
In full remembrance,
G Fadd9
Of those who lived and died, for the oneness of all people.
Bridge :
F G
So let us all begin, we know that love can win.
F Fadd9 F#add9
Let it out; don't hold it in, sing it loud as you can...
C# F# C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
C# F# C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
Chorus :
C# F# C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
C# F# C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birthday to you,
F# C#
Happy birth-day.
Coda :
C# B
Ha.....ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#add9
Happy birth-day, happy birth-da...y. Ooh, yeah.
C# B
Ha.....ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#add9
Happy birth-day, happy birth-da...y. Ooh, yeah.
Spoken:
C# B
We know the key, to unity of all people,
A#m
Is in the dream that you had so long a-go,
A# F#add9
That lives in all of the hearts of people,
C#
That believe in unity.
B
We'll make the dream become a reality;
A#m A# F#add9
I know we will, because our hearts tell us so.
Outro :
C# B
Ha.....ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#add9
Happy birth-day, happy birth-da...y.
C# B
Ha.....ppy, birthday.
A#m G# F#add9
Happy birth-day, happy birth-da...y.
Repeat to Fade
