...THE HAPPENING... by The Supremes
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*Released 1967*
Intro:
Gm, G
Verse 1:
G C
Hey life, look at me;
D G
I can see the reali-ty.
G
'Cos when you shook me,
C
Took me out of my world;
Bb Eb
I woke up,
Ab D7
Suddenly I just woke up,
(G)
To the happen-ing.
G C
When you find,
D G
That you left the future be-hind.
G
'Cos when you got,
C
A tender love you don't,
Bb Eb
Take care of,
Ab D7
Then you better be-ware of;
G G7
The happen-ing.
Bridge 1:
D G
One day you-re up, then you turn a-round.
B7 Em
You find your world, is tumbling down.
D
It happened to me,
D7 G G7
And it can happen to you.
Verse 2:
G C
I was sure, I felt se-cure,
D G
Until love took a de-tour.
G
Yeah, riding high,
C
On top of the world,
Bb Eb
It happened,
Ab D7
Suddenly it just happened.
G C
I saw my dreams, fall a-part,
D G
When love walked away from my heart.
G
And when you lose that,
C
Precious love you need,
Bb Eb
To guide you,
Ab D7
Something happens in-side you;
G G7
The happen-ing.
Bridge 2:
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D G
Now I see life, for what it is.
B7 Em
It's not all dreams, it's not all bliss.
Em
It's not all bliss.
D
It happened to me,
D7 G
And it can happen to you.
Break:
G
Once!
G7
Ooh, and then it happened.
G G7
Ooh, and then it happened.
*KEY CHANGE*
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Abm C#
Ooh,
Abm C#
And then it happened.
Abm C#
Ooh,
Abm C#
and then it happened.
Verse 3:
Ab C#
Is it real? Is it fake?
Eb Ab
Is this game of life a mis-take?
Ab
'Cos when I lost the love,
C# B E
I thought was mine for certain,
A Eb
Suddenly I started hurting.
(Eb) Ab C#
I saw the light, too late.
Eb Ab
When that fickle finger of fate;
Ab C#
Yeah came and broke my pretty balloon,
B E
I woke up,
A Eb
Suddenly I just walked up,
(Ab)
To the happen-ing.
Ab C#
So sure, I felt se-cure,
Eb Ab
Until love too a de-tour.
Ab
'Cos when you got,
C#
A tender love you don't,
B E
Take care of,
A Eb
Then you better be-ware of;
Ab
The happen-ing.
(Fade)
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
