[Riff]
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[Strophe]
        G* 
I've belong a long way from here
  
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitoes, 
                               C
And drank 'til I was thirsty again  
         G
We went searching through thrift store jungles
                                                 
Found Geronimo's rifle, Marilyn's shampoo
                                C
and Benny Goodman's corset and pen
                       D
Well, o.k. I made this up 
C                             D
I promised you I'd never give up
[Refrain]
                 Am   C                  G    D 
If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad
                 Am   C                            G*
If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?
[Strophe]
         G
You get down, real low down.

You listen to Coltrane, derail your own train
                              C*
Well who hasn't been there before?
        G*
I come round, around the hard way,
  
Bring you comics in bed, scrape the mould off the bread,
                                C
And serve you french toast again. 
                         D*
Well, o.k. I still get stoned
     C                               D 
I'm not the kind of girl you'd take home
[Refrain]
                 Am   C                  G    D 
If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad
                 Am   C                            G 
If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?
                 Am   C                  G    D 
If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad
                 Am   C                              Em 
If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?
[Tab]
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G
[Strophe]
            G
We've been far, far away from here
                                     
Put on a poncho, played for mosquitos
                      C
and everywhere in between
                    D*  
Well, o.k. we get along, 
     C                              D 
so what if right now everything's wrong?
[Refrain]
                 Am   C                  G    D 
If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad
                 Am   C                            G 
If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?
                 Am   C                  G    D 
If it makes you happy, it can't be that bad
                 Am   C                              G 
If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?
[Outro]
Am  C  G   D  Am  C  G
G                    G