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Julia Michaels - Happy Ukulele Chords

Chord reference F, C, G, Dm, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[F] [F] [C] [G] [F] [F] [C] [G] [F]Don’t [C]kiss in front [G]of me, it [F]makes me [C]sick I’m not bitter, well, [G]maybe a [F]little bit [C] I’d sniff glitter if [G]it’d help me [Dm]feel [C]something real

[F]And [C]if it was my [G]birthday, I’d [F]make a [C]wish To not be bitter ’cause [G]I’m getting [F]sick of this [C] I’d skip dinner if [G]it’d help me f[Dm]eel some[C]thing real

[F]And some[C]times I think I kill [F]relationships for art I start up all this shit to [C]watch them fall apart I pay my [F]bills with it, I [C]watch them fall apart Then pay the [F]price for it, I [C]watch them fall apart, but…

[F]Oh, [C]I just [F]wanna be [C] [G]fucking [F]happy, oh, oh, oh [C]Oh, [G]I just wanna be [Dm] [Em]fucking happy, [C]yeah

[F]I’m [C]sending out [G]texts at [F]4 a.m [C] I’m not desperate, I [G]just want [F]somebody’s skin [C] In my denim, ’cause [G]it helps me [Dm]feel [C]something (Oh, oh)

[F]And some[C]times I think I kill [F]relationships for art I start up all this shit to [C]watch them fall apart I pay my [F]bills with it, I [C]watch them fall apart Then pay the [F]price for it, I [C]watch them fall apart, but…

[F]Oh, [C]I just [F]wanna be [C] [G]fucking [F]happy, oh, oh, oh [C]Oh, [G]I just wanna be [Dm] [Em]fucking happy, [C]yeah [C]Oh, oh, [G]oh, [F]oh, [C]oh, oh, [G]oh, [F]oh [C]Oh, oh, o[G]h, o[F]h (I just wanna[Dm]be fucking happ[C]y)

[F] And [C]sometimes I think I kill relationships for [F]art I start up all this shit to [C]watch ’em fall apart I pay my [F]bills with it, I [C]watch ’em fall apart Then pay the [F]price for it, I [C]watch ’em fall apart…

[F]Oh, [C]I just [F]wanna be [C] [G]fucking [F]happy, oh, oh, oh [C]Oh, [G]I just wanna be [Dm] [Em]fucking happy, [C]yeah, yeah [F] [C]Oh, oh, [G]oh, [F]oh [C]Oh, oh, [G]oh, [F]oh (I just wanna be ahhh) [C]Oh, oh, [G]oh, [F]oh (I just wanna be happy [C]Ahhhhh (I [G]jus[F]t wanna be happ[Dm]y) [C]

[F] [F] [C]I just [G]wanna be happy [F] [F] [C] I just [G]wanna be happy [F] [F] [C] I just [G]wanna be happy [F](Uh) [F] [C] I just [G]wanna be happy [F](Uh) [F] [C] I just [G]wanna be… [F]

Album Inner Monologue Part 1
Genres Pop
Year 2013
Key F

How to Play Happy on Ukulele?

Julia Michaels - Happy can be played in the key of F using the F, C, G, Dm, Em chords.

  • For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave A open.
  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Happy with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.