Happy Anniversary Chords

KeyBb CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays488

Happy Anniversary by Motion City Soundtrack is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Bb, F#m, C#m and Ebm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Bb
Text
16
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Bb                   F#m 
 I can feel it in my bones tonight 
Bb                      F#m 
 Drain me slowly of the will to fight 
Bb                     F#m 
 Glowing yellow in the bedroom light 
Bb                   F#m 
 I can feel it in my bones tonight 

Bb F#m (2x) 

Bb                         F#m 
 There is a terror in your eyes tonight 
Bb                       F#m 
 Something awful has you wrapped in white 
Bb                        F#m 
 Take me in your arms and hold me tight 
        C#m               F#m      C#m 
Cause I won't be here for long, my dear 
   Ebm        F#m 
to Settle our accounts 
          C#m 
Happy anniversary 
Ebm            F#m       C#m 
Show me how to calm your fears 
Ebm            F#m 
I'll do what I can 
          Bb 
Happy anniversary 

F#m Bb F#m 

Bb                   F#m 
 I can feel it in my bones tonight 
Bb                     F#m 
 Swallowing whatever's in its sight 
Bb                          F#m 
 Struggling to breathe with all my might 
        C#m              F#m      C#m 
Cause I won't be here to dry your tears 
Ebm              F#m   
Send the kids my love 
          C#m 
Happy anniversary 
Ebm               F#m       C#m   Ebm        F#m 
Promise me you'll laugh, my dear, after I am gone 
          Bb      F#m 
Happy anniversary 
          Bb      F#m 
Happy anniversary 

Solo: Bb F#m

 
        C#m             F#m    C#m 
Cause I won't be waking up, my dear 
Ebm              F#m 
Time has run its course 
          C#m 
Happy anniversary 
Ebm              F#m     C#m 
Now I'll say goodbye, my dear 
Ebm              F#m 
This will be our last 
          C#m 
Happy anniversary 

Ebm F#m 
                            F#m 
I can feel it in my bones tonight 

riff begins 

  C#m                  Ebm             F#m     
e|--------------------|---------------|---------------------------------| 
B|-------9-------9----|-----9-----9---|---7-9-7---7-9-7---7-9-7---7-9-7-| 
G|----10---10-10---10-|-8-8---8-8---8-|-6-------6-------6-------6-------| 
D|-11-----------------|---------------|---------------------------------| 
A|--------------------|---------------|---------------------------------| 
E|--------------------|---------------|---------------------------------|
 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante