Supremes - The Happening Ukulele

...THE HAPPENING... by The Supremes
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*Released 1967*


Intro:

Gm, G

Verse 1:

    G             C         D7            G
Hey life, look at me; I can see the reali-ty.
              G                 C         Am
'Cos when you shook me, took me out of my world;
  A#      D#               G#      D7            (G)
I woke up, suddenly I just woke up, to The Happen-ing.

G         C              D7                 G
 When you find, that you left the future be-hind.
              G            C        Am         A#      D#
'Cos when you got a tender love you don't take care of,
                   G#      D7          G   F  F#  G
Then you better be-ware of; The Happen-ing.

Bridge 1:

G    G/F# G/E    D7
 One day  you-re up, (one day you're up),
                G
When you turn a-round, (when you turn around).
                 B7
You'll find your world, (You'll find your world),
            Em
Is tumblin' down, (is tumblin' down).
            D                 D7        G   G7
It happened to me, and it can happen to you.

Verse 2:

      G               C           D7             G
I was sure, I felt se-cure, until love took a de-tour.
      G              C          Am
Yeah, riding high on top of the world;
   A#       D#                G#       D7
It happened, suddenly it just happened.

         G              C
I saw my dreams, fall a-part,
          D7                  G
When love walked away from my heart.
              G                  C        Am       A#        D#
'Cos when you lose that precious love you need, to guide you,
                     G#       D7          G   F  F#  G
Something happens in-side you; The Happen-ing.

Bridge 2:

G    G/F# G/E D7
 Now I    see life, (now I see life),
            G
For what it is, (for what it is).
             B7
It's not all dreams, (it's not all dreams),
             Em
It's not all bliss, (it's not all bliss).
            D                 D7        G
It happened to me, and it can happen to you.

Break:

G                       Gm       C/G
 Once! Ooh, and then it happened.
G                 G7
 Ooh, and then it happened.

*KEY CHANGE*
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G#m   C#            G#m      C#
 Ooh... and then it happened.
G#m   C#            G#m      C#
 Ooh... and then it happened.

Verse 3:

      G#          C#
Is it real? Is it fake?
        D#7                G#
Is this game of life a mis-take?
            G#              C#          A#m       B       E
'Cos when I lost the love I thought was mine, for certain,
            E7     A       D#7
Suddenly it starts hurting.

          G#         C#
I saw the light, too late.
          D#7              G#
When that fickle finger of fate;
      G#                C#     A#m        B       E
Yeah, came and broke my pretty balloon, I woke up,
E7               A       D#7           (G#)
 Suddenly I just woke up, to The Happen-ing.

   G#              C#          D#7            G#
So sure, I felt se-cure, until love took a de-tour.
              G#           C#       A#m        B       E
'Cos when you got a tender love you don't take care of,
         E7        A       D#7         G#
Then you better be-ware of; The Happen-ing.

(Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Gm      G       C       D7      Am      A#      D#      G#      F

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 355333  320003  x32010  xx0212  x02210  688766  x68886  466544  133211

   F#     G/F#     G/E     B7      Em      D       G7      C/G     G#m

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 244322  2x0033  020033  x21202  022000  xx0232  323000  332010  466444

   C#      D#7     A#m     B       E       E7      A

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x46664  x68686  x13331  x24442  022100  020100  x02220