...THE HAPPENING... by The Supremes -------------------................ *Released 1967* Intro: Gm, G Verse 1:

Hey ^Glife, look at ^Cme; I can ^D7see the reali-^Gty. 'Cos when you ^Gshook me, took me ^Cout of my ^Amworld; A# D# G# D7 (G) I woke up, suddenly I just woke up, to The Happen-ing.

^G When you ^Cfind, that you ^D7left the future be-^Ghind. 'Cos when you ^Ggot a tender ^Clove you ^Amdon't take ^A#care of,^D# Then you better be-^G#ware of;^D7 The Happen-^Ging.^F ^F# ^G

Bridge 1:

^G One ^G/F#day ^G/Eyou-re ^D7up, (one day you're up), When you turn a-^Ground, (when you turn around). You'll find your ^B7world, (You'll find your world), Is tumblin' ^Emdown, (is tumblin' down). It happened ^Dto me, and it can ^D7happen to ^Gyou.^G7

Verse 2:

I was ^Gsure, I felt se-^Ccure, until ^D7love took a de-^Gtour. Yeah, ^Griding high on ^Ctop of the ^Amworld; It ^A#happened,^D# suddenly it just ^G#happened.^D7

I saw my ^Gdreams, fall a-^Cpart, When love ^D7walked away from my ^Gheart. 'Cos when you ^Glose that precious ^Clove you ^Amneed, to ^A#guide you,^D# Something happens in-^G#side you;^D7 The Happen-^Ging.^F ^F# ^G

Bridge 2:

^G Now ^G/F#I ^G/Esee ^D7life, (now I see life), For what it ^Gis, (for what it is). It's not all ^B7dreams, (it's not all dreams), It's not all ^Embliss, (it's not all bliss). It happened ^Dto me, and it can ^D7happen to ^Gyou.

Break:

^G Once! Ooh, and then it ^Gmhappened.^C/G ^G Ooh, and then it ^G7happened.

*KEY CHANGE* ------------

^G#m Ooh..^C#. and then it ^G#mhappened.^C# ^G#m Ooh..^C#. and then it ^G#mhappened.^C#

Verse 3:

Is it ^G#real? Is it ^C#fake? Is this ^D#7game of life a mis-^G#take? 'Cos when I ^G#lost the love I ^C#thought was ^A#mmine, for ^Bcertain,^E Suddenly it ^E7starts ^Ahurting.^D#7

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

So ^G#sure, I felt se-^C#cure, until ^D#7love took a de-^G#tour. 'Cos when you ^G#got a tender ^C#love you ^A#mdon't take ^Bcare of,^E Then you ^E7better be-^Aware of;^D#7 The Happen-^G#ing.

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Supremes - The happening