The Pat Terry Group - Happy Man

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Happy Man
Words and Music by Pat Terry
on Songs of the South
Copyright 1976

Intro: C F/C Dm/C (twice)

C                 F               G                    C
When I die there won't be much to salvage from my earnings
                  F              G              F/C C
I've never had a lot of land or houses to my name
Dm7/C   C              F                G             C
I've   never been a corporate prince on Madison in New York
                     F           Gsus4 G
I've never held a diamond in my hand
     F         C/E    Dm7      C      G     G#dim7    Am
But I've seen chil - dren laughing as only children can
Am/G  F            C/E   Dm7  C       G              F/G  C   
And   I've known my     Cre-a-tor and I've been a happy   man

F/C Dm/C C F/C Dm/C C F/C Dm/C F/C Dm/C

  C             F              G                C
I never really loved the way I saw it in the movies
                   F            G  F/C C
But I had myself a woman of my own
Dm7/C  C                    F            G                C
The    place we lived was modest and we kept the yard together
                    F             Gsus4 G
I never traveled far from my hometown
     F         C/E  Dm7     C         G      G#dim7 Am
But I've heard mu - sic playing that made me understand
Am/G F              C/E Dm7     C      G             F/G  C  
And  touched the hearts of  heaven and I've been a happy man

F/C Dm/C C F/C Dm/C C F/C Dm/C F/C Dm/C

C                 F                 G                    C
Life has had its hard times when I felt the chill of winter
                    F                   G                F/C C 
I can't forget the night when my sweet Julie slipped away
Dm7/C  C                   F            G                      C
But    growing old was different than I always thought it would be
                         F               Gsus4 G
The sweetness of my youth just grew with age
       F           C/E   Dm7      C     G       G#dim7  Am
'Cause I've known wealth and beauty beneath his guiding hand
Am/G F          C/E Dm7     C        G           G#dim7 Am  
And  knowing soon   I'll see him has made me a hap - py man
Am/G F          C/E Dm7     C        G           F/G  C
And  knowing soon   I'll see him has made me a happy man


Transcribed by Joshua R. Martinez
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