Happy Endings


Written By
Bruce Johnston, Terry Melcher
Produced By
Terry Melcher
Lead Vocals
Little Richard/Carl/Mike/Al
Recorded On
1987
Length
Notes
  • Appeared on the soundtrack to the 1988 film The Telephone
Chords
E...............C#m7...F#m7....F#m7/B
Bring 'em back, bring 'em back

E...................C#m7..F#m7..F#m7/B
Bring back happy endings
.......................E...........C#m7....F#m7..F#m7/B
Where the good guys always win
....................E.....G#7......C#m7...A#m7(b5)
Give me Santa and the Easter Bunny
F#m7.......F#m7/B..E...C#m.B.E
Make me smile again

E..................C#m7..F#m7..F#m7/B
Bring back happy endings
........................E.............C#m7...F#m7...F#m7/B
Where the good guys always win
...........E.......G#7................C#m7...A#m7(b5)
Like Peter Pan in Never Never Land
.......F#m7..................F#m7/B..E..A/E.E
Oh yeah, make me smile again

.............E7...........A.C#m7/G#.F#m7
We'll send the tears away
F#m7/B.....................G#m7.....E7
Send them back to yesterday
.........................A.C#m7/G#.F#7sus4
We'll learn to laugh again
.................F#7.....................F#m7/B.........B7../A./G#./F#
Dry our eyes and see the sad times end

E...............C#m7..F#m7..F#m7/B
You love happy endings
............E..........C#m7........F#m7..F#m7/B
Then let's go back once more
.............E.........G#7....C#m7..A#m7(b5)
And dream a lot of Camelot
F#m7.........F#m7/B..E..A/E.E
The way it was before

...............E7...........A.C#m7/G#.F#m7
Look through the children's eyes
........F#m7/B.............G#m7....E7
And life becomes a lullabye
.........................A.C#m7/G#.F#7sus4
Send all your tears away
F#7..........................F#m7/B.....B7../A./G#./F#
Send them back to yesterday

Chart prepared by Francis Greene

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