Stevie Wonder is the stage name of Stevland Hardaway Morris (b. Stevland Hardaway Judkins, 13 May 1950 in Saginaw, MI, USA - a.k.a. Little Stevie Wonder), a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist. He débuted, as Little Stevie Wonder, with the single "I Call It Pretty Music, But the Old People Call It the Blues" (1961, Tamla Motown) and his latest album is "A Time 2 Love" (Oct 2005, Motown)
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...HAPPY BIRTHDAY... by Stevie Wonder --------------------.................
*from 'Hotter than July' (1980)*
Intro:
CF/C, C, A#D#, A#, AmEmAm, GF/G (x2)
Verse 1:
CF/C, C You know it doesn't make much sense, A#D#, A# There ought to be a law against; AmEmAm Any-one who takes offense, GF/G At a, day in your celebration.
CF/C, C 'Cos we all know in our minds, A#D#, A# That there ought to be a time, AmEm, Am That we can set aside; GF/G To show just how much we love you.
Bridge 1:
FG And I'm sure you would agree; what could fit more perfectly, FF/G Than to have a world party, on the day you came to be?
Chorus 1:
CF/C, C Happy birthday to you, F/C, C Happy birthday to you, FC Happy birth-day.
CF/C, C Happy birthday to you, F/C, C Happy birthday to you, FC Happy birth-day.
Verse 2:
CF/C, C I just never understood, A#D#, A# How a man who died for good, AmEm, Am Could not have a day that would, GF/G Be set aside for his recognition.
CF/C, C Because it should never be, A#D#, A# Just be-cause some cannot see, AmEm, Am The dream as clear as he. GF/G That they, should make it be-come an illusion.
Bridge 2:
FG And we all know everything, that he stood for, time will bring. FF/G For in peace our hearts will sing; thanks to Martin Luther King.
Chorus 2:
CF/C, C Happy birthday to you, F/C, C Happy birthday to you, FC Happy birth-day.
CF/C, C Happy birthday to you, F/C, C Happy birthday to you, FC Happy birth-day.
Middle 8:
Dm7Am7 Why has there never been a holiday, Dm7G#A#C Where peace is celebrated, all through-out the wo-rld?
Verse 3:
CF/C, C The time is overdue, A#D#, A# For peo-ple like me and you, AmEm, Am Who know the way to truth; GF/G Is love and unity to all God's children.
CF/C, C It should be a great event, A#D#, A# And the whole day should be spent, AmEm, Am In full remembrance, GF/G Of those who lived and died, for the oneness of all people.
Bridge 3:
FG So let us all begin, we know that love can win. FF/GF#/G# Let it out; don't hold it in, sing it loud as you can...
*KEY CHANGE* ------------
Chorus 3:
C#F#/C#, C# Happy birthday to you, F#/C#, C# Happy birthday to you, F#C# Happy birth-day.
C#F#/C#, C# Happy birthday to you, F#/C#, C# Happy birthday to you, F#C# Happy birth-day.
Chorus 4:
C#F#/C#, C# Happy birthday to you, F#/C#, C# Happy birthday to you, F#C# Happy birth-day.
C#F#/C#, C# Happy birthday to you, F#/C#, C# Happy birthday to you, F#C# Happy birth-day.
C#B We know the key, to unity of all people, A#m Is in the dream that you had so long a-go, G#F#/G# That lives in all of the hearts of people, C# That believe in unity. B We'll make the dream become a reality; A#mG#F#/G# I know we will, because our hearts tell us so.