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The Style Council - Headstart for Happiness

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This is my own interpretation of the Style Council song, "Headstart for Happiness", (P. Weller).
This is a great song, which took me ages to get right. I've tried to use the easiest
of playing it, so if anyone has an easier way, suggestions are always welcome. Thanks. Tim.
Standard Tuning: EADGBA
Intro/Verse
Dmaj7 Cmaj7
---5---9---7---3---5---7---| ---7---7---7---5---5---5---| ---6---6---6---4---4---4---| ---0---0---0---0---0---0---| ---------------------------| ---------------------------|

Ending with this chord before the chorus:
---5---| ---5---| ---4---| ---0---| -------| -------|

Chorus
Emaj7 Amaj7 C#m7 G#7 A7
---4-----5---7--- and then ---4----4-----5---| ---4-----5---5--- ---5----4-----5---| ---4-----6---6--- x3 ---4----5-----6---| x1 ---2-----6---6--- ---6----4-----5---| ---2-----0---0--- ---4----6-----7---| ---0------------- --------4-----5---|

Bridge
F# Bm Em
---2---3---2---0---2---0---0---0---0---| ---2---2---2---2---3---3---4---5---6---| ---3---3---3---3---4---0---0---0---0---| ---4---4---4---4---4---2---3---4---5---| -------------------2---2---3---4---5---| -----------------------0---0---0---0---|

F# Bm D7add9 D#7add9 E7add9
---2---3---2---0---2-----5--------6--------7-----9---| ---2---2---2---2---3-----5--------6--------7-----7---| ---3---3---3---3---4-----5--------6--------7-----7---| ---4---4---4---4---4-----4--------5--------6-----6---| -------------------2-----5--------6--------7-----7---| -----------------------------------------------------|

Gm/F Gm/E F#m/E Bm7 Em7
---13----12-----12-----7-----7---10---9---7---9---| ---11----11-----10-----7-----8---8----8---8---8---| ---10----10------9-----7-----7---7----7---7---7---| ---12----12-----11-----7-----9---9----9---9---9---| ---10----10------9-----9-----7---7----7---7---7---| -----------------------7--------------------------|

That is more or less the whole song. Hope you like it.

Source: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/style-council/116581.html

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