I’m so happy I can’t stop crying (intro) (midi) (sample)

D A

1. Seven weeks have passed now since she left me,

Bm G

she shows her face to ask me how I am.

D - A

She says the kids are fine and that they miss me,

Bm G

maybe I could come and baby-sit some time.

A - Bm G

She says, "are you o.k? I worried about you.

A Bm G

"can you forgive me? I hope that you'll be happy."

D - A

I'm so happy that I can't stop crying,

Bm G

I'm so happy, I'm laughing through my tears.

A - Bm G

I saw a friend of mine, he said, "I worried about you.

A Bm G

I heard she had another man, I wondered how you felt about it.

D - A

I'm so happy that I can't stop crying

Bm G

I'm so happy I'm laughing through my tears.

A - Bm G

Saw my lawyer, Mr. Good News, he got me

A Bm G

joint custody and legal separation.

D - D7

I'm so happy that I can't stop crying,

Bb C

I'm laughing through my tears, I'm laughing through my tears.

D A

2. I took a walk alone last night.

Bm G

I looked up at the stars to try and find an answer in my life.

D - A

I chose a star for me, I chose a star for him,

Bm G

I chose two stars for my kids and one star for my wife.

A - Bm G

Something made me smile, something seemed to ease the pain,

A Bm G

something about the universe and how it's all connected.

(original moves up half a note here)

D - A

3. The park is full of Sunday fathers, and melted ice cream,

Bm G

we try to do the best, within the given time.

D - A

A kid should be with his mother, everybody knows that,

Bm G

what can a father do but baby-sit sometimes?

A - Bm G

I saw that friend of mine, he said, "You look different somehow."

A Bm G

I said, "everybody's got to leave that darkness sometime."

D - D7

I'm so happy that I can't stop crying,

Bb C

I'm laughing through my tears, I'm laughing through my tears.

D - D7

I'm so happy that I can't stop crying,

Bb C - D

I'm laughing through my tears, I'm laughing through my tears.

(orig. = capo 4th) (Toby Keith with Sting)