The Happening by Supremes ...THE HAPPENING... by The Supremes -------------------................ *Released 1967* Intro: Gm, G Verse 1: G C Hey life look at me, D G I can see the reali-ty. G 'Cos when you shook me, C Took me out of my world; Bb Eb I woke up, Ab D7 Suddenly I just woke up, (G) To the happen-ing. G C When you find, D That you left, G The future be-hind. G 'Cos when you got, C A tender love you don't, Bb Eb Take care of, Then you better, Ab D7 Be-ware of; G G7 The happen-ing. Bridge 1: D One day you-re up, G Then you turn around. B7 You find your world, Em Is tumbling down. D It happened to me, D7 G G7 And it can happen to you. Verse 2: G I was sure, C I felt se-cure, D Until love, G Took a de-tour. G Yeah, riding high, C On top of the world, Bb Eb It happened, Ab D7 Suddenly it just happened. G I saw my dreams, C Fall a-part, D When love walked, G Away from my heart. G And when you lose that, C Precious love you need, Bb Eb To guide you, Something happens, Ab D7 In-side you; G G7 The happen-ing. Bridge 2: D Now I see life, G For what it is. B7 It's not all dreams, Em It's not all bliss. D It happened to me, D7 G And it can happen to you. Break: G Once! Ooh, and then, G7 It happened. G Ooh, and then, G7 It happened. *KEY CHANGE* ------------ Abm C# Ooh, Abm C# And then it happened. Abm C# Ooh, Abm C# and then it happened. Verse 3: Ab Is it real? C# Is it fake? Eb Is this game of life, Ab a mis-take? Ab 'Cos when I lost, The love, C# I thought was mine, B E For certain, Suddenly I, a Eb Started hurting. (Eb) Ab I saw the light, C# Too late, Eb When that fickle, Ab Finger of fate, Ab Yeah came and broke, C# My pretty balloon, B E I woke up, Suddenly I just, a Eb Walked up, (Ab) To the happen-ing. Ab So sure, C# I felt se-cure, Eb Until love, Ab Took a de-tour. Ab 'Cos when you got, C# A tender love you don't, B E Take care of, Then you better, a Eb Be-ware of; Ab The happen-ing. (Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Gm G C D Bb EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 355333 320003 x32010 xx0232 688766 Eb Ab D7 G7 B7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE x68886 466544 xx0212 323000 021200 Em Abm C# B E EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 022000 466444 x46664 x24442 022100 a EADGBE x02220 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 (clumsyband@hotmail.com) www.TAB6.com