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             C  
You know it doesn't make much sense  
               Bb  
There ought to be a law against  
   am  
Anyone who takes offense  
   G         F  
At a day in your celebration  
         C  
Cause we all know in our minds  
           Bb  
That there ought to be a time  
     am  
That we can set aside  
     G            F         
To show just how much we love you  
         F  
And I'm sure you would agree  
             G  
It couldn't fit more perfectly  
         F                         G  
Than to have a world party on the  
day you came to be  
       C  
Happy birthday to you       
Happy birthday to you  
Happy birthday  
Happy birthday to you  
Happy birthday to you  
Happy birthday  
        C  
I just never understood  
       Bb  
How a man who died for good  
           am  
Could not have a day that would  
    G                 F  
Be set aside for his recognition  
        C  
Because it should never be  
        Bb  
Just because some cannot see  
      am  
The dream as clear as he  
       G                    F  
that they should make it become an illusion  
       F  
And we all know everything  
          G  
That he stood for time will bring  
        F  
For in peace our hearts will sing  
           G  
Thanks to Martin Luther King  
        C  
Happy birthday to you   
Happy .......... 
dm                          am  
Why has there never been a holiday  
dm  
Where peace is celebrated  
G#         Bb       C  
all throughout the world  
 
     C  
The time is overdue  
        Bb  
For people like me and you  
      am  
Who know the way to truth  
    G                F  
Is love and unity to all God's children  
                 C  
It should never be a great event  
          Bb  
And the whole day should be spent  
    am  
In full remembrance  
     G                              F  
Of those who lived and died for the  
oneness of all people  
    F  
So let us all begin  
     G  
We know that love can win  
       F  
Let it out don't hold it in  
         G           G#  
Sing it loud as you can  
 
Happy birthday to you  
Happy Birthday .......