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Date: Sat, 21 Oct 1995 00:14:25 -0500
From: Jonathan
Subject: TAB: The Happiest Days of our Lives (Pink Floyd)
Pink Floyd
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The Happiest Days of our Lives
by Roger Waters
from the 1979 release, The Wall
transcribed by Jonathan
Notes:
/ = slide up \ = slide down H = hammer-on B = bend
PM = palm mute '' = continue picking note (listen for rhythm)
gtr. 1 (w/delay) PM throughout
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When
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we grew up and went to school
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There were cer - tain teachers who would
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Hurt the children an-y- way they
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could "Oof!" By
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pouring their derision Upon anything we did Ex-
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pos-ing ev- 'ry weakness How - ever carefully hidden by the
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kids [laughing]
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But in the
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town it was well known When they got
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home at night, their fat and Psy - cho -
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pathic wives would thrash them Within
gtr. 2 (w/dist.)
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inches of their lives Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh
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Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh
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Ooh ooh ooh Ooh [Scream]
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