Walking back to happiness (1961)    (video)

 

      G - - - - - - - - - -   - Em    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    Funny, but it's true          what loneliness can do,

C   - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   A                            D

    since I've been away, I have loved you more each day.

 

       G                     Em                G              Em

1. Walking back to happiness, woopah, oh yeah, yeah,

      G                     Em              G              Em

    said goodbye to lonliness, woopah, oh yeah. yeah.

Am                    G                    D                      G

    I never knew I'd miss you, now I know what I must do,

      G                     Em           C            - D           G

    walking back to happiness I shared       with you.

       G                   Em

    (Yay, yay, yay, yay, ba dum be do !)

 

       G                  Em                      G              Em

2. Making up for things we said, woopah, oh yeah, yeah,

     G                       Em                     G               Em

    and mistakes to which they led, woopah, oh yeah, yeah.

Am                          G                D                      G

    I shouldn't have gone away, so I'm coming back today,

      G                     Em           C         - D      G

    walking back to happiness I threw       away.

       G                   Em

    (Yay, yay, yay, yay, ba dum be do !)

 

       G

+  Walking back to happiness with you,

      G                                           D

    said farewell to loneliness I knew,

     D               G

    laid aside foolish pride,

      A                              D                 - A - D

    learnt the truth from tears I cried.

 

           G                        Em                 G              Em

3. Spread the news I'm on my way, woopah, oh yeah, yeah,

     G                          Em                  G             Em

    all my blues have blown away, woopah oh yeah yeah.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Am                         G                     D                           G

    I'm bringing you love so true, ‘cause that's what I owe to you,

      G                     Em           C            - D          G

    walking back to happiness I shared       with you.

       G                   Em

    (Yay, yay, yay, yay, ba dum be do !)

 

       G

+  Walking back to happiness with you,

      G                                           D

    said farewell to loneliness I knew,

     D               G

    laid aside foolish pride,

      A                              D

    learnt the truth from tears I cried.

 

(orig. moves up half a note to capo 2nd here)   + A - D

 

+  repeat verse 3

 

       G

+  Walking back to happiness again,

       G                                         D

    walking back to happiness again ....

 

(orig. = capo 1st)    (Helen Shapiro)