The Pursuit Of Happiness Chords - Ben Sollee

A F#m

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Verse

F#m D A Riff Riding out past all the places F#m D A

Riff

That I've a reason to go F#m D A

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Kentucky hills and fences F#m D A

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Fields cleared of their stones F#m D A

Riff

Gonna find me a crossroad F#m D A

Riff

Ask a stranger where to go F#m D A

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Gotta find a clear view of the sky F#m D A

Riff

Out past the open road

Verse

F#m D A

Riff

'Bout half way to Jellico F#m D A

Riff

All the lines wore off the road F#m D A

Riff

Some old man patching holes with his bare hands F#m D A

Riff

Working as hard as I've ever seen F#m D A

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He had no taste for the touch screens F#m D A

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'Cause they ain't nothing like the real thing F#m D A

Riff

He used those simple machines F#m D He knew how to make the hammer ring

Chorus

A He said, "I want it as bad as you do. D A G D I just ain't willing to take it from somebody else... Bm C#m D 'Cause on my way to happiness N.C. I wound up paving the road."

Verse

F#m D A

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When I came back home, F#m D A

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My family was waiting for me. F#m D A

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I looked into my son's eyes, F#m D A

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and they were wild as the sea. F#m D A

Riff

Oh, he asked me a simple question... F#m D A

Riff

why do I have to leave. F#m D A

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Oh, son because it's a chance to make a living... F#m D that don't make other folks bleed.

Chorus

A Yeah...you know I want it as bad as you do. D A G D I just ain't willing to take it from somebody else. Bm C#m D 'Cause on my way to happiness, I met a poor man paving the road