Gin Wigmore - Happy Ever After: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Happy Ever After" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A#m                F#
Shake my bones and rattle my grave
C#                       G#
He's gone diggin' in the bitch again
A#m              F#
Back tattoo of a big black snake
C#                        G#
Don't go telling me she's just a friend

A#m
Hey, lil' mama
F#                   C#  G#
Who you gonna poison now
D#
Hey, lil' papa
                     F#
Who you gonna run to now

Chorus:
            A#m       F#
It's been a long time coming
         C#        F       A#m
And this house is burning down
            F#         C#    F
Don't know how I ever loved you
      A#m       F#
I was blind and running
      C#        G#
Into what's in front of me
   D#
If I only knew
      F#                      A#m
That happy ever after wasn't you

Hurt me
Hate me
Throw me down
15 years I give you me
To lie alone in this red neck town
A better lover did I have to be

Hey lil mama who ya gonna poison now?
And hey lil papa who ya gonna run to now?

Chorus:
It's been a long time coming
And this house is burning down
Dont know how I ever loved you
I was blind and running
Into what's in front of me
And I never knew
That happy ever after wasn't you

It's been a long time coming
And this house is burning down
Dont know how I ever loved you
I was blind and running
Into what's in front of me
If I only knew
That happy ever after wasn't you

C#         G#           A#m F#
Happy ever after wasn't you
C#         G#           A#m F#
Happy ever after wasn't you
C#         G#           D#
Happy ever after wasn't you


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Happy Ever After" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Happy Ever After" by Gin Wigmore.