Richard Shindell Are You Happy Now written by Richard Shindell
Richard Shindell vocals/guitar
Lucy Kaplansky harmony
Larry Campbell violin/banjo
Mark Dann bass
Howie Wyeth drums
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You took the toaster when you went
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You never paid your half the rent
Bb
You took the spices from the rack
Bb F
But you don't have to put 'em back
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Cause in your haste on Halloween
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You left your camera on the bed
Bb
Where we played roles in black and white
Gm
You left a roll of black and white
C
I set the timer thought of you
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Put the lens up to my head
Bb
I took a photograph for you
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What comes out gray is really red
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So are you happy now
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Are you happy now
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Are you happy now
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I smashed your pumpkin on the floor
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The candle flickered at my feet
Bb
As goblins flew across the room
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The children peered into the room
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A cowboy shivered on the porch
Gm
Cinderella checked her watch
Bb
A hobo waited in the street
Gm
An angel whispered trick or treat
C
What was I supposed to do
Gm
But to sit there in the dark
Bb
I was amazed to think that you
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Would take the candy with you too
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So are you happy now
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Are you happy now
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Are you happy now
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I've sat all night and now it's dawn
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And I cannot believe my eyes
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There's garbage strewn across the lawn
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Where we once stared up at the sky
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And streams of paper fill the tree
Gm
That hovered over you and me
Bb
And shaving cream covers the car
Gm
That we picked up in Baltimore
C
And though I know it's hard to tell
Gm
I hope that what's his name treats you well
Bb
I still maintain that he's a bum
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But it's your money have some fun
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So are you happy now
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Are you happy now
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Are you happy now
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You always asked why I had not
Gm
Written you a verse or two
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Since that's the one thing I regret
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I dedicate this one to you
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So are you happy now
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Are you happy now
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Are you happy now
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Are you happy now
From Richard Shindell "Sparrows Point"
Shanachie Records