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Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever Chords

Chord reference G, C, E7, Am, Dm, D, F, Fm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

[G]When I’m [C]away from you, I’m happier than [E7]ever. Wish I could explain it [Am]better, I wish it wasn’t [Dm]true, [G]hmm

Give me a [C]day or two, to think of something [E7]clever. To write myself a [Am]letter, ro tell me what to [Dm]do, [G]mm-mm [C]Do you read my interviews, or [E7]do you skip my avenue?. When [Am]you said you were passing through. Was I [C#m]even on your way?

I [C]knew when I asked you to (When I asked you to) Be [E7]cool about what I was telling you. You’d [Am]do the opposite of what you said you’d do (What you said you’d do) And I’d [C#m]end up more afraid, don’t say it [E7]isn’t fair. You clearly weren’t aware that you [Am]made me miserable, [D]ooh. So if you [Dm]really wanna [G]know.

When I’m [C]away from you (When I’m away from you) I’m happier than [E7]ever (I’m happier than ever) Wish I could explain it [Am]better (Wish I could explain it better) I wish it wasn’t [Dm]true, [G]mmm

[C] [E7] [Am] [F] [Fm] [C]You called me [E7]again, drunk in your [Am]Benz Driving home [F]under the in[Fm]fluence [C]You scared me to [E7]death but I’m wasting my [Am]breath ‘Cause you only listen to your [Fm]fucking friends [C]I don’t relate to [E7]you, [Am]I don’t relate to you, [F]no ‘Cause I’d never [C]treat me this [E7]shitty You made me [Am]hate this [F]city

And I don’t talk [C]shit about you on the [E7]internet Never told [Am]anyone anything [F]bad ‘Cause that shit’s [C]embarrassing, you were my [E7]everything And all that you [Am]did was make me fucking [F]sad So [C]don’t waste the time I don’t [E7]have

And [Am]don’t try to make me feel [F]bad I could talk about [C]every time that you showed [E7]up on time But I’d have an [Am]empty line ’cause you never [F]did Never paid any [C]mind to my mother or [E7]friends, so I Shut them all [Am]out for you ’cause I was a [F]kid

[C]You ruined everything [E7]good Always [Am]said you were misunder[F]stood [C]Made all my moments your [E7]own [Am]Just fucking leave me [F]alone

[C] [E7] [Am] [F]

Artist Billie Eilish
Album Happier Than Ever
Genres Pop
Year 2021
Key G

How to Play Happier Than Ever on Guitar?

Billie Eilish - Happier Than Ever can be played in the key of G using the G, C, E7, Am, Dm, D, F, Fm chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Happier Than Ever with the ↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑ strumming pattern.