The New Sad

- standard tuning - - no capo - - chords are played as follows - Cadd9 : x32033 D : xx0232 G : 320033 Em7 : 022022 [ Intro ] Cadd9 , D [ Verse 1 ] G D Cadd9 D everybody knows that happy is the new sad G D Cadd9 so i Am gonna go and imitate my old dad D G D Cadd9 D and never crack a smile again . [ Verse 2 ] everybody knows that as we all get older the will is first to go and so upon my shoulder the bluebird shall not sing again . [ instrumental ] G , D , Em7 , Cadd9 , Em7 , Cadd9 , D [ Verse 3 ] everybody knows that as our hair gets greyer we strike a bended pose and say a little prayer to never feel this way again . [ Verse 4 ] everybody knows it’s never getting better everything must go and you will have to let her and never see her face again . [ instrumental ] [ Verse 5 ] everybody’s youth is only what they make it longer in the tooth , so why do people fake it? we’ll never get it back again . [ instrumental ] [ coda ] Cadd9 D i know it hurts G Em7 no one wants to die . Cadd9 D goodbye . ( D ) goodbye . [ instrumental ] Cadd9 , D , G , Em7 , Cadd9 ( Cadd9 ) D goodbye . ( D ) G goodbye .