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Date: Sat, 21 Oct 1995 00:14:25 -0500
From: Jonathan 
Subject: TAB: The Happiest Days of our Lives (Pink Floyd)

                               Pink Floyd
                               ----------
                     The Happiest Days of our Lives
                             by Roger Waters
                     from the 1979 release, The Wall

                         transcribed by Jonathan

Notes:

/ = slide up   = slide down  H = hammer-on  B = bend
PM = palm mute  '' = continue picking note (listen for rhythm)



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							    When


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  we    grew  up    and   went  to    school


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  There were  cer - tain  teachers    who   would


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  Hurt  the children      an-y- way         they


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  could              "Oof!"  				        By


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  pouring their derision    Upon    anything    we  did         Ex-


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  pos-ing ev- 'ry weakness    How - ever  carefully hidden  by  the


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  kids [laughing]


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							But in  the


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  town  it was      well  known When  they  got


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  home  at night,   their fat   and   Psy - cho -


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  pathic   wives    would thrash them       Within

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  inches of their lives		     Ooh   ooh ooh     Ooh   ooh ooh


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  Ooh   ooh ooh     Ooh   ooh ooh     Ooh   ooh ooh


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  Ooh   ooh ooh     Ooh		      [Scream]