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The Happiest Days Guitar Tablature
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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)



  gtr. 1 (w/delay) PM throughout
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|-5'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|
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| bass (w/delay*)
| +				    o
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|-10-----------------------------|-10------------------------------|
  * + = delay on, o = delay off


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|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|'''''''''''3'''''''----------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------6'''''''5---3'''|
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| +								  o
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|-10-----------------------------|-10--10-10-9-9---9-6-----6-5---3---|



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|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|
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|-----------------------------3---|-----------------------------3---|



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|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|
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|-----------------------------3---|-----------------------------3---|



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|-3H5---5'''''''''''''''''''''''''|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''||
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|-5---------------------------3---|-5---------------------------3---||
							    When


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|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|
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|-5-----------------------------------------3-----|
  we    grew  up    and   went  to    school


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|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''3-----|
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|-5-----------------------------------------3-----|
  There were  cer - tain  teachers    who   would


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|-------------------------3''''''''''''''''''''---|
|-5'''''''''''''''''''''''---------------------3--|
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|-------------------------3-----------------------|
|-5-----------------------------------------3-----|
  Hurt  the children      an-y- way         they


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|-5'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|
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|-5-------------------------------|-5---------------------------3---|
  could              "Oof!"  				        By


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|'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''3---|-1'''''''''''''''''''''''''''3---|
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|-5-----------------------5---3---|-1-----------------------1---3---|
  pouring their derision    Upon    anything    we  did         Ex-


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|-5'''''''''''''''''''''''''''3---|-0'''''''''''''''''''''''''''3B--|
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|-5-----------------------5------|-0---------------------------3---|
  pos-ing ev- 'ry weakness    How - ever  carefully hidden  by  the


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|-5'''''''''''''''''''''''''''3-4-|-5'''''''''''''''''''''''''''3-4-|
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|-5---------------------------3---|-5---------------------------3---|
  kids [laughing]


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|-5'''''''''''''''''''''''''''3-4-|-5'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|
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|-5---------------------------3---|-5-------------------------------|
							But in  the


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|-5'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''3-----|
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|-10----------10----------10----------10---------|
  town  it was      well  known When  they  got


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|-6'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''5-----|
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|-6-----------6-----------6-----------6-----5-----|
  home  at night,   their fat   and   Psy - cho -


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|-3'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''|
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|-3-----------3-----------3-----------3/----------|
  pathic   wives    would thrash them       Within

				     gtr. 2 (w/dist.)
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|-3'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''||-3---------------|-1---------------|
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|-8-------------------8----------||-1---------------|-----------------|
  inches of their lives		     Ooh   ooh ooh     Ooh   ooh ooh


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|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
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|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
  Ooh   ooh ooh     Ooh   ooh ooh     Ooh   ooh ooh


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|-3---------------|-5---------------|-----------------||
|-3---------------|-5---------------|-----------------||
|-1---------------|-3---------------|-----------------||
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|-1---------------|-3---------------|-----------------||
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  Ooh   ooh ooh     Ooh		      [Scream]
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