I Hope You're Happy Now

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He's a fine figure of a man and handsome too With his eyes upon the secret places he'd like to undo Still he knows who knows who and where and how And I hope you're happy now He's got all the things you need and some that you will never But you make him sound like frozen food, his love will last forever Still he knows what you want and what you don't allow And I hope you're happy now I hope that you're happy now like you're supposed to be And I know that this will hurt you more than it hurts me He's acting innocent and proud still you know what he's after Like a matador with his pork sword, while we all die of laughter In his turquoise pajamas and motorcycle hat I hope you're happy now because you'll soon put pay to that I knew then what I know now I never loved you anyhow And I hope you're happy now

I Hope You're Happy Now Written by Elvis Costello Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Produced by Nick Lowe with Colin Fairley Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Recorded March-May 1986, Olympic Studios, London Released September 15, 1986 Albums Blood & Chocolate, 1986 Collections Girls Girls Girls, 1989 The Very Best Of Elvis Costello, 1999 Rock And Roll Music, 2007 Promos Highlights From Blood & Chocolate, 1986 Selections From This Year's Model - Blood & Chocolate - Brutal Youth, 2002 Length 3:05 First known performance:  August 3, 1984, Sunrise, FL “Recorded live in the big, old studio at Olympic (before it was vandalized), after three different attempts at the song. In the long run I'm happier to live with it being humorous, rather that murderous.” — Girls Girls Girls liner notes, 1989. Alternate versions I Hope You're Happy Now (early Attractions version) Performed by Elvis Costello & The Attractions Produced by Nick Lowe with Colin Fairley & Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - vocals, guitar Steve Nieve - keyboards Bruce Thomas - bass Pete Thomas - drums Recorded October 1984, Eden Studios, London Released February 28, 1995 Collections Goodbye Cruel World (Rykodisc/Demon reissue), 1995 Goodbye Cruel World (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2004 Promos Punch The World, 1995 Selections From Almost Blue, Goodbye Cruel World, Kojak Variety, 2004 Length 2:51 I Hope You're Happy Now (Solo Demo) Performed by Elvis Costello Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, guitar Recorded February 14, 1985, Sunset Sound, Hollywood Released November 7, 1986 Singles I Want You, 1986 Collections King Of America (Rhino/Edsel reissue), 2005 Length 3:02 I Hope You're Happy Now (Confederates version) Performed by Elvis Costello Produced by J. Henry (T-Bone) Burnett & Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus with Larry Kalman Hirsch Musicians Elvis Costello - vocal, acoustic guitar Jerry Scheff - string bass Mitchell Froom - keyboards Jim Keltner - drums Recorded ca. September-October 1985, Ocean Way, Hollywood Collections Singles, Volume 3, 2003 Length 2:59 Note This previously unreleased version was erroneously released on this compilation in place of the solo demo version.

Covers

Barely Pink

recorded for unreleased Costello tribute

1999

mp3  •  Barely Pink

The Big Delicious

performed live, 2002

2002

info needed

Paula Kelley Quartet

live, Brilliant Mistakes tribute, 2002-08-10, Albany, NY

2002

review  •  Paula Kelley

Oliver's Army (Dallas)

performed live, Dallas-area Costello tribute band

2003-

OliversArmyBand

Pollyanna

Potomac CDS

1996

info

Wondermints

CASSETTE 4 (white tape)

1995

info  •  info

Chords

tabbed by theoquik@aol.com

This is a guitar-based transcription, though some notes played by other instruments may be included
so that the lone guitarist can more fully realize the tune as it exists on Blood & Chocolate. 
Those lone guitarists with dexterity trouble can skip those notes and still "put over" the song 
in question, but it won't sound as cool.
Lower case letters indicate that the preceding chord should be played with the lower case note in 
the bass (e.g.  A    g    f#    =   you play an A chord, then you play an A chord with a G in the 
bass, then an A chord with an F# in the bass)

Tricky chords are pictured below the transcription.
Correspond to the list, or drschre@cumc.cornell.edu.

N.C.
he's a fine figure of a man and handsome 
A / Asus (alternate between the two)
too. with his eyes upon the secret places
A7                 D/ Dsus (alternate between the two)
he'd like to undo.                                   
Bm                 b flat                      a             b flat
still he knows who and where and how---------------->
Bm            D         E
and I hope  you're  happy now
A / Asus

N.C.
he's got all the things you need and some that you would
A/ Asus
never.  but you make him sound like frozen food his
A7                     D / Dsus
love will last for-  ever
Bm                              b flat                      a                
   b flat
still he knows what you want and what you don't allow------------->
Bm            D         E
and I hope  you're  happy now

A / Asus    <a c# e>riff

F#m     Emaj6                 A                                    A7
I           hope that you're   happy now the way you're supposed to be
DaddE,(f# in bass)    Esus
and I know that         this will hurt you 
A                        <e d c# b>riff
more than it hurts me
A/ Asus

N.C.
he's acting inncocent and proud still you know what he's
A/ Asus
after.  like a matador with his pork sword while 
A7                     D / Dsus
we all die of        laughter
Bm                              b flat                      a                   b flat
in his turquoise     pa-   jamas and his motorcycle hat------------>I
Bm                      D                          DaddE,(f# in bass)
hope you're happy now because you'll soon put 
<e d c# b>riff
pay to that

F#m    Emaj6            A
       I knew then what I know now
F#m   Emaj6              D          DaddE,(f# in bass)
       I never loved you  anyhow 
Bm            D         E
and I hope  you're  happy now
A / Asus   A7  <a c# e>riff
F#m    Emaj6            A
       I knew then what I know now
F#m   Emaj6              D          DaddE,(f# in bass)
       I never loved you  anyhow 
Bm            D         E
and I hope  you're  happy now

Internal links

• Elvis Costello Home Page: Blood And Chocolate | lyrics | chords | B&C info page 1
• Lyrics  •  Covers

External links

• Elvis Costello Reissues: Blood & Chocolate