Happy Birthday (to the tune of the Merry Widow Waltz)
Public domain - full karaoke IMMHA-L398
Credit: Words: Traditional; Music: Franz Lehar · music 1905
Origin: Words traditional; tune is the 'Merry Widow Waltz' from Franz Lehar's 'The Merry Widow' (1905), public domain in the US. Not the 'Happy Birthday to You' song. Typed with chords, 3/4 time, key of A (capo 2, play G).
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merry_Widow
Lyrics sheet: courtesy of Country Roads Folk Music Camp, Mount Madonna County Park, California (about the camp)
Original scan: from John's songbook (scan to be posted on @IMMHACAL)
Chords as printed on the original song sheet. Chords as typed; slashes are beats.
G C G D Happy/ birthday,/ happy/ birthday,/ we /love/ you.// G D7 G G7 Happy/ birthday/ and may/ all your/ dreams/ come/ true./ C D G Em Am7 D E When/ you/ blow/ out the/ can/dles,/ one light/ stays a/glow.// Am G Em Am7 D7 G It's the/ love light/ in your/ eyes wher/e'er/ you/ go.//