C F/C, C Happy birthday to you, F/C, C Happy birthday to you, F C Happy birth-day. Chorus 2: C F/C, C Happy birthday to you, F/C, C Happy birthday to you, F C Happy birth-day. F For in peace our hearts will sing F/G Thanks to Martin Luther King. Bridge 2: F And we all know everything, G That he stood for, time will bring. G That they should make it, F/G Be-come an illusion. C F/C, C Because it should never be, Bb Eb, Bb Just be-cause some cannot see, Am Em, Am The dream as clear as he. Verse 2: C F/C, C I just never understood, Bb Eb, Bb How a man who died for good, Am Em, Am Could not have a day that would, G F/G Be set aside for his recognition.
Chorus 1: C F/C, C Happy birthday to you, F/C, C Happy birthday to you, F C Happy birth-day. Bridge 1: F And I'm sure you would agree, G What could fit more perfectly, F Than to have a world party, F/G On the day you came to be. C F/C, C 'Cos we all know in our minds, Bb Eb, Bb That there ought to be a time, Am Em, Am That we can set aside G F/G To show just how much we love you. *from 'Hotter Than July' (1980)* Intro: C F/C, C Bb Eb, Bb Am Em Am, G F/G (x2) Verse 1: C F/C, C You know it doesn't make much sense, Bb Eb, Bb There ought to be a law against Am Em Am Any-one who takes offense, G F/G At a, day in your celebration. The day was eventually signed into federal law by Ronald Reagan in 1983 and, first introduced in 1986, is now celebrated annually on the third Monday in January.HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Join me in the observance of Januas a national holiday. I and a growing number of people believe that it is time for our country to adopt legislation that will make January 15, Martin Luther King’s birthday, a national holiday, both in recognition of what he achieved and as a reminder of the distance which still has to be traveled. We in the United States must not forget either his supreme sacrifice or that dream. We still have a long road to travel until we reach the world that was his dream. He showed us, non-violently, a better way of life, a way of mutual respect, helping us to avoid much bitter confrontation and inevitable bloodshed. Martin Luther King was a man who had that strength. For nearly two thousand years now we have been striving to have the strength to follow that example. Jesus Christ by his own example showed us that there is no greater love. It is believed that for a man to lay down his life for the love of others is the supreme sacrifice.
Stevie also wrote down a few things about Martin Luther King Jr. Today a staple at birthday parties, Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” originally served as an unofficial commercial to call up people to sign the petition for a Martin Luther King Jr.
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