{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1147216,"song":"Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile","artist":"Michael Franks","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11254985-sometimes-i-just-forget-to-smile-chords-by-michael-franks/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1147216?type=chord","rating":4.72642,"votes":3,"content":"Michael wrote this one in Eb but I\r\ntransposed it down to A so it´s easier to sing.\r\nIrion\r\n\r\n\r\nSOMETIMES I JUST FORGET TO SMILE (Michael Franks, 1975)\r\n\r\n[tab]e---------7----|----5----|\r\nB---------8----|----7----|\r\nG---------9----|----7----|\r\nD--0-----10----|----0----|\r\nA--------------|---------|\r\nE--------------|---------|[/tab]\r\n     [Am79/D]               [[ch]D[/ch]]       4 times\r\n\r\n[[ch]F#m7[/ch]] F# Earth [[ch]B7[/ch]] quakes and my [[ch]F#m7[/ch]] Bug [[ch]B7[/ch]] breaks\r\n[[ch]Em7[/ch]] You need a light to [[ch]A7[/ch]] see through the [[ch]D[/ch]] smog [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n[[ch]F#m7[/ch]] It´s like D-[[ch]B7[/ch]]-day out on the [[ch]F#m7[/ch]] free [[ch]B7[/ch]] way\r\n[[ch]Em7[/ch]] I´d like to crawl back [[ch]A7[/ch]] under my [[ch]D[/ch]] log [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n\r\nAll these [[ch]B7[/ch]] Rolls Royce Hip Roll down the Sunset Strip\r\njust like [[ch]E7[/ch]] Pharaos down the Nile.\r\n[[ch]A7[/ch]] Sometimes I just forget to [Am79/D] smile [[ch]D[/ch]]  /  [Am79/D] [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n\r\n[[ch]F#m7[/ch]] Dog [[ch]B7[/ch]] bites [[ch]F#m7[/ch]] lost [[ch]B7[/ch]] kites\r\n[[ch]Em7[/ch]] he says Thanks but [[ch]A7[/ch]] he never says [[ch]D[/ch]] Please [[ch]D[/ch]] \r\n[[ch]F#m7[/ch]] We both [[ch]B7[/ch]] shave and we [[ch]F#m7[/ch]] jump [[ch]B7[/ch]] waves\r\n[[ch]Em7[/ch]] He never has much skin [[ch]A7[/ch]] on his [[ch]D[/ch]] knees [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n\r\nYou know [[ch]B7[/ch]] he´s got the habit now for Peter Rabbit now,\r\n[[ch]E7[/ch]] and Disney crocodiles.\r\n[[ch]A7[/ch]] Sometimes I just forget to [Am79/D] smile [[ch]D[/ch]]  /  [Am79/D] [[ch]D[/ch]]\r\n\r\nSolo one verse until...\r\n\r\nAll these [[ch]B7[/ch]] movie stars and all these Jane and Tarzan just to,\r\n[[ch]E7[/ch]] run the three minute mile.\r\n[[ch]A7[/ch]] Sometimes I just forget to [Am79/D] smile [[ch]D[/ch]]  /  [Am79/D] [[ch]D[/ch]]\f","plain_text":"Michael wrote this one in Eb but I\ntransposed it down to A so it´s easier to sing.\nIrion\n\n\nSOMETIMES I JUST FORGET TO SMILE (Michael Franks, 1975)\n\n\n     [Am79/D]               [D]       4 times\n\n[F#m7] F# Earth [B7] quakes and my [F#m7] Bug [B7] breaks\n[Em7] You need a light to [A7] see through the [D] smog [D]\n[F#m7] It´s like D-[B7]-day out on the [F#m7] free [B7] way\n[Em7] I´d like to crawl back [A7] under my [D] log [D]\n\nAll these [B7] Rolls Royce Hip Roll down the Sunset Strip\njust like [E7] Pharaos down the Nile.\n[A7] Sometimes I just forget to [Am79/D] smile [D]  /  [Am79/D] [D]\n\n[F#m7] Dog [B7] bites [F#m7] lost [B7] kites\n[Em7] he says Thanks but [A7] he never says [D] Please [D] \n[F#m7] We both [B7] shave and we [F#m7] jump [B7] waves\n[Em7] He never has much skin [A7] on his [D] knees [D]\n\nYou know [B7] he´s got the habit now for Peter Rabbit now,\n[E7] and Disney crocodiles.\n[A7] Sometimes I just forget to [Am79/D] smile [D]  /  [Am79/D] [D]\n\nSolo one verse until...\n\nAll these [B7] movie stars and all these Jane and Tarzan just to,\n[E7] run the three minute mile.\n[A7] Sometimes I just forget to [Am79/D] smile [D]  /  [Am79/D] [D]","chords":["Eb","A","B","G","D","E","F#m7","F","B7","Em7","A7","E7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]}}}