{"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":2408623,"song":"Smiling On The Surface","artist":"Real Friends","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11496436-smiling-on-the-surface-chords-by-real-friends/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2408623?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]N.C.                    [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAm I telling myself the truth?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]E[/ch]                                   [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’m used to pretending to be strong and clueless[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAm I doing this right by you?[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI seem to be coming off as wrong and ruthless[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAm I telling myself the truth about what I don’t know?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt makes me lose my self-control[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’m staring through the eyes of someone else[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nSo I’ll keep on smiling on the surface[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHiding my nerves behind the curtain[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C. [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m caught up in an empty room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFilled with second thoughts and gloom[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’ll keep on smiling on the surface[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break 1]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAm I changing my mind again?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAll this indecision makes me shift my focus[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]D[/ch]       [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nIs the tension my only friend?[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                                  [ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnxiety holds my hand when life gets hopeless[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]                        [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAm I telling myself the truth about what I don’t know?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nIt makes me lose my self-control[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’m staring through the eyes of someone else[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nSo I’ll keep on smiling on the surface[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHiding my nerves behind the curtain[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C. [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m caught up in an empty room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFilled with second thoughts and gloom[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’ll keep on smiling on the surface[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break 2]\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab]               [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAm I telling myself the truth about my self-esteem[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd how others place their worth in me?[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI’m staring through the eyes of someone else[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]Dsus2[/ch]\r\nSo I’ll keep on smiling on the surface[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]         [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHiding my nerves behind the curtain[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.C. [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI’m caught up in an empty room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nFilled with second thoughts and gloom[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYeah I’ll keep smiling on the surface[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]F#m[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]Bm[/ch] [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n     Am I telling myself the truth?[/tab]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break 1]\nD F#m E\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break 2]\nD E D Bm F#m D E D\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["C","D","F#m","Am","E","Bm","A","Dsus2"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dsus2":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,2,0],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}