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Smile

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Chords: these are played by singer throughout
 |G| |C| |G6| |C|
e|3| |0| |x|  |0|
b|3| |1| |1|  |1|
g|0| |0| |0|  |0|
D|0| |2| |0|  |2|
A|2| |3| |2|  |3|
E|3| |x| |3|  |x|
             |G|        |C|                 |G6|       |C|
Your ship is high and I don't know if it'll make it dowown
              |G|     |C|            |G6|          |C|
But I'm gonna try to slip inside the mind of a clowown
           |G|   |C|          |G6|          |C|
They follow me thinkin' I can save them
      |G|   |C|          |G6|      |C| 
Follow me thinkin' I can turn a frowown into smile
e|-------------------------------
b|-15x7--17x2--13x8--12x7--10x8-- 
g|-------------------------------
e|-----------------------------------|
b|-12-----------12-----------12h15p12| repeat 3 times
g|-----14-12-14-----14-12-14---------|
e|---------12-15-12--------------------------|
b|---12-15----------15-12-13-12--------------|
g|-------------------------------14-12----12-|
D|-------------------------------------14----|
2 guits play chords, g1 clean g2 dist.
up tempo
             |G|        |C|           |G6|               |C|
Your ship is high and I don't know if you'll make it dow-own
              |G|       |C|             |G6|        |C| 
But I'm gonna tryyyy to slip inside the mind of a clowown
e|----------------------------------|
b|-12-10----10-12-10-------12h13p12-| repeat Lead then this
g|-------12----------12h14----------|
e|-15----------------------------|
b|----15\13-13-13-13p12-12p10----| repeat above then lead
g|----------------------------12-| then above twice
outro:
e|-15-------------------|
b|----15-13-12----10----|
g|-------------12----12-|
song ends with 2 hard down strokes of G6

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Smile

by Flickerstick

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Chords: these are played by singer throughout

G C G6 C

|| || || ||

e|3| |0| |x| |0|

b|3| |1| |1| |1|

g|0| |0| |0| |0|

D|0| |2| |0| |2|

A|2| |3| |2| |3|

E|3| |x| |3| |x|

G C G6 C

|| || || ||

Your ship is high and I don't know if it'll make it dowown

G C G6 C

|| || || ||

But I'm gonna try to slip inside the mind of a clowown

G C G6 C

|| || || ||

They follow me thinkin' I can save them

G C G6 C

|| || || ||

Follow me thinkin' I can turn a frowown into smile

e|-------------------------------

b|-15x7--17x2--13x8--12x7--10x8--

g|-------------------------------

e|-----------------------------------|

b|-12-----------12-----------12h15p12| repeat 3 times

g|-----14-12-14-----14-12-14---------|

e|---------12-15-12--------------------------|

b|---12-15----------15-12-13-12--------------|

g|-------------------------------14-12----12-|

D|-------------------------------------14----|

2 guits play chords, g1 clean g2 dist.

up tempo

G C G6 C

|| || || ||

Your ship is high and I don't know if you'll make it dow-own

G C G6 C

|| || || ||

But I'm gonna tryyyy to slip inside the mind of a clowown

e|----------------------------------|

b|-12-10----10-12-10-------12h13p12-| repeat Lead then this

g|-------12----------12h14----------|

e|-15----------------------------|

b|----15\13-13-13-13p12-12p10----| repeat above then lead

g|----------------------------12-| then above twice

outro:

e|-15-------------------|

b|----15-13-12----10----|

g|-------------12----12-|

song ends with 2 hard down strokes of G6

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