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Keep On Smilin' chords
  G    D    C   G*
Well you Gsay you got the blues, 
You got Dholes in both of your shoes, yeah- 
You're Cfeeling alone and confused, 
You got to Gkeep on smilin', just keep on smilin' 
Yeah, you're- you're Gbout to go insane, 
Cause your Dwoman’s playing games, 
And she says that Cyou're to blame, 
You try to keep on Gsmilin', just keep on smilin' 
Keep on Gsmilin' through the rain, Dlaughin' at the pain 
Just Cflowin' with the changes, till the sun comes Gout again 
Keep on Gsmilin' through the rain, Dlaughin at the pain 
Just Cflowin' with the changes, and Gsingin' this refrain 
Singing in a Ghonky tonk cafe, 
Nobodys Dhearin' what you play, yeah-
They're too busy drinkin Canyway, 
You gotta keep on Gsmilin', brother keep on smilin' 
Say you Gfound a piece of land 
Gonna change from city boy to Dcountry man, yeah- C  
Try to build you're life with your hands 
And just keep on Gsmilin', keep on smilin' 
Keep on Gsmilin' through the rain, Dlaughin' at the pain 
Just Cflowin' with the changes, till the sun Gcomes out again 
Keep on Gsmilin' through the rain, Dlaughin at the pain 
Just Cflowin' with the changes, and Gsingin' this refrain 
G  D  C  G   G  D  C  G
"You're just hangin out- in a local bar, 
And you're wonderin'- who the hell you are 
Are you a farmer - are you a star?"
Keep on Gsmilin' through the rain, Dlaughin' at the pain 
Just Cflowin' with the changes, till the sun comes Gout again 
Keep on Gsmilin', smilin' - smilin', smilin'
DLaughin, laughin- said laughin', laughin'
Keep on Cflowin', flowin', flowin' -- YEAH............
Capo II
 G= F  
 D= C  
 C= Bb  
Capo V
 G= D  
 D= A  
 C= G  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
 G= A  
 D= E  
 C= D  

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Keep On Smilin

by Wet Willie

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Keep On Smilin' chords

G D C G

Well you say you got the blues,

You got holes in both of your shoes, yeah-

You're feeling alone and confused,

You got to keep on smilin', just keep on smilin'

Yeah, you're- you're bout to go insane,

Cause your woman’s playing games,

And she says that you're to blame,

You try to keep on smilin', just keep on smilin'

G D

Keep on smilin' through the rain, laughin' at the pain

C G

Just flowin' with the changes, till the sun comes out again

G D

Keep on smilin' through the rain, laughin at the pain

C G

Just flowin' with the changes, and singin' this refrain

Singing in a honky tonk cafe,

Nobodys hearin' what you play, yeah-

They're too busy drinkin anyway,

You gotta keep on smilin', brother keep on smilin'

Say you found a piece of land

D C

Gonna change from city boy to country man, yeah-

Try to build you're life with your hands

And just keep on smilin', keep on smilin'

G D

Keep on smilin' through the rain, laughin' at the pain

C G

Just flowin' with the changes, till the sun comes out again

G D

Keep on smilin' through the rain, laughin at the pain

C G

Just flowin' with the changes, and singin' this refrain

G D C G G D C G

"You're just hangin out- in a local bar,

And you're wonderin'- who the hell you are

Are you a farmer - are you a star?"

G D

Keep on smilin' through the rain, laughin' at the pain

C G

Just flowin' with the changes, till the sun comes out again

Keep on smilin', smilin' - smilin', smilin'

Laughin, laughin- said laughin', laughin'

Keep on flowin', flowin', flowin' -- YEAH............

Capo II

G F

D C

C Bb

Capo V

G D

D A

C G

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

G A

D E

C D

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