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I Smile

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[Verse]
Today's a new DbM7day
but there is no Eb7sunshine,
Nothing but cGbM7louds
and it's dark in my heart
And it feels like a B7cold night.
Today's a new DbM7day,
tell me where are my Eb7blue skies?
Where is that lGbM7ove
and the joy that you promised me?
Tell me it's B7all right?
[Pre-Chorus]
I aGbM7lmost gave up at a power that Eb7I can't explain!
B7Fell from Heaven, like a shower now.Ab7sus  
[Chorus]
I DbM7smile, even though I hurt see I Db7smile,
I know God is working so I GbM7smile,
Even though I've been here for a B7while
I smile, DbM7smile!
It's so hard to look up when you've been Db7down,
Sure would hate to see you give up GbM7now,
You look so much better when you sB7mile!
[Coda]
GbM7Smile for Fmme!
Can you just GbM7smile for DbM7me!
GbM7Smile for Fmme!
Can you just GbM7smile for DbM7me!
And my people say
oh, oh, GbM7oh!
You look so much better when you oh, oh, Fmoh!
You look so much better when you oh, oh, GbM7oh!
You look so much better when you oh, oh, Fmoh
                                      (GbM7)  
You look so much better when you smile!

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I Smile

by Kirk Franklin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

DbM7

Eb7

GbM7

Ab7sus

Db7

[Verse]

DbM7

Today's a new day

Eb7

but there is no sunshine,

GbM7

Nothing but clouds

and it's dark in my heart

And it feels like a cold night.

DbM7

Today's a new day,

Eb7

tell me where are my blue skies?

GbM7

Where is that love

and the joy that you promised me?

Tell me it's all right?

[Pre-Chorus]

GbM7 Eb7

I almost gave up at a power that I can't explain!

B7 Ab7sus

Fell from Heaven, like a shower now.

[Chorus]

DbM7 Db7

I smile, even though I hurt see I smile,

GbM7

I know God is working so I smile,

Even though I've been here for a while

DbM7

I smile, smile!

Db7

It's so hard to look up when you've been down,

GbM7

Sure would hate to see you give up now,

You look so much better when you smile!

[Coda]

GbM7 Fm

Smile for me!

GbM7 DbM7

Can you just smile for me!

GbM7 Fm

Smile for me!

GbM7 DbM7

Can you just smile for me!

And my people say

GbM7

oh, oh, oh!

You look so much better when you oh, oh, oh!

GbM7

You look so much better when you oh, oh, oh!

You look so much better when you oh, oh, oh

GbM7

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You look so much better when you smile!

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