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Michael wrote this one in Eb but I
transposed it down to A so it´s easier to sing.
Irion
SOMETIMES I JUST FORGET TO SMILE (Michael Franks, 1975)
e---------7----|----5----|
B---------8----|----7----|
G---------9----|----7----|
D--0-----10----|----0----|
A--------------|---------|
E--------------|---------|
                    Am79/D[D]       4 times
[F#m7] F# Earth [B7] quakes and my [F#m7] Bug [B7] breaks
[Em7] You need a light to [A7] see through the [D] smog [D]
[F#m7] It´s like D-[B7]-day out on the [F#m7] free [B7] way
[Em7] I´d like to crawl back [A7] under my [D] log [D]
All these [B7] Rolls Royce Hip Roll down the Sunset Strip
just like [E7] Pharaos down the Nile.
[A7] Sometimes I just forget to  Am79/Dsmile [D]  /   Am79/D[D]
[F#m7] Dog [B7] bites [F#m7] lost [B7] kites
[Em7] he says Thanks but [A7] he never says [D] Please [D] 
[F#m7] We both [B7] shave and we [F#m7] jump [B7] waves
[Em7] He never has much skin [A7] on his [D] knees [D]
You know [B7] he´s got the habit now for Peter Rabbit now,
[E7] and Disney crocodiles.
[A7] Sometimes I just forget to  Am79/Dsmile [D]  /   Am79/D[D]
Solo one verse until...
All these [B7] movie stars and all these Jane and Tarzan just to,
[E7] run the three minute mile.
[A7] Sometimes I just forget to  Am79/Dsmile [D]  /   Am79/D[D]

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Sometimes I Just Forget To Smile

by Michael Franks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m7

Em7

Michael wrote this one in Eb but I

transposed it down to A so it´s easier to sing.

Irion

SOMETIMES I JUST FORGET TO SMILE (Michael Franks, 1975)

e---------7----|----5----|

B---------8----|----7----|

G---------9----|----7----|

D--0-----10----|----0----|

A--------------|---------|

E--------------|---------|

Am79/D D

[] 4 times

F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7

[] F# Earth [] quakes and my [] Bug [] breaks

Em7 A7 D D

[] You need a light to [] see through the [] smog []

F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7

[] It´s like D-[]-day out on the [] free [] way

Em7 A7 D D

[] I´d like to crawl back [] under my [] log []

All these [] Rolls Royce Hip Roll down the Sunset Strip

just like [] Pharaos down the Nile.

A7 Am79/D D Am79/D D

[] Sometimes I just forget to smile [] / []

F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7

[] Dog [] bites [] lost [] kites

Em7 A7 D D

[] he says Thanks but [] he never says [] Please []

F#m7 B7 F#m7 B7

[] We both [] shave and we [] jump [] waves

Em7 A7 D D

[] He never has much skin [] on his [] knees []

You know [] he´s got the habit now for Peter Rabbit now,

[] and Disney crocodiles.

A7 Am79/D D Am79/D D

[] Sometimes I just forget to smile [] / []

Solo one verse until...

All these [] movie stars and all these Jane and Tarzan just to,

[] run the three minute mile.

A7 Am79/D D Am79/D D

[] Sometimes I just forget to smile [] / []

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