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A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis 
(Intro)    
Am    C    Am  G  F  C  Em  F
(Verse 1)
CA   Fcertain Csmile, a Fcertain Fface
   C      F    C     C7/     /     /     /       F   C7       C  Am  
Can lead an un - sus - pec - ting  heart on a  merry chase.
/ /   /     /      /     G7     C/    Dm    F  
A fleeting  glance can say so  ma-ny  lovey  things;
G7Sud-Cdenly you Fknow, G7why Fmy G7heart Csings.
(Verse 2)
You Flove a Cwhile, and  when love Fgoes,
   C     F    C     C7/   /     /           F   C7  C  
You try to hide the tears inside, with a  cheerful pose;
      C7      C      A7   Dm/     /  / /  /    /   F      Dm/      C7/
But in  the  hush  of night exactly like a bitter - sweet refrain,
          C     F/    /     /       Dm     C7         C  F  
Comes that certain smile, to  haunt your heart a-gain.
(Instrumental -  1st & 2nd lines of verse)
C    F      C                     F
      C7      C      A7   Dm/     /  / /  /    /   F      Dm/      C7/
(continue with verse 2)
      C7      C      A7   Dm/     /  / /  /    /   F      Dm/      C7/
But in  the  hush  of night exactly like a bitter - sweet refrain,
          C     F/    /     /     Dm     C7         C  F  
Comes that certain smile to haunt your heart a-gain.
(Outro)
    C7      C     F/    /     /     Dm     C7         C  F  

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A Certain Smile

by Johnny Mathis

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A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis

(Intro)

Am C Am G F C Em F

(Verse 1)

C F C F F

A certain smile, a certain face

C F C C7 F C7 C Am

/ / / /

Can lead an un - sus - pec - ting heart on a merry chase.

G7 C Dm F

/ / / / / /

A fleeting glance can say so ma-ny lovey things;

G7 C F G7 F G7 C

Sud-denly you know, why my heart sings.

(Verse 2)

F C F

You love a while, and when love goes,

C F C C7 F C7 C

/ / /

You try to hide the tears inside, with a cheerful pose;

C7 C A7 Dm F Dm C7

/ / / / / / / /

But in the hush of night exactly like a bitter - sweet refrain,

C F Dm C7 C F

/ / /

Comes that certain smile, to haunt your heart a-gain.

(Instrumental - 1st & 2nd lines of verse)

C F C F

C7 C A7 Dm F Dm C7

/ / / / / / / /

(continue with verse 2)

C7 C A7 Dm F Dm C7

/ / / / / / / /

But in the hush of night exactly like a bitter - sweet refrain,

C F Dm C7 C F

/ / /

Comes that certain smile to haunt your heart a-gain.

(Outro)

C7 C F Dm C7 C F

/ / /

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