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Plastic Smile

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[Intro]
G#m  F# G#m  F#
G#m  F# G#m  F#
[Refrain]
Don't shG#mow  I yuh teeth pF#lastic smile can't wG#mork..F#  
Don't shG#mow  I yuh teeth pF#lastic smile can't wG#mork..F#  
[Verse 1]
 Take  you G#mface from the ground gF#irl, stop wearing G#mfrownF#  
I'm not a cG#mlown that laughs and jF#okes, whiG#mle my structure in sF#moke
Every mG#man is born of F#truth, in the natural G#mbirthF#  
The thiG#mngs that the 'fari say F#to do now   G#mshows what life really wF#orth
Dont' sG#mhow I, Don't show I no tF#eeth, teeth can't G#mworkF#  
[Refrain]
Dont' sG#mhow I yuh teeth, pF#lastic smile can't wG#morkF#  
Dont' sG#mhow I yuh teeth, F#plastic smile can't G#mworkF#  
[Verse 2]
SC#mhe mummy came from a fG#moreign land, with a wF#hole lot of G#mbabylon
C#mNow you gone a lG#mucky land
Girl! You've gF#ot to prove she G#mlionF#!
[Refrain]
Dont' sG#mhow I yuh teeth, pF#lastic smile can't wG#morkF#  
Dont' sG#mho w I yuh teeth, F#plastic smile can't G#mworkF#  
[Verse 3]
YoG#mu mummy been sF#aying that, wG#moh ohF#!
When you rG#meach a foreign lF#and
You a get a future G#mparadF#ise
But that noh rG#might, that -oh right, that noh rF#ight, in a Jah Jah sG#mightF#  
A weh sG#mhe say. She really say. She a sF#ay.
A weh she rG#meally tell Suzy so she sF#ay?
[Refrain]
Dont' shG#mow I, Don't show I no teF#eth, teeth can't woG#mrkF#  
Dont' sG#mhow I yuh teeth, plF#astic smile can't wG#morkF#  
Dont' sG#mhow I yuh teeth, pF#lastic smile can't wG#morkF#  
Dont' sG#mho w I yuh teeth, F#plastic smile can't G#mworkF#  

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Plastic Smile

by Black Uhuru

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C#m

[Intro]

G#m F# G#m F#

[Refrain]

G#m F# G#m F#

Don't show I yuh teeth plastic smile can't work..

G#m F# G#m F#

Don't show I yuh teeth plastic smile can't work..

[Verse 1]

G#m F# G#m F#

Take you face from the ground girl, stop wearing frown

G#m F# G#m F#

I'm not a clown that laughs and jokes, while my structure in smoke

G#m F# G#m F#

Every man is born of truth, in the natural birth

G#m F# G#m F#

The things that the 'fari say to do now shows what life really worth

G#m F# G#m F#

Dont' show I, Don't show I no teeth, teeth can't work

[Refrain]

G#m F# G#m F#

Dont' show I yuh teeth, plastic smile can't work

G#m F# G#m F#

Dont' show I yuh teeth, plastic smile can't work

[Verse 2]

C#m G#m F# G#m

She mummy came from a foreign land, with a whole lot of babylon

C#m G#m

Now you gone a lucky land

F# G#m F#

Girl! You've got to prove she lion!

[Refrain]

G#m F# G#m F#

Dont' show I yuh teeth, plastic smile can't work

G#m F# G#m F#

Dont' sho w I yuh teeth, plastic smile can't work

[Verse 3]

G#m F# G#m F#

You mummy been saying that, woh oh!

G#m F#

When you reach a foreign land

G#m F#

You a get a future paradise

G#m F# G#m F#

But that noh right, that -oh right, that noh right, in a Jah Jah sight

G#m F#

A weh she say. She really say. She a say.

G#m F#

A weh she really tell Suzy so she say?

[Refrain]

G#m F# G#m F#

Dont' show I, Don't show I no teeth, teeth can't work

G#m F# G#m F#

Dont' show I yuh teeth, plastic smile can't work

G#m F# G#m F#

Dont' show I yuh teeth, plastic smile can't work

G#m F# G#m F#

Dont' sho w I yuh teeth, plastic smile can't work

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