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[Verse 1]
N.C.                          D  F#m  
Am I telling myself the truth?
I’m Eused to pretending to be strong and DcluelessF#m  E  
Am I doing this right by Dyou?F#m  
I Eseem to be coming off as wrong and DruthlessF#m  E  
[Pre-Chorus]
Am I telling myself the Bmtruth about what F#mI don’t know?
It Emakes me lose my self-control
I’m Bmstaring through the F#meyes of someone Eelse
[Chorus]
So AI’ll keep on Dsmiling on the F#msurfDsus2ace
AHiding my Dnerves behind the F#mcurtEain
N.C.                A  D  
I’m caught up in an empty room
F#mFilled with second Dthoughts and gloom
AI’ll keep on Dsmiling on the F#msurfEace
[Break 1]
D F#m E
[Verse 2]
Am I changing my mind aDgain?F#m  
All this Eindecision makes me shift my DfocusF#m  E  
Is the tension my only Dfriend?F#m  
AnExiety holds my hand when life gets DhopelessF#m  E  
[Pre-Chorus]
Am I telling myself the Bmtruth about what F#mI don’t know?
It Emakes me lose my self-control
I’m Bmstaring through the F#meyes of someone Eelse
[Chorus]
So AI’ll keep on Dsmiling on the F#msurfDsus2ace
AHiding my Dnerves behind the F#mcurtEain
N.C.               A  D  
I’m caught up in an empty room
F#mFilled with second Dthoughts and gloom
AI’ll keep on Dsmiling on the F#msurfEace
[Break 2]
D E D Bm F#m D E D
[Pre-Chorus]
Am I telling myBmself F#mthe Bmtruth about my F#mself-esteem
And how Eothers place their worth in me?
I’m Bmstaring through the F#meyes of someone Eelse
[Chorus]
So AI’ll keep on Dsmiling on the F#msurfDsus2ace
AHiding my Dnerves behind the F#mcurtEain
N.C.               A  D  
I’m caught up in an empty room
F#mFilled with second Dthoughts and gloom
AYeah I’ll keep Dsmiling on the F#msurfEace
[Outro]
  D    E   DAm I telling myBmself F#mthe Dtruth?E  D  Bm  F#m  

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Smiling On The Surface

by Real Friends

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F#m

Dsus2

[Verse 1]

D F#m

N.C.

Am I telling myself the truth?

E D F#m E

I’m used to pretending to be strong and clueless

D F#m

Am I doing this right by you?

E D F#m E

I seem to be coming off as wrong and ruthless

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm F#m

Am I telling myself the truth about what I don’t know?

It makes me lose my self-control

Bm F#m E

I’m staring through the eyes of someone else

[Chorus]

A D F#m Dsus2

So I’ll keep on smiling on the surface

A D F#m E

Hiding my nerves behind the curtain

A D

N.C.

I’m caught up in an empty room

F#m D

Filled with second thoughts and gloom

A D F#m E

I’ll keep on smiling on the surface

[Break 1]

D F#m E

[Verse 2]

D F#m

Am I changing my mind again?

E D F#m E

All this indecision makes me shift my focus

D F#m

Is the tension my only friend?

E D F#m E

Anxiety holds my hand when life gets hopeless

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm F#m

Am I telling myself the truth about what I don’t know?

It makes me lose my self-control

Bm F#m E

I’m staring through the eyes of someone else

[Chorus]

A D F#m Dsus2

So I’ll keep on smiling on the surface

A D F#m E

Hiding my nerves behind the curtain

A D

N.C.

I’m caught up in an empty room

F#m D

Filled with second thoughts and gloom

A D F#m E

I’ll keep on smiling on the surface

[Break 2]

D E D Bm F#m D E D

[Pre-Chorus]

Bm F#m Bm F#m

Am I telling myself the truth about my self-esteem

And how others place their worth in me?

Bm F#m E

I’m staring through the eyes of someone else

[Chorus]

A D F#m Dsus2

So I’ll keep on smiling on the surface

A D F#m E

Hiding my nerves behind the curtain

A D

N.C.

I’m caught up in an empty room

F#m D

Filled with second thoughts and gloom

A D F#m E

Yeah I’ll keep smiling on the surface

[Outro]

D E D Bm F#m D E D Bm F#m

Am I telling myself the truth?

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