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[Intro]
Em C F G F Em Esus4
[Verse 1]
You Emtell all those sweet smiling Cchildren
FAbout that one great Dpink candy Glove
That's Emwaiting somewhBmere in the dark to Cmaj7change our lives
And Fmakes all worthwGhile
But we already Emare, you just don't Fmaj7know iEmt
[Verse 2]
You Emtell all those sweet smiling Cchildren
That you Fneed your fine haDirsprays and cGombs
LiEmpstick, peBmrfumes, fine Cmaj7cars and homes
So that Fwhen we find that love it will be Gtrue
But it already Emis, we just don't Fmaj7know iEmt
[Interlude]
Em C F D G Em C F D G
[Verse 3]
Yeah, then you Emwatch all those sweet smiling Cchildren
StFumble in the daDrkness you have Gmade
LoEmoking for the Bmdream that's Cmaj7never quite there
And cracFkles we can't win the games we Gplay
But you sell a lot of hairspray that Emway, Fmaj7don’t Emyou?Em  C  F  G  F  Em  Esus4  

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Sweet Smiling Children

by Johnny Rivers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

Cmaj7

Fmaj7

[Intro]

Em C F G F Em Esus4

[Verse 1]

Em C

You tell all those sweet smiling children

F D G

About that one great pink candy love

Em Bm Cmaj7

That's waiting somewhere in the dark to change our lives

F G

And makes all worthwhile

Em Fmaj7 Em

But we already are, you just don't know it

[Verse 2]

Em C

You tell all those sweet smiling children

F D G

That you need your fine hairsprays and combs

Em Bm Cmaj7

Lipstick, perfumes, fine cars and homes

F G

So that when we find that love it will be true

Em Fmaj7 Em

But it already is, we just don't know it

[Interlude]

Em C F D G Em C F D G

[Verse 3]

Em C

Yeah, then you watch all those sweet smiling children

F D G

Stumble in the darkness you have made

Em Bm Cmaj7

Looking for the dream that's never quite there

F G

And crackles we can't win the games we play

Em Fmaj7 Em Em C F G F Em Esus4

But you sell a lot of hairspray that way, don’t you?

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