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"Smiling Phases"
(S. Winwood - J. Capaldi - C. Wood)
Intro:
Bb/ / / / C/ / / / Eb/ / / / F/ / / /
Ab [N.C.; 1-bar drum fill]
/ / / /
Verse 1:
Eb[2:/Bb] Ab/Eb  
Do yourself a favor
Eb  Ab/Eb  
Wake up to your mind
Eb  Ab/Eb  
Life is what you make it
Eb  Ab/Eb  
You see but still you're blind
F   Bb/F   F  Bb/F  
Get yourself together, give before you take
FYou'll find out the hBb/Fard way
FSoon you're going to brGeak, yeah yeah yCeahB  
Chorus 1:
BbSmiling phases, showing traces
EbEven when they bust you
Keep on smiling through and thBbrough
You'll be amEbazed at the gDbaze on their fCbaces
As Abmthey sentence yBbou
[repeat intro]
Verse 2:
You don't need a lawyer
When you're in a fix
Someone gets the payoff
You're friends are full of tricks
Happiness is something
That you just can't find
Own up to the truth girl
You're living with your mind
Chorus 2:
Sugar daddy brings you flowers
You just hang him up and
Keep him waiting there for hours
And you should see the look on his face
As you slide down the rail
Coda:
Bb/ / / / C/ / / / Eb/ / / / F/ / / /
Ab/ / / / Bb/ / / / C/ / / / / / / /
(jam on C to fade)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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