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[Intro]
F  F
Wake Amup, put your Cshoes on
Take a bFreath of the northern Eair
And rub those eyFes
GenuDmflect beneath the starry sGkies
BeAmfore you climb the moCuntain
First the fFoothills must appEear
Step high and liFght
And take up your Dmstaff and shining aGrmor
Fmaj7(Chin up, chin up)
Em7You don't really have a problem
Fmaj7(Chin up, chin up)
In your Em7hour of desG7pair
And Csmile when you're doEmwn and out
(Find something inside you)
CSmile when you're dEmown and out
(Find something inside you)
FSmile…
The Amstars on the hCorizon
Stretch as fFar as the eyes can seEe
They represFent the Dmsouls of those like you and meG  
And Csmile when you're doEmwn and out
(Find something inside you)
CSmile when you're Emdown and out
(Find something inside you)
FSmile…
Instrumental break is same progression as verse
Fmaj7(Chin up, chin up)
Em7You don't really have a problem
Fmaj7(Chin up, chin up)
In your Em7hour of desG7pair
And Csmile when you're dEmown and out
(Find something inside you)
[Sky is falling down]
CSmile when you're Emdown and out
(Find something inside you)
[Sky is falling down]
And Csmile when you're doEmwn and out
(Find something inside you)
[Sky is falling down]
CSmile when you're dEmown and out and out and out and out
(Find something inside you)
[Sky is falling down]
C(Find something inside yEmou)
[Sky is falling down]
C(Find something insEmide you)
[Sky is falling down]
[Outro]
F F

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Smile

by The Jayhawks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Em7

[Intro]

F F

Am C

Wake up, put your shoes on

F E

Take a breath of the northern air

And rub those eyes

Dm G

Genuflect beneath the starry skies

Am C

Before you climb the mountain

F E

First the foothills must appear

Step high and light

Dm G

And take up your staff and shining armor

Fmaj7

(Chin up, chin up)

Em7

You don't really have a problem

Fmaj7

(Chin up, chin up)

Em7 G7

In your hour of despair

C Em

And smile when you're down and out

(Find something inside you)

C Em

Smile when you're down and out

(Find something inside you)

Smile…

Am C

The stars on the horizon

F E

Stretch as far as the eyes can see

F Dm G

They represent the souls of those like you and me

C Em

And smile when you're down and out

(Find something inside you)

C Em

Smile when you're down and out

(Find something inside you)

Smile…

Instrumental break is same progression as verse

Fmaj7

(Chin up, chin up)

Em7

You don't really have a problem

Fmaj7

(Chin up, chin up)

Em7 G7

In your hour of despair

C Em

And smile when you're down and out

(Find something inside you)

[Sky is falling down]

C Em

Smile when you're down and out

(Find something inside you)

[Sky is falling down]

C Em

And smile when you're down and out

(Find something inside you)

[Sky is falling down]

C Em

Smile when you're down and out and out and out and out

(Find something inside you)

[Sky is falling down]

C Em

(Find something inside you)

[Sky is falling down]

C Em

(Find something inside you)

[Sky is falling down]

[Outro]

F F

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