Chords for Durand Jones & The Indications - Smile (Official Video)

Tempo:
104.5 bpm
Chords used:

Bm

Em

G

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Durand Jones & The Indications - Smile (Official Video) chords
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[Bm] [G]
Hey, [Bm] hey, ask me
[C] [G]
[Bm]
[C] [G] how I'm doing.
[E] [Bm] Smile and sing just fine.
[G] And there's a need to ask me, brother, [B] what I've been [Bm] doing the past good [C#] time.
[G] I lay awake at night so long [E] to be [Bm] spared.
I
[G] wouldn't want your wholeness against my lonely [Bm] prison cell.
I
[A] [Bm] try to [E] keep my kids from [D] crying.
[A] [Bm]
[E] Too [Bm] hard [Em] in my fight, pain on my [A] smile.
[Bm]
[G] Late to [Em] say I'm sorry, [G] [Bm] with a guilt that I can't stand.
[G] Upon your chest, your arms are folding [Bm] with a bottle in your [C#m] hand.
[G] Love is more than gifts, [A] it's a [Em] [Bm] sore.
[G] I told you that I'll forgive, but that won't [C#m] save [Bm] your soul.
No, no.
[Em] [Bm] Try [Em] to keep my [Bm] kids [E] from crying.
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] Too [Em] hard in my fight, [Bm] pain [Em] on [Am] my [Bm] smile.
[D]
[Em] Try to keep my [Bm] kids [E] from crying.
[Bm] [C#m]
[Bm] Too [Em] hard in my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] All these people [G] think I'm crazy.
[Bm] Smile and sing, I'm fine.
[A]
[G] It's not the cruelty of addiction.
[B] Succubate with [G#] time.
[E] [Bm] Try [Em] to keep my [Bm] kids from [C] crying.
[Bm]
[Em] [Bm] Too [E] hard [A] in my fight, [Bm] pain [Em] on my [Am] [Bm] smile.
[A] [Em] Try to keep my kids from crying.
[Bm] [Em]
[A] [D] Too [Em] hard in my fight, [D] pain [Em] on my [Am] smile.
[Bm]
[A] [D] Try [Em] to keep my kids from crying.
[D]
Can't you [C] see [Bm] it?
[Em] [D] [Em] No, [A] I [Bm] can't.
[Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
Key:  
Bm
13421112
Em
121
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
Em
121
G
2131
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To learn Durand Jones & The Indications, Durand Jones - Smile chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: E, Bm, Em, Bm, A and Bm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 52 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 104. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Hey, [Bm] hey, ask _ me _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] how I'm doing.
_ [E] _ [Bm] _ Smile and sing just fine.
_ _ [G] _ And there's a need to ask me, brother, _ [B] _ what I've been [Bm] doing the past good [C#] time.
_ [G] I lay awake at night so long [E] to be [Bm] spared.
I _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] wouldn't want your wholeness against my lonely [Bm] prison cell.
_ I _
_ _ [A] [Bm] try to [E] keep my kids from [D] crying.
[A] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Too [Bm] hard [Em] in my fight, pain on my [A] smile.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Late to [Em] say I'm sorry, [G] _ _ [Bm] _ with a guilt that I can't stand.
_ _ [G] _ Upon your chest, your arms are folding _ [Bm] with a bottle in your [C#m] hand.
_ [G] _ Love is more than gifts, [A] it's a [Em] [Bm] sore. _ _ _ _
_ [G] I told you that I'll forgive, but that won't [C#m] save [Bm] your soul.
No, no. _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] Try [Em] to keep my [Bm] kids [E] from crying.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] Too [Em] hard in my fight, [Bm] pain [Em] on [Am] my [Bm] smile.
_ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ Try to keep my [Bm] kids [E] from crying.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [Bm] Too [Em] hard in my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] _ _ _ All these people [G] think I'm crazy. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ Smile and sing, I'm fine.
_ [A] _
_ [G] It's not the cruelty of addiction. _
_ [B] _ Succubate with [G#] time. _
_ [E] [Bm] Try [Em] to keep my [Bm] kids from [C] crying.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] Too [E] hard [A] in my fight, [Bm] pain [Em] on my [Am] [Bm] smile. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [Em] Try to keep my kids from crying.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [D] Too [Em] hard in my fight, [D] pain [Em] on my [Am] smile.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [D] Try [Em] to keep my kids from crying.
_ _ _ [D] _ _
Can't you [C] see [Bm] it?
[Em] _ _ _ [D] [Em] No, [A] I [Bm] can't. _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Durand Jones & The Indications album.

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