Chords for Durand Jones & The Indications - "Smile" - Soul 45
Tempo:
103.9 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
G
E
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [G]
Hey, [Bm] hey, ask
[C] me [G]
[C] [Bm]
[G]
how I'm doing, [E] [Bm] smiling seems just fine.
[G] And there's a need at me, brother, [B] what I've been [Bm] doing to pack the time.
[G] I lay awake at night, so [E] don't leave me [Bm] spent.
[G] I wouldn't want you homeless again, my lonely [E] prison [Bm] cell.
[Em] Trying to get by, [Bm] just [E] for a while.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] Too hard, [E] my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm]
[G] Late to say I'm [Em]
sorry, [G] [Bm] but the guilt that I can't stand.
[G] I bond your chest, your arms are folding, [Bm] with a bottle in your [C#m] hand.
[G] The drug makes it smart, then you [A] take [Bm] it slow.
[G] I told you that I'd [E] forgive, but that won't save your [Bm] soul.
No, no.
[Em] [Bm] Trying [E] to get by, just for a while.
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] Too hard, [Em] my fight, [Bm] pain [G] on my [Am] smile.
[Bm] [C#m]
Yeah, [Em] trying to get by, [Bm] just [E] for a while.
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] Too [E] hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] All these people think [G] I'm crazy, [Bm]
smiling say I'm fine.
[A]
[G] It's not the cruelty, [Bm] it's the repetition, it's all your beta [B] with [G#] time.
[F#]
[E] Trying to get by, just for a while.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] Too [Em] hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] [A] Yeah, [Bm] trying [Em] to get by, just for a while.
[Bm] [D]
[Em] Too hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] Trying [A]
[D] [Em] to get [Am] by, [D] just [Em] for a while.
[Bm] Yeah, [D] can't you [Am] [Bm] see, [Em] yeah.
[Bm] [Em] No, [Bm] I'm fine.
[A] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[D]
[A] [N]
Hey, [Bm] hey, ask
[C] me [G]
[C] [Bm]
[G]
how I'm doing, [E] [Bm] smiling seems just fine.
[G] And there's a need at me, brother, [B] what I've been [Bm] doing to pack the time.
[G] I lay awake at night, so [E] don't leave me [Bm] spent.
[G] I wouldn't want you homeless again, my lonely [E] prison [Bm] cell.
[Em] Trying to get by, [Bm] just [E] for a while.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] Too hard, [E] my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm]
[G] Late to say I'm [Em]
sorry, [G] [Bm] but the guilt that I can't stand.
[G] I bond your chest, your arms are folding, [Bm] with a bottle in your [C#m] hand.
[G] The drug makes it smart, then you [A] take [Bm] it slow.
[G] I told you that I'd [E] forgive, but that won't save your [Bm] soul.
No, no.
[Em] [Bm] Trying [E] to get by, just for a while.
[Bm] [E]
[Bm] Too hard, [Em] my fight, [Bm] pain [G] on my [Am] smile.
[Bm] [C#m]
Yeah, [Em] trying to get by, [Bm] just [E] for a while.
[Bm] [A]
[Bm] Too [E] hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] All these people think [G] I'm crazy, [Bm]
smiling say I'm fine.
[A]
[G] It's not the cruelty, [Bm] it's the repetition, it's all your beta [B] with [G#] time.
[F#]
[E] Trying to get by, just for a while.
[Bm]
[E] [Bm] Too [Em] hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] [A] Yeah, [Bm] trying [Em] to get by, just for a while.
[Bm] [D]
[Em] Too hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] Trying [A]
[D] [Em] to get [Am] by, [D] just [Em] for a while.
[Bm] Yeah, [D] can't you [Am] [Bm] see, [Em] yeah.
[Bm] [Em] No, [Bm] I'm fine.
[A] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
[D]
[A] [N]
Key:
Bm
G
E
Em
A
Bm
G
E
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Hey, [Bm] hey, ask _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] me [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
how I'm doing, _ [E] _ [Bm] _ smiling seems just fine.
_ _ [G] And there's a need at me, brother, _ _ [B] what I've been [Bm] doing to pack the time.
[G] I _ lay awake at night, so [E] don't leave me [Bm] spent. _ _
_ _ _ [G] I wouldn't want you homeless again, my lonely [E] prison [Bm] cell. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ Trying to get by, [Bm] just [E] for a while.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] [Bm] Too hard, [E] my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Late to say I'm [Em]
sorry, [G] _ _ [Bm] but the guilt that I can't stand.
_ [G] _ I bond your chest, your arms are folding, _ _ [Bm] with a bottle in your [C#m] hand.
_ [G] _ The drug makes it smart, then you [A] take [Bm] it slow. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] I told you that I'd [E] forgive, but that won't save your [Bm] soul.
No, no. _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] Trying [E] to get by, just for a while.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] Too hard, [Em] my fight, [Bm] pain [G] on my [Am] smile.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m]
Yeah, [Em] trying to get by, [Bm] just [E] for a while.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] Too [E] hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] All _ _ these people think [G] I'm crazy, _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ smiling say I'm fine.
[A] _
[G] It's not the cruelty, [Bm] it's the repetition, _ _ _ it's all your beta [B] with [G#] time.
[F#] _ _
_ [E] Trying to get by, just for a while.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] Too [Em] hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] Yeah, [Bm] trying [Em] to get by, just for a while.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] Too hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] _ _ _ Trying [A] _
_ [D] [Em] to get [Am] by, [D] just [Em] for a while.
_ [Bm] _ _ Yeah, [D] can't you [Am] [Bm] see, [Em] yeah.
_ _ [Bm] [Em] No, _ [Bm] I'm fine.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Hey, [Bm] hey, ask _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] me [G] _ _
_ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
how I'm doing, _ [E] _ [Bm] _ smiling seems just fine.
_ _ [G] And there's a need at me, brother, _ _ [B] what I've been [Bm] doing to pack the time.
[G] I _ lay awake at night, so [E] don't leave me [Bm] spent. _ _
_ _ _ [G] I wouldn't want you homeless again, my lonely [E] prison [Bm] cell. _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ Trying to get by, [Bm] just [E] for a while.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] [Bm] Too hard, [E] my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Late to say I'm [Em]
sorry, [G] _ _ [Bm] but the guilt that I can't stand.
_ [G] _ I bond your chest, your arms are folding, _ _ [Bm] with a bottle in your [C#m] hand.
_ [G] _ The drug makes it smart, then you [A] take [Bm] it slow. _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] I told you that I'd [E] forgive, but that won't save your [Bm] soul.
No, no. _ _
[Em] _ [Bm] Trying [E] to get by, just for a while.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Bm] Too hard, [Em] my fight, [Bm] pain [G] on my [Am] smile.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m]
Yeah, [Em] trying to get by, [Bm] just [E] for a while.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] Too [E] hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] All _ _ these people think [G] I'm crazy, _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ smiling say I'm fine.
[A] _
[G] It's not the cruelty, [Bm] it's the repetition, _ _ _ it's all your beta [B] with [G#] time.
[F#] _ _
_ [E] Trying to get by, just for a while.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Bm] Too [Em] hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] Yeah, [Bm] trying [Em] to get by, just for a while.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] Too hard, my fight, pain on my smile.
[Bm] _ _ _ Trying [A] _
_ [D] [Em] to get [Am] by, [D] just [Em] for a while.
_ [Bm] _ _ Yeah, [D] can't you [Am] [Bm] see, [Em] yeah.
_ _ [Bm] [Em] No, _ [Bm] I'm fine.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Bm] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _