When The Lady Smiles Chords by Golden Earring

Tempo:
138.75 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#

B

G#m

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Golden Earring - When The Lady Smiles chords
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[F#] [B]
[Em]
[B]
When a lady smiles, [F#]
you know what drives me wild.
[E] [B]
Honey, lift [E] someone from [F#] the zoster.
When [E] a finger [B]
tips for a drawing, [E] [F#]
circles in the night.
[E] [B]
And the mood [C#m] is soft [Em] [F#] and sensual, [B]
and I love it.
[E] [F#]
Yeah, I love it.
[B]
[E] It's the answer [F#] to all my dreams.
Every time it [E] feels like the earth is shaking, it doesn't [G#m] matter.
Glasses are falling, feel it [E] shatter.
Maybe it's raining, fast and [G#] fast, overshadowed [G] answer.
[G#m] [D] [G#m] Together, love.
[F#] Better than the game, love.
[G#m]
Better [C#] than love is gonna come out [C#m] when the walls no longer shut.
[B] Like a baby, you gotta feed it raw.
[C#m] When a lady [G#m] smiles, [C#m] she holds me in [E] her hand.
[B] I could fight her in fact, [E] she could [G#m] always let me [F#] cry.
Oh, [C#m] but when I feel it [G#m] in my, [C#m] I can't resist [E] her call.
[B] As a matter of fact, [A] I don't resist at [G#m]
all.
[E] Sun's walking on [F#] clouds, and she's [B] leaving with.
My friends tell me [E] she's [F#] a beast inside, she kind of does.
[B] Guess [C#m] you've heard it, [F#] all the [B] fallen angels.
That [F#] has got you hypnotized.
[E] [B] [E] And that always needs some [F#] more.
[E] [B] But I love it.
[E] [F#] Yeah, I love [E] it.
[B]
[E] She's done nothing to [F#] mislead me.
[C#m] And every time [E] we meet, the earth is shaking.
[G#m] The mountain glasses are falling.
I keep [E] trying to make it spring.
Fast and [G#m] fast, overshadowed answer.
[G#m] [A#] Together, [G#m] love.
Better [F#] than the game, love.
[G#]
Better [G#m] [C#] than love is gonna come out [C#m] when the walls no longer shut.
[B] Like a baby, you gotta feed it raw.
[C#m] When the [G#m] lady smiles, [C#m] she holds me in [E] her hand.
[B] As a matter of fact, [E]
she could always [G#m] let [F#] me go.
[B] And [C#m] when the lady [G#m]
smiles, [C#m] I can't resist [E] her call.
[B] As a matter of fact, [A]
I don't resist [G#m] at all.
[E] We'll walk in her [F#] clouds and she'll lead [C#] us [E]
[F#]
[E]
[F#]
[E]
[F#]
[B] home.
[F#]
[G#m]
[F#]
[G#] [E]
[F#]
[B]
[F#]
[G#m]
[F#]
[E]
[F#]
[B]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
F#
134211112
B
12341112
G#m
123111114
C#m
13421114
E
2311
F#
134211112
B
12341112
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To learn Golden Earring - (Acoustic - Live At Luxor, Rotterdam / 1997) When The Lady Smiles chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - F#, E, F#, E, B, F# and B. Start with a comfortable 69 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 139. With an eye on the song's key B Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ When a lady _ smiles, _ _ _ _ _ [F#]
you know what drives me wild.
[E] _ [B] _
Honey, lift [E] someone from [F#] the zoster.
_ _ _ When [E] a finger [B]
tips _ for a drawing, [E] _ [F#] _
circles in the night.
_ [E] _ [B] _
And the mood [C#m] is soft _ [Em] [F#] and sensual, _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ and I love it.
[E] _ [F#] _
_ _ Yeah, I love it.
[B] _
_ _ [E] It's the answer _ [F#] to all my dreams.
Every time it [E] feels like the earth is shaking, it doesn't [G#m] matter.
_ Glasses are falling, _ feel it [E] shatter.
Maybe it's raining, fast and [G#] fast, _ overshadowed [G] answer.
[G#m] _ [D] _ [G#m] Together, love.
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] Better than the game, love.
_ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ Better [C#] than love is gonna come out _ [C#m] when the walls no longer shut.
_ [B] Like a baby, you gotta feed it raw.
[C#m] When a _ lady [G#m] smiles, _ [C#m] she holds me in [E] her hand.
_ [B] I could fight her in fact, [E] she could [G#m] always let me [F#] cry.
_ _ _ _ Oh, [C#m] but when I feel it [G#m] in my, _ [C#m] I can't resist [E] her call.
_ [B] As a matter of fact, [A] I don't resist at [G#m]
all.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Sun's walking on [F#] clouds, _ and she's _ [B] leaving with. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My friends tell me [E] she's [F#] a beast inside, she kind of does.
[B] _ _ _ Guess [C#m] you've heard it, [F#] all the _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] fallen angels. _ _
_ _ That [F#] has got you _ hypnotized.
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ [E] And that always needs some [F#] more. _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [B] _ _ But I love it.
_ [E] _ [F#] _ _ Yeah, I love [E] it.
[B] _ _ _
[E] She's done nothing to [F#] mislead me. _ _
[C#m] And every time [E] we meet, the earth is shaking.
_ _ [G#m] The mountain glasses are falling.
I keep [E] trying to make it spring.
Fast and [G#m] fast, _ overshadowed answer.
[G#m] _ _ [A#] Together, [G#m] love. _ _
_ _ Better [F#] than the game, love.
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
Better [G#m] _ _ [C#] than love is gonna come out [C#m] when the walls no longer shut.
_ [B] Like a baby, you gotta feed it raw.
[C#m] When the _ [G#m] lady smiles, _ [C#m] she holds me in [E] her hand.
[B] As a matter of fact, [E]
she could always [G#m] let [F#] me go. _ _
_ [B] And [C#m] when the lady [G#m]
smiles, _ _ [C#m] I can't resist [E] her call.
_ [B] As a matter of fact, [A]
I don't resist [G#m] at _ all. _
_ _ [E] We'll walk in her [F#] clouds and she'll lead [C#] us [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ [B] home. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Barry Hay and George Kooymans.

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