Mr. Smooth Chords by Michael Franks

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_ [Bbm] _ Every city, [F] whether it be large or small, [Fm] _ _ _ [F] desires a list drone.
_ [Bbm] _ But some of us [F] remember how much choice there was [Bb] _ before he [Cm] took the throne.
He's [Gb] Mr.
Smooth, his head nests [Eb] the grain.
For [Gb] Mr.
Smooth's verdict we [Eb] must weigh.
So [Gb] Mr.
Smooth, when our turn comes round,
Dear Mr.
Smooth, we only hope it won't be [C] thumbs down.
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_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [G] Da _ -di-da [Bbm]-ya-doo.
His power and [F] reputation he earned cleverly.
[Ab] _ Play [C] 15 second tracks,
_ [Fm] [Bbm] Then just tape [F] the electrodes to the average Joe,
[Bb] _ To see how [Bbm] he reacts.
He's [Gb] missed us, his hit missed [Ebm] the grade For [Gb] missed us, his verdict we [Ebm] must weigh
So [Gb] missed us, [Eb] when our turn [Gb] comes [Eb] round Dear [Gb] missed us, [Eb] we only [Gb] hope [Bb] it won't be [Bbm] thumbs down _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F] The rest of us mere mortals on the treadmill trace
[Fm] _ _ Our [F] work a day, gulag We strive for tone until the day he falls
from grace [Bb] And rivals [Cm] fold the flag [Bbm]
of [Gb] Mr.
[Eb] Smooth
His hit missed [Ebm] the grade [Ab]
For [Gb] missed us, [Cm] his verdict we [Eb] must weigh
So missed [Gb] us, [Eb] when our turn [Ebm] comes round Dear missed [Gb] us, [Eb] we only [Gb] hope [Bb] it won't be [Db] thumbs [Bbm] down
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[Bbm] _ Do dee ba da dee da [F] ya da dee da dum dee da dum [Bbm] ba dum dum ba dum [F] dum
da dee da ya da Do dee ba da dee da ya da dee da dum dee da dum [Bb] ba dum [Fm] dum ba dum [F] dum
da dee da [Bbm] ya da
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[Bbm] We bow to Mr.
Smooth [F] _ _
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[Bbm] Cow-tow to [F] Mr.
Smooth _
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[Bbm] We're stuck with Mr.
[F] Smooth _
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[Bbm] Don't with [F] Mr.
Smooth _ _
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