Sade - Smooth Operator (Live 2011) Chords

Tempo:
120.95 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Gm

Dm

C

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sade - Smooth Operator (Live 2011) chords
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[C]
[E] [F#]
Yo, Spencer.
[C]
[Em] [C] Okay, here's what's going down.
At 9 o [F#]'clock, the dude with the sacks comes out of the [C] studio for some air.
[Am] [F]
[B] It's half past 9, the date with the [F] ponytail.
[N] [E]
[C#m]
[A] [G] [Am]
[D#] [Em]
[D#] Half past 9, I'll be waiting in the [F#] car underneath the couch.
[Bm]
[D] At [E] quarter to, the date me fixing [D] my hair, [F#] just the way she likes [C] it.
I'll [Bm] [E] [C] be waiting in the doorway in the [E] studio, [C] just the [Em] way I like it.
[Bm] Getting [C]
[Gm] [N]
[Bm] [F] [C]
[E] [C] [Bm]
[E] dressed.
[C]
[F#] [C] [F#] [D]
[F] [B]
[Em] It's ten past, the date with the sacks.
He'll be looking for a way out.
[E] [Em]
[Gm]
[A#] Actually, we should give this a [D] try.
[Dm] [E]
[D]
[F#]
[A]
[C] [C#] [Em]
[C] [D]
[Cm]
[D#] [C#m] [C]
[Cm] [C]
[C#] [A] [G]
[A#] [F] [D#]
[G#]
[C] [F] [A]
[Cm]
[G]
[C#m] [Cm] [G]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [G]
[F] [C] [Am]
[Dm]
Got [Gm] my life.
[Am]
[D] Love a [Gm] boy.
[Am]
He [Dm] moves in space [Gm] with a man on [Am] the waist.
[F] Imagine what [Gm] I'm doing.
[Am]
[D] City [C] [Gm] lights.
[Am]
[D] A Christmas night.
[Gm] [Am]
[Dm] We request [Gm] we think our [Am] desire [Dm] for higher [Gm] [Am] highs.
[Gm] No place [C] for beginners or [Dm] sensitive [G] [C] hearts.
[Gm] [Am] Sentiment.
Step to [C] chance.
[Dm]
[Gm] No place [Am] to be and never somewhere to [D] stop.
[A] I like [D] the smooth [Am] operator.
[Dm] Smooth [Am] [G] operator.
[Am]
[D] Smooth operator.
[Gm] [Am]
[Dm] Smooth [Gm] operator.
[Am]
[Dm] Those [Am] who go [Gm] there may do.
[Am]
[Gm] [Am]
[D] Request [Am] for more [Gm] than self to [Am] kill.
[Dm] I would.
[Gm] [Am]
[Dm] I would.
[F]
[Gm] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am]
[Gm] [F] [A#]
[Gm] [F]
[Dm]
[Am]
[Dm] [C] [Gm] [F]
[Dm] [C] [Gm] [Am]
[Dm] [C] [Gm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] [Gm] [Am]
[Dm] He's nice and [C] [Gm] gay.
[C]
[D] We shadow box [Gm] and double [Am] cross.
Yet he never [Gm] [Am] shakes.
[Gm] A [Am] license to love.
[Dm] Assurance to own.
[G] [C]
[Gm] Melt [Am] all your memories.
Shake the box.
[Gm] Eyes [Am] are like angels but [A] this heart can [D] go.
I need to ask you.
Smooth [Am] operator.
[Dm] Smooth [Gm] operator.
[Am]
[D] Smooth operator.
[Gm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] Smooth operator.
[Dm] Smooth [Am] [Gm] [Am] operator.
[Dm] [Am] [Gm] [Am]
[Dm] Smooth operator.
[Gm] [Am]
[Gm] Smooth [C] operator.
[Dm] [Am]
[Gm] [Am] [Dm] [Am] Smooth operator.
[Dm] Smooth [Am] operator.
[Gm] [Am] [Dm] Smooth [Am] operator.
[Gm] [Am]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
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To learn Sade - (2011 Remastered) Smooth Operator chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - Am, Gm, Am, Dm, D and Gm of chords. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 60 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 121. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Yo, Spencer.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ Okay, here's what's going down. _ _ _ _ _
_ At 9 o [F#]'clock, the dude with the sacks comes out of the [C] studio for some air.
[Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [B] It's half past 9, the date with the [F] ponytail. _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D#] Half past 9, I'll be waiting in the [F#] car underneath the couch.
[Bm] _
[D] _ _ _ _ At [E] quarter to, the date me fixing [D] my hair, [F#] just the way she likes [C] it. _
I'll [Bm] _ [E] [C] be waiting in the doorway in the [E] studio, _ [C] _ just the [Em] way I like it.
[Bm] Getting _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _
[E] dressed.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ It's ten past, the date with the sacks.
He'll be looking for a way out. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] Actually, we should give this a [D] try. _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [C#] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [D#] _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Got [Gm] my life.
[Am] _ _
[D] Love a _ [Gm] boy.
[Am] _
He [Dm] moves in space [Gm] with a man on [Am] the waist.
[F] Imagine what [Gm] I'm doing.
_ [Am] _
[D] City _ [C] [Gm] lights.
_ [Am] _ _
[D] A Christmas night.
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _
[Dm] We _ request [Gm] we think our [Am] desire [Dm] for higher [Gm] _ _ [Am] highs. _
[Gm] _ No place [C] for beginners or [Dm] sensitive _ _ [G] _ [C] hearts. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [Am] Sentiment.
Step to [C] chance.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Gm] _ No place [Am] to be and never somewhere to [D] _ stop.
_ _ [A] I like [D] the smooth [Am] operator. _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] Smooth [Am] _ [G] operator.
[Am] _ _
[D] Smooth operator.
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ Smooth _ [Gm] operator.
[Am] _ _
[Dm] Those [Am] who go [Gm] there may do.
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] Request [Am] for more [Gm] than self to [Am] kill.
[Dm] I would.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ _ I would.
_ _ [F] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _
[Dm] He's nice and [C] _ [Gm] gay.
[C] _
[D] We shadow box [Gm] and double [Am] cross.
Yet he never [Gm] _ _ [Am] shakes. _
[Gm] _ A [Am] license to love. _
[Dm] Assurance to own.
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ Melt [Am] all your memories.
Shake the _ box. _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ Eyes [Am] are like angels but [A] this heart can [D] go.
_ I need to ask you.
Smooth [Am] operator. _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ Smooth _ [Gm] operator.
[Am] _ _
[D] Smooth operator.
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] Smooth _ operator. _
[Dm] Smooth [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] operator. _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Dm] Smooth operator.
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Gm] Smooth [C] operator.
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] Smooth _ operator.
_ _ [Dm] Smooth [Am] operator.
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] Smooth [Am] operator.
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Helen Folasade Adu and Raymond St. John.

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