Smooth Operator Chords by Sade

Tempo:
120.05 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Gm

Dm

C

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Smooth Operator chords
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[Cm]
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [F] [G]
[Dm] [G] [Em]
[Am] He's laughing with another girl and playing [Em]
[Dm] with another heart.
[Cm] [G]
[F] Placing high stakes, making [G] heartache.
[F] He's loved in seven languages.
[C]
[F] Diamond lights and ruby lights [Em]
[Dm] high in the sky.
[Cm] [F]
Heaven help him when [C]
[Dm] he falls.
[Em]
[Dm] Diamond [C] [Bb] [C]
lights, [D] love [C] at [Gm] [C] first.
We move in space [Bb] with minimum [C]
wave, maximum [Bb] [C] joy.
City [Bb] love, [C]
business love.
When we cross [Bb] streets, we got [C]
desire [D] for [C] higher.
[Gm] No place for [Am] beginners or sense [Dm] that prefer.
[F] [C]
[Gm] [Am] Sentiment is left to chance.
[Gm] No place for [Am] the ending, but somewhere [Dm] to [Am] [Dm] start.
No need to ask, he's a [Am] superpower.
[Gm] [C]
[Dm] [Gm] Superpower.
[Am]
Superpower.
[Bb] [C]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] Superpower.
[Am]
[D] Across [Am] the coast, [Gm] LA, [Am]
Chicago, [Dm] West [C] of [Gm] Maine.
[Am]
[D] Across [Am] the North [Bb] and South to [Am]
[D] Killago, [Am] Lompocene.
[Gm] [Am]
[Dm] [F]
[Gm] [Am]
[Dm]
[Gm] [Am]
[C] [Bb] [Am]
[D] [C] [Gm] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[Dm] [C] [Gm] [Am]
Face to [Gm] [Am]
face, each passing [Gm] [C]
game.
[F] We shut [C] down the box [Bb] and [Am] double cross, get me to [Bb] [Am] change.
[Gm] I [Am] license to love, insurance [Dm] to own.
[C]
[Gm] Melt [Am] down your memories and change into gold.
[Gm] His eyes [Am] are like dangerous, but his heart is cold.
[Dm] No need to ask, he's a superpower.
[Gm] [Am]
[Dm] [Gm] Superpower.
[Am]
Superpower.
[Gm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] [Gm] [Am]
Superpower.
[D] Across [Am] the coast, [Gm] LA, [Am]
Chicago, [Dm] West [Am] of Maine.
[Gm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] Across the North [Bb] and South [Am] to Killago, [D] [Am] [Gm] [Am] Lompocene.
[D] [Am] [Gm] Superpower.
[Am] [Dm] [Gm] Superpower.
[Am] [Gm] [Am] Superpower.
[Dm] [Gm] [Am] Superpower.
[Gm] Superpower.
[Am]
[Gm] [Am] Superpower.
[Dm] [G] [Gm] [Am]
[Gm] [Dm] Superpower.
[Am] I'll [Gm] [Am] see you [Gm] when I'm [Am] around ♪
[Gm] [Am] [Dm] [Am]
[Gm] [Am] [Dm]
Key:  
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
C
3211
Bb
12341111
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
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To start learning Sade - Smooth Operator chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Dm, Am, Dm, Gm, Am, Gm and Am in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 60 BPM before aiming for the song's 120 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: F Major.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _
[Am] He's laughing with another girl and playing [Em] _
[Dm] with another heart.
[Cm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] Placing high stakes, making [G] heartache. _
[F] He's loved in seven languages.
[C] _ _
_ [F] Diamond lights and ruby lights _ [Em] _
_ [Dm] high in the sky.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _
Heaven help him _ when [C] _ _
[Dm] he falls.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Dm] Diamond [C] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C]
lights, [D] love [C] at [Gm] _ _ [C] first.
We move in space [Bb] with minimum [C]
wave, _ maximum _ [Bb] _ [C] joy.
_ _ City [Bb] love, _ [C] _
_ business _ _ love. _
When we cross [Bb] streets, we got [C]
desire [D] for [C] higher. _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ No place for [Am] beginners or sense [Dm] that prefer.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Am] Sentiment is left to chance. _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ No place for [Am] the ending, but somewhere [Dm] to _ [Am] [Dm] start.
No need to ask, he's a _ [Am] superpower.
[Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Superpower.
[Am] _
_ _ _ Superpower.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] Superpower.
[Am] _
_ [D] Across [Am] the coast, [Gm] LA, [Am]
Chicago, [Dm] West [C] of [Gm] Maine.
_ [Am] _
_ [D] Across [Am] the North [Bb] and South to [Am] _
[D] Killago, _ [Am] Lompocene.
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _
_ Face to _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _
face, each passing _ [Gm] _ _ [C]
game.
[F] We shut [C] down the box [Bb] and [Am] double cross, get me to _ [Bb] [Am] change. _
_ [Gm] _ _ I [Am] license to love, insurance [Dm] to own.
_ _ _ [C] _
_ [Gm] _ _ Melt [Am] down your memories and change into _ _ _ _ _ gold.
[Gm] _ _ His eyes [Am] are like dangerous, but his heart is cold.
[Dm] No need to ask, he's a superpower.
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Superpower.
[Am] _
_ _ _ Superpower.
[Gm] _ [Am] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am]
Superpower.
[D] Across [Am] the coast, _ [Gm] LA, [Am] _
Chicago, [Dm] West [Am] of Maine.
[Gm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ [Am] Across the North [Bb] and South [Am] to Killago, [D] _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] Lompocene.
_ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] Superpower.
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Superpower. _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] Superpower.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] Superpower.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] Superpower.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Am] Superpower.
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Dm] _ Superpower.
[Am] I'll [Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _ see you [Gm] when I'm [Am] around ♪
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _

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