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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Intro]
Am | Em | Dsus Csus x2
G
 
[Verse]
Am Em C C Am
I can see your pain has left you locked up, beat down
Em C C Am
I can see the fear has made you desperate, burnt out
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Dsus Am Dsus
Too much regret and shattered hope
Am C Dsus
Sent you slipping down that slope
Am Dsus
All I can do is lend a hand
Am C
Be a friend again
C Dsus
And it's OK if you want to vent, but...
 
[Chorus]
C C G
What I wouldn't give to see you smile
Am
Once in a while
C C G
What I wouldn't give to see you smile
Am
Once in a while
 
[Verse]
Am Em C C Am
I can feel the bitterness that drains you, poisons you
Em C C Am
And all those grass-is-greener thoughts, I'm telling you, they're killing you
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Dsus Am Dsus
You're not a have-not, can't you see
Am C Dsus
What you've got's so important to me
Am Dsus
Measuring your life versus theirs
Am C
You'll always come out ahead
C Dsus
In all the ways that really matter, so...
 
[Chorus]
C C G
What I wouldn't give to see you smile
Am
Once in a while
C C G
What I wouldn't give to see you smile
Am
I would I would I wouldn't
C C G
What I wouldn't give to see you smile
Am
Once in a while
C C G
What I wouldn't give to see you smile
Am
Once in a while
 
[Bridge/Outro]
Dsus | F x2
Em
 
Am Em C C
I can see your pain has left you locked up, beat down
C C C C C C
Desperate, burnt out, I'm telling you, it's killing you, killing you, killing you
 
Dsus F
 
F Dsus
I can see your pain...
F
There's nothing I can say...
F G
Except
G Csus Em/G F
Toil away, and at the end of the day
G Csus Em/G F
You can look back on a game well played
G Csus Em/G F
Toil away, and at the end of the day
G Csus Em/G F
You can look back on a game well played
G Csus Em/G F
Toil away, and at the end of the day
G Csus Em/G F
You can look back on a game well played
G Csus Em/G F
Toil away, and at the end of the day
G Csus Em/G F
You can look back on a game well played

How to play Smile

Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.

What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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