Take It And Smile
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
G
Do right, fear what you want
C D
Just what you fall back on
Bm Em
Won't get you out alive
C C/B Am D
Just the same old talk from the Mind Hive
G
Can't get what I need to rest
C D
Outside the squalid mess
Bm Em
Too late to start anew
C C/B Am D
For the longest time thought we might do
G
[Chorus]
C D
I get so sick with rage at what's being done
G Em
It doesn't help me to know I'm not the only one
C D
I can't believe in nothing that I tell myself
G Em
I can't rely on the promise that it all will be well
C D
I wish that there was sonmething I could say or do
G Em
It doesn't feel any better just to know it's true
C B
When it gets worse all the while
Em D C
How can I just take it and smile?
C B
All the blind hatred so vile
Em D C
All the pain just take it and smile
G
Take it and smile
[Instrumental]
G
C D
Bm Em
C C/B Am D
G
C D
Bm Em
C C/B Am D
[Verse 2]
G
Come now, tell me it straight
C D
Just why we ought to wait
Bm Em
It's not dark, but it's getting close
C C/B Am D
I don't have to say it, everyone knows
G
Can't change reform or align
C D
What's made was by design
Bm Em
Just what will come to pass
C C/B Am D
Now the fates are calm but it won't last
G
[Chorus]
C D
And I could cry with rage at what's being done
G Em
It doesn't help me to know I'm not the only one
C D
I can't believe in nothing that I tell myself
G Em
I can't rely on the promise that it all will be well
C D
I wish that there was sonmething I could say or do
G Em
It doesn't feel any better just to know it's true
C B
When it gets worse all the while
Em D C
How can I just take it and smile?
C B
All the blind hatred so vile
Em D C
All the pain just take it and smile
C B
All the snide in denial
Em D C
All the sadness, take it and smile
G
Take it and smile
[Outro]
G
C D
Bm Em
C C/B Am D
G
C D
Bm Em
C C/B Am D
G
How to play Take It And Smile
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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.