Smile Please Stevie Wonder
...SMILE PLEASE... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Fulfillingness' First Finale' (1974)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: E)
Intro:
[Cmaj7] [Fm/C]
Verse 1:
[Cmaj7] A smiling [Fm/C]face [Cmaj7]is;
[Bm7] On earth like star.[Bbm7]
[Am7] A frown can't [Adim]bring [Am7]out,
The [D13]beauty that you are.
[Fadd9] Love within and [Bb9]you'll begin;
[Em7] Smi...[Am]ling.
[Eb] There're brighter [Bb]days a-[Dm7]head.[Eb/G] [C#/G]
Verse 2:
[Cmaj7] Don't mess your [Fm/C]face [Cmaj7]up,
[Bm7] With bitter tears,[Bbm7]
[Am7] 'Cos life is [Adim]gon -[Am7]na,
[D13] Be what it is.
[Fadd9] It's okay, please [Bb9]don't delay,
From [Em7]smi...[Am]ling.
[Eb] There're brighter [Bb]days a-[Cmaj7]head.
Chorus 1:
[Em7] Bum, [A7]bum bum, di ti,
[Em7] Bum, [A7]bum bum, di ti,
[F#m7] Bum [B7]bum bum, di ti [Fmaj7]bum...
[Em7] Bum, [A7]bum bum, di ti,
[Em7] Bum, [A7]bum bum, di ti,
[F#m7] Bum [B7]bum bum, di ti [Fmaj7]bum...
Verse 3:
[Cmaj7] A smiling [Fm/C]face [Cmaj7]you,
[Bm7] Don't have to see.[Bbm7]
[Am7] 'Cos it's as [Adim]joy -[Am7]ful,
[D13] As a Christmas tree.
[Fadd9] Love within and [Bb9]you'll begin;
[Em7] Smi...[Am]ling.
[Eb] There're brighter [Bb]days a-[Dm7]head.[Eb/G] [C#/G]
Verse 4:
[Cmaj7] Love's not com-[Fm/C]pe -[Cmaj7]ting;
[Bm7] It's on your side.[Bbm7]
[Am7] You're in life [Adim]pic -[Am7]ture,
[D13] So why must you cry?
[Fadd9] So for a friend, [Bb9]please begin,
To [Em7]smile, ple...[Am]ase.
[Eb] There're brighter [Bb]days a-[Cmaj7]head.
Chorus 2:
[Em7] Bum, [A7]bum bum, di ti,
[Em7] Bum, [A7]bum bum, di ti,
[F#m7] Bum [B7]bum bum, di ti [Fmaj7]bum...
(Please smile for me).
Coda:
[Em7] Bum, [A7]bum bum, di ti,
[Em7] Bum, [A7]bum bum, di ti,
[F#m7] Bum [B7]bum bum, di ti [Fmaj7]bum...
(Please smile for me).
[Em7] Bum, [A7]bum bum, di ti,
[Em7] Bum, [A7]bum bum, di ti,
[F#m7] Bum [B7]bum bum, di ti [Fmaj7]bum...
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[Cmaj7] [Fm/C] [Bm7] [Bbm7] [Am7] [D13]
[EADGBE]x32000 [EADGBE]x33111 [EADGBE]x24232 [EADGBE]x13121 [EADGBE]x02013 [EADGBE]xx7577
[Fadd9] [Bb9] [Em7] [Am] [Eb] [Bb]
[EADGBE]x03213 [EADGBE]x10111 [EADGBE]022030 [EADGBE]x02210 [EADGBE]6654xx [EADGBE]x13331
[Dm7] [Eb/G] [C#/G] [A7] [Fmaj7]
[EADGBE]xx0211 [EADGBE]x68886 [EADGBE]3431xx [EADGBE]x02223 [EADGBE]x03210
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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