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Smiling Phases

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Intro

Bb       C        Eb       F

Ab      [N.C.; 1-bar drum fill]

Verse 1:

Eb 2 /Bb     G#/Eb

Do yourself a favor

Eb              G#/Eb

Wake up to your mind

Eb               G#/Eb

Life is what you make it

Eb                   G#/Eb

You see but still you're blind

F             Bb/F      F         Bb/F

Get yourself together, give before you take

F                    Bb/F

You'll find out the hard way

F                      G               C    B

Soon you're going to break, yeah yeah yeah

Chorus 1

Bb

Smiling phases, showing traces

Eb

Even when they bust you

Bb

Keep on smiling through and through

Eb           C#            Cb

You'll be amazed at the gaze on their faces

G#m            Bb

As they sentence you

[repeat intro]

Verse 2:

You don't need a lawyer When you're in a fix Someone gets the payoff You're friends are full of tricks Happiness is something That you just can't find Own up to the truth girl You're living with your mind

Chorus 2

Sugar daddy brings you flowers You just hang him up and Keep him waiting there for hours And you should see the look on his face As you slide down the rail

Coda:

Bb       C        Eb       F

G#       Bb       C

(jam on C to fade)