TRAFFIC - "Smiling Phases" Tablature
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"Smiling Phases"
(S. Winwood - J. Capaldi - C. Wood)
Intro:
Bb C Eb F
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Ab [N.C.; 1-bar drum fill]
/ / / /
Verse 1:
Eb[2:/Bb] Ab/Eb
Do yourself a favor
Eb Ab/Eb
Wake up to your mind
Eb Ab/Eb
Life is what you make it
Eb Ab/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 Db Cb
You'll be amazed at the gaze on their faces
Abm 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
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Ab Bb C
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(jam on C to fade)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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