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Fake Smile

Ariana Grande

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How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Am×
G
C×

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Capo on 2nd fret
              hide this tab Verse  + Chorus                 Pre-Chorus 
 
     Am      G       Am                  C      G      Am 
e|---0---0---x---x---0---0---0---0---|---0-------------0------| 
B|---1---1---3---3---1---1---1---1---|---1------3------1------| 
G|---2---2---0---0---2---2---2---2---|---0------0------2------| 
D|-----------------------------------|---2------0------2------| 
A|-----------------------------------|---3------2------0------| 
E|-----------------------------------|----------3-------------| 
 
 
 
 
Intro 
 
C             G              Am 
After (after) laughter comes tears 
C             G              Am 
After (after) laughter comes tears 
 
 
Verse: 1 
Am         G              Am 
   Another night, another party 
       Am         G    Am 
Sayin' hi to everybody,  I?m sorry 
Am            G              Am 
   I start to leave, I gotta leave now 
        Am            G     Am 
Got somewhere I gotta be now, I'm starving 
Am           G             Am 
Can somebody walk me to my car? 
         Am                 G            Am 
If I go alone, I'm not gon? make it very far 
                  Am       G           Am 
I'm happy for the love and all of the above 
             Am             G                    Am 
If I'm being honest, I done been through way too much 
 
 
Pre-Chorus 1 
        C 
I can't fake another smile 
        G 
I can't fake like I'm alright 
                Am 
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah), ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah) 
            C 
And I won't say I'm feeling fine 
             G 
After what I been through, I can?t lie 
                Am 
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah), ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah) 
 
 
 
           C      G 
Fuck a fake smile, smile 
           Am 
Fuck a fake smile, fake smile 
 
 
Verse: 2 
Am            G                  Am 
   I read the things they write about me 
                  Am            G  Am 
Hear what they?re sayin' on the TV,  it?s crazy 
Am              G                Am 
   It's gettin' hard for them to shock me 
          Am                 G       Am 
But every now and then, it's shocking, don?t blame me 
Am              G           Am 
I know it's the life that I chose 
             Am          G           Am 
But baby I'm grateful, I want you to know 
                  Am       G           Am 
I'm happy for the love and all of the above 
             Am             G                    Am 
If I'm being honest, I done been through way too much 
 
 
Pre-Chorus: 2 
        C 
I can't fake another smile 
        G 
I can't fake like I'm alright 
                Am 
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah), ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah) 
            C 
And I won't say I'm feeling fine 
             G 
After what I been through, I can?t lie 
                Am 
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah), ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah) 
 
 
           C      G 
Fuck a fake smile, smile 
           Am 
Fuck a fake smile, fake smile 
 
 
Bridge:
Am     G                  Am 
If I'm hurt, I ain't gon' lie about it 
Am           G            Am 
Arms crossed with the attitude, lips bitin' 
Am     G                 Am 
If I'm mad, I ain't gon' lie about it 
Am        G            Am 
Neck roll with the attitude, yeah 
 
Am     G                  Am 
If I'm hurt, I ain't gon' lie about it 
Am           G            Am 
Arms crossed with the attitude, lips bitin' 
Am     G                 Am 
If I'm mad, I ain't gon' lie about it 
Am        G            Am 
Neck roll with the attitude 
 
 
Pre-Chorus 3 
        C 
I can't fake another smile 
        G 
I can't fake like I'm alright 
                Am 
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah), ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah) 
            C 
And I won't say I'm feeling fine 
             G 
After what I been through, I can?t lie 
                Am 
Ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah), ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh (ah-ah) 
 
 
           C      G 
Fuck a fake smile, smile 
           Am 
Fuck a fake smile, fake smile 
Am  G  Am  G 
Am  G  Am  G 
          
 

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Chord set

Am · G · C

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.