Smiling
Alanis Morissette
RockAdvanced for beginners7 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
G
CmDiagram coming soon
EbDiagram coming soon
Em
C
Gsus2Diagram coming soon
F#Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro | G | Cm | G | Cm | verse 1 G Cm G This is a life of extremes Cm G Both sides are slippery and enticing Cm G Cm These are my places off the rails verse 2 G Cm G And this, my loose recollection of a falling Cm G I barely remember who I failed Cm G Eb Cm I was just trying to keep it together Pre-Chorus Em C This is my first wave of my white flag G Gsus2/F# This is the sound of me hitting bottom Em C This my surrender, if that's what you call it G Gsus2/F# C In the anatomy of my crash Chorus G Cm G And I keep on smiling Cm G Keep on moving Cm G Cm Can't stand still verse 3 G Cm G Me, the notorious bottom dweller Cm G Me, the ceiling-less brave explorer Cm G Eb Cm Lured to the ends of overwhelm Pre-Chorus Em C This is my first wave of the white flag G Gsus2/F# This is the sound of me hitting bottom Em C This my surrender, if that's what I call it G Gsus2/F# C In the anatomy of my crash Chorus G Cm G And I keep on smiling Cm G Keep on moving Cm G Cm Can't stand still verse 4 G Cm G Such pretty forks in the road Cm G On this continuum I've been bouncing Cm G Eb Cm Life flashing promise before my eyes Pre-Chorus Em C This is my first wave of the white flag G Gsus2/F# This is the sound of me hitting bottom Em C This my surrender, if I can bare it G Gsus2/F# C In the anatomy of my crash Chorus G Cm G And I keep on smiling Cm G Keep on moving Cm G Cm G Cm Can't stand still Outro | G | Cm | G | Cm | (x4)
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Chord set
G · Cm · Eb · Em · C · Gsus2 · F#
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.