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A Certain Smile

Beegie Adair

OtherAdvanced for beginners15 chords

How to play it

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

Em7○○○○○
F#Diagram coming soon
D××○
Bm×
Em○○○○
A7×○○○
A9Diagram coming soon
G○○○
D7××○
F#7Diagram coming soon
E9Diagram coming soon
A×○○
E7○○○○
Am7×○○○
B7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: Em7 Gm6 F# D Bm Em A7 A7/13-    
 
D         Em7   A4/7  A7   A9     D  G  D 
A certain smile       a certain face 
            Em    B7M      A7        Em7   A7 D   D7M  D7 
Can lead an unsuspecting heart on a merry chase 
            C#m5-/7    F#7    C#m5-/7 F#7 Bm           E9 
A fleeting glance         can  say  so many lovely things 
 A     A7    Bm5-/7     E7        Em7     A4/7 A7 
Suddenly you know why my heart sings 
           Em7   A4/7  A7    A4/7          D    G  D 
You love a while        and when love goes 
    D7M     Em       B7M     Em7          A7          D D7M  D7 
You try to hide the tears inside with a cheerful pose 
   Am7 D7   F#       G        B7            
But in the hush of night exactly like  
  Em7                 Gm6  
A bittersweet refrain 
 F#         D       Bm       Em         A7    A7/13-   D 
Comes that certain smile to haunt your heart  again 
 
Interlude: D Em7 A4/7 A7 A9 D G D Em B7M A7 Em7 A7 D D7M D7 C#m5-/7 F#7  
                C#m5-/7 F#7 Bm E9 A A7 Bm5-/7 E7 Em7 A4/7 A7    
 
           Em7   A4/7  A7    A4/7          D    G D 
You love a while        and when love goes 
    D7M     Em       B7M     Em7          A7          D  D7M D7 
You try to hide the tears inside with a cheerful pose 
   Am7 D7   F#       G        B7            
But in the hush of night exactly like  
  Em7                 Gm6  
A bittersweet refrain 
F#         D      Bm        Em        A9     A7 A7/13- D 
Comes that certain smile to haunt your  heart   again

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Chord set

Em7 · F# · D · Bm · Em · A7 · A9 · G · D7 · F#7 · E9 · A · E7 · Am7 · B7

Practice tip

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