Smiling Chords
Smiling by Alanis Morissette is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Cm, Eb, Em, C and Gsus2/F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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)