A Little Smile Chords
by Joe Jackson
A Little Smile by Joe Jackson is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Bb. It uses the chords Eb, F, Gm, Dm, Am, Bb/E and C/E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Eb
F
With just a little smile
Gm
We'll straighten it out
Eb Dm
Yeah, even a fight like this
Am Dm
You gotta start somewhere
Eb
And not with a kiss
F
Maybe a little word
Gm
Following on
Eb Dm
From another word or two
Am Dm
Put them together
Eb
Soon we can break on through
F Gm Eb Dm Am Dm Eb
F Gm Eb Dm Am Dm Eb F
Bb/E C/E
Someone else might come with another plan
Someone else could be twice as smart
Bb/E C/E
I'll put one foot in front of the other
Gm Eb
No other way I can make a start
F
With just a little joke
Gm
We're getting somewhere
Eb Dm
Even on a night like this
Am Dm
It doesn't have to be funny
Eb
These things are hit and miss
F
But just a little smile
Gm
Is better than that
Eb Dm
Better than a pot of gold
Am Dm
You can't ask for more than
Eb F
Something that won't grow old
Bb/E C/E
Someone else might come with another plan
Someone else could be twice as smart
Bb/E
I'll put one foot in front of the other
C/E Gm Eb
No other way I can make a start
F Gm Eb Dm Am Dm Eb
F Gm Eb Dm Am Dm Eb F
Bb/E C/E
Someone else might come with another plan
Someone else could be twice as smart
Bb/E C/E
Bb/E
I'll put one foot in front of the other
C/E Gm Eb
No other way I can make a start
Bb/E C/E
Bb/E C/E
Someone else might come with another plan
Someone else could be twice as smart
Bb/E C/E
Bb/E
I'll put one foot in front of the other
C/E Gm Eb
No other way I can make a start