When You're Smiling Chords
When You're Smiling by Louis Amstrong is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords E7, A, A6, A7M, F#, F#7, Bm, Bm7, A7, G, A9, D, D6, Fdim, B7, Bm5-/7, D9, Dm6 and Cdim. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
E7 A A6 A A7M
When you're smiling, when you're smiling,
F# F#7 Bm
The whole world smiles with you;
Bm Bm7
When you're laughing, when you're laughing,
E7 E+ A
The sun comes shining through.
A7 G A7 A9 D D6
But when you're crying you bring on the rain,
Fdim D Fdim B7 A B7 E7
So stop your sighing, be happy again.
Bm5-/7 A D9 A A7M F#7
Keep on smiling, 'cause when you're smiling
Bm Dm6 E7 A Cdim E7
The whole world smiles with you.
E7 A A6 A A7M
When you're smiling, when you're smiling
F# F#7 Bm
The whole world smiles with you
Bm Bm7
When you're laughing, when you're laughing
E7 E+ A
The sun comes shining through
A7 G A7 A9 D D6
But when you're crying you bring on the rain
Fdim D Fdim B7 A B7 E7
So stop your sighing, be happy again
Bm5-/7 A D9 A A7M F#7
Keep on smiling, 'cause when you're smiling
Bm Dm6 E7 A A7 D D6 A
The whole world smiles with you