Smiling Chords
Smiling by Richard Shindell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, Bb, Eb, Gm, Gm9 and Cm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Richard Shindell Smiling written by Richard Shindell
Larry Campbell
Larry Campbell guitar/mandolin
Richard Lorkovic keyboards
Dave Richards bass
Frank Vilardi drums
Richard Shindell vocals/acoustic guitar
F Bb Eb Bb
I had a place in the desert
F Bb Eb Bb
Just a roof and four walls
F Bb Eb Bb
Where I could wait for the rapture
F Bb Eb Bb
Where I could ride out the fall
F Bb Eb Bb
I was keeping a virgil
F Bb Eb Bb
I was deep in a trance
F Bb Eb Bb
I was holding a candle
F Bb Eb Bb
To the palm of my hand
Eb Bb F Eb Bb F
Then I saw you smiling then I saw you smiling
Eb Bb F Gm Gm9 Gm Cm
Then I saw you smiling
F Bb Eb Bb
Like a fool I protested
F Bb Eb Bb
I need time to prepare
F Bb Eb Bb
You see I never expected
F Bb Eb Bb
Something so simple and clear
F Bb Eb Bb
So I tried to persude you
F Bb Eb Bb
That I was not what you thought
F Bb Eb Bb
That I would only disappoint you
F Bb Eb Bb
That I can't be what I'm not
Eb Bb F
You stood there smiling
Eb Bb F
You stood there smiling
Eb Bb F Gm Gm9 Gm Cm
You stood there smiling
F Bb Eb Bb
I looked around for a reference
F Bb Eb Bb
But there was none I could see
F Bb Eb Bb
Is there a thread to the sequence
F Bb Eb Bb
That brought this vision to me
F Bb Eb Bb
There are larks in the morning
F Bb Eb Bb
Tracing lines to the lake
F Bb Eb Bb
Three dimensions of mercy
F Bb Eb Bb
Three dimensions of grace
Eb Bb F
You just stand there smiling
Eb Bb F
You just stand there smiling
Eb Bb F
You just stand there smiling
>From Richard Shindell "Reunion Hill"
Shanachie Records
Richard Shindell Music