Traffic - Smiling Phases guitar tab

Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr

Traffic - Smiling Phases guitar tab

                            "Smiling Phases"
                  (S. Winwood - J. Capaldi - C. Wood)

Intro:

	Bb       C        Eb       F
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	Ab      [N.C.; 1-bar drum fill]
	/ / / /

Verse 1:

	Eb[2:/Bb]    Ab/Eb
	Do yourself a favor
	Eb              Ab/Eb
	Wake up to your mind
	Eb               Ab/Eb
	Life is what you make it
	    Eb                   Ab/Eb
	You see but still you're blind
	F             Bb/F      F         Bb/F
	Get yourself together, give before you take
	F                    Bb/F 
	You'll find out the hard way
	F                      G               C    B
	Soon you're going to break, yeah yeah yeah

Chorus 1:

	Bb
	Smiling phases, showing traces
	Eb 
	Even when they bust you
	                              Bb
	Keep on smiling through and through
	            Eb           Db            Cb
	You'll be amazed at the gaze on their faces
	   Abm            Bb
	As they sentence you

[repeat intro]

Verse 2:

	You don't need a lawyer
	When you're in a fix
	Someone gets the payoff
	You're friends are full of tricks
	Happiness is something
	That you just can't find
	Own up to the truth girl
	You're living with your mind

Chorus 2:

	Sugar daddy brings you flowers
	You just hang him up and
	Keep him waiting there for hours
	And you should see the look on his face 
	As you slide down the rail

Coda:

	Bb       C        Eb       F
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	Ab       Bb       C         
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	(jam on C to fade)


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers