«Just One Smile»
(Randy Newman)
Intro:
Csus2 [x357xx]
V v v v v v v v
/ / / / / /
Verse 1:
C D7/C
Can I cry a little bit
Fm6/C C
There’s nobody to notice it
Gm7 D G C Bm7 E7
Can’t I cry if I want to no one cares
Am7 Em7
Why can’t I pretend
Am7 Em7
That you love me again
Am7 Bm7 C D
All I’ve had has been taken from me
Am7 Bm7 C D
Now I’m cryin’ and tears don’t become me
Chorus:
E A/E B7/E E
Just one smile, the pain’s forgiven
E A/E B7/E E
Just one kiss, [2: girl, now] the hurt’s all gone
E A/E Cdim/E E
Just one smile to make my life worth living
E A/E Cdim/E E
A little dream to build my world upon
Bass w/organ:
Am D7
V v v v v v v v
1412—9—7—5-|-7-5————-
——————|——-7—5—4-
——————|——————
——————|——————
G7 C
V v v v v v v v
——————|——————
-5-2————-|——————
——-5—2——|-3—————
—————3-|——————
Verse 2:
How I wish I could say
All the things that I want to say
If some way you could see what’s in my heart
I don’t ask for much
A look, a smile, a touch
Try to forget, well the Lord knows I’m tryin’
But it’s so hard to forget, girl, when your whole world is dyin’
[repeat chorus and bass/organ section]
[instrumental break over verse 1 chords; vocal re-enters at «try to forget»]
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
1
Esus2 [x791xx]
V v v v v v v v
/ / / / / /
[horn tag which I haven’t transcribed yet]
— another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
