• Song:

    Your Smiling Face

  • Artist:

    James Taylor

  • Album:

    Greatest Hits, Volume 2

Tom: C5
Opening riff:(transposed up an octave for capo) 
e------------------------------------------------- 
B------------------------------------------------- 
G------------------------------------------------- 
D-0-2-3-4-5(hold 2 measures)-0-2-3-4-5(hold 2 measures) 
A------------------------------------------------- 
E------------------------------------------------- 
 

Verse 1: 
    C5      C5      A5      G5       F5       F5   D5       G5 
Whenever I see your smiling face, I have to smile myself, because I  
     C5    A5    F5    G5 
love you. 
    C5             C5     A5            G5       F5        F5    D5 
And when you give me that pretty little pout it turns me inside out. 
        G5          C5       A5            F5    G5 
There's somethin' about ya baby, I don't know.  

Chorus: 
A5       G5         F5        C5      G5    Ab5   A5 
Isn't it amazing a man like me can feel this way? 
G5   F5                C5                   F5             G5 
Oh, tell me how much longer.  I can grow stronger everyday 
A5    
Ohhh......(MOVE CAPO UP TO SIXTH FRET) 

Capo VI 

Verse 2: 
  C5                C5         A5        G5       F5             F5 
I thought I was in love just a couple of times before with the girl  
      D5      G5        C5             A5               F5 
next door, but that was long before I met ya.  Now I'm sure that I  
         G5 
won't forget ya.   
      C5        C5   A5  G5      F5       F5     D5     G5 
And I thank my lucky stars that you are who you are and not just  
 C5             A5              F5        G5 
another lovely lady set out to break my heart. 

Chorus(same as first, except capo VI) 

After the chorus, move the capo up to the eighth fret. 

Capo VIII 
         G5 
Somebody talk to me 

Bridge: 
C5          A5           F5         G5          C5  
No one can tell me that I'm doin' wrong today 
A5                 F5          G5         
Whenever I see you smilin' at me 
C5          A5           F5         G5          C5 
No one can tell me that I'm doin' wrong today 
C5                  A5                F5        G5 
Whenever I see you shine that lovely thing my way
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