...BEHIND A PAINTED SMILE... by The Isley Brothers
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*Released 1967*


Intro:

C  Em, Dm7  Gsus4  G

Interlude:

Cm  Ab (x2)

Chorus 1:

     G7When-ever (320001@1)you're near,
I hide my tears,
   Ab (xx1114@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)    EbBe-hind (x43121@3)a painted smile.

G7 (320001@1)You can't imagine,
The tears and sorrow,
   Ab (xx1114@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)    Eb (x43121@3)   GBe-hind (320003@1)a painted smile.

Verse 1:

   C (x32010@1)              EmMy (022000@1)life's a masque-rade,
  Dm7                G (320003@1)   G7A (320001@1)world of let's pre-tend, yeah.
C (x32010@1)                  Em (022000@1)Since you took your love,
    Dm7           G (320003@1)   G7Pre-tending (320001@1)never ends, yeah.

Bridge 1:

Am (x02210@1)   Em (022000@1) 
 But I can't let you know,
     F (133211@1)              G (320003@1) G7That (320001@1)I still need you so, no.

Interlude:

Cm  Ab

           Cm (x3101x@1)  Ab(Darling (xx1114@1)I hide,
                (G7)
The tears that I cry).

Chorus 2:

     G7When-ever (320001@1)you're near,
I hide my tears,
   Ab (xx1114@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)    EbBe-hind (x43121@3)a painted smile.

G7 (320001@1)You can't imagine,
The tears and sorrow,
   Ab (xx1114@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)    Eb (x43121@3)   GBe-hind (320003@1)a painted smile.

Verse 2:

C (x32010@1)              Em (022000@1)I can't let you see,
Dm7                G (320003@1) G7 (320001@1)All the tears I'm cry-ing.
C (x32010@1)             Em (022000@1)You would pity me,
Dm7                 G (320003@1)G7 (320001@1)That would be like dy-ing.

Bridge 2:

Am (x02210@1)  Em (022000@1) If I can't have your love,
F (133211@1)                G (320003@1)   G7 (320001@1)I don't need your sympa-thy.

Interlude:

Cm  Ab

           Cm (x3101x@1)  Ab(Darling (xx1114@1)I hide,
                (G7)
The tears that I cry).

Chorus 3:

     G7When-ever (320001@1)you're near,
I hide my tears,
   Ab (xx1114@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)    EbBe-hind (x43121@3)a painted smile.

G7 (320001@1)You can't imagine,
The tears and sorrow,
   Ab (xx1114@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)    EbBe-hind (x43121@3)a painted smile.

Middle 8:

  (G)        CMy (x32010@1)life is a masquerade,
                    AbSince (xx1114@1)you took your love away.

    G7Whenever (320001@1)you're near,
I hide my...

             CI (x32010@1)just can't let you see,
             AbHow (xx1114@1)much you hurting me.

Coda:

     G7When-ever (320001@1)you're near,
I hide my tears,
   Ab (xx1114@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)    EbBe-hind (x43121@3)a painted smile.


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   C (x32010@1)     Em (022000@1)    Dm7    Gsus4 (3x0013@1)  G (320003@1)     Cm (x3101x@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  022000  xx0211  320013  320003  x35543

   Ab (xx1114@1)    G7 (320001@1)    Bb (x1333x@1)    Eb (x43121@3)    Am (x02210@1) EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 466544  323000  688766  x68886  x02210


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)