...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:
G7
When-ever you're near,
I hide my tears,
Ab Bb Eb
Be-hind a painted smile.
G7
You can't imagine,
The tears and sorrow,
Ab Bb Eb G
Be-hind a painted smile.
Verse 1:
C Em
My life's a masque-rade,
Dm7 G G7
A world of let's pre-tend, yeah.
C Em
Since you took your love,
Dm7 G G7
Pre-tending never ends, yeah.
Bridge 1:
Am Em
But I can't let you know,
F G G7
That I still need you so, no.
Interlude:
Cm Ab
Cm Ab
(Darling I hide,
(G7)
The tears that I cry).
Chorus 2:
G7
When-ever you're near,
I hide my tears,
Ab Bb Eb
Be-hind a painted smile.
G7
You can't imagine,
The tears and sorrow,
Ab Bb Eb G
Be-hind a painted smile.
Verse 2:
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C Em
I can't let you see,
Dm7 G G7
All the tears I'm cry-ing.
C Em
You would pity me,
Dm7 G G7
That would be like dy-ing.
Bridge 2:
Am Em
If I can't have your love,
F G G7
I don't need your sympa-thy.
Interlude:
Cm Ab
Cm Ab
(Darling I hide,
(G7)
The tears that I cry).
Chorus 3:
G7
When-ever you're near,
I hide my tears,
Ab Bb Eb
Be-hind a painted smile.
G7
You can't imagine,
The tears and sorrow,
Ab Bb Eb
Be-hind a painted smile.
Middle 8:
(G) C
My life is a masquerade,
Ab
Since you took your love away.
G7
Whenever you're near,
I hide my...
C
I just can't let you see,
Ab
How much you hurting me.
Coda:
G7
When-ever you're near,
I hide my tears,
Ab Bb Eb
Be-hind a painted smile.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C Em Dm7 Gsus4 G Cm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x32010 022000 xx0211 320013 320003 x35543
Ab G7 Bb Eb Am
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
466544 323000 688766 x68886 x02210
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
