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Alan Walker feat. salem ilese – Fake A Smile Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
Am C F

[Verse 1]
Am        C           F
You and I up all night
G Am               C              F
  Nothing's wrong, nothing's right
G   Am                    C
  I swear these walls are upside down
F                      G
Swear the roof is underground
Am           C             F
Demons don't sleep at night
       N.C.
Oh, oh, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
  C                      Dm
I try to turn off my mind
                       Am
Say I'm doing just fine
                    F
But I'm screaming inside like (Oh)
C                        Dm
Say these words on repeat
                           Am
While I'm tryin' to breathe
                         F
Now you're counting on me

[Chorus]
            G
So I fake a smile
      Em                   F
But I know you know me too well
    Am      G
But it's alright
            Em                 F
You're like heaven when I'm in hell

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[Verse 2]
Am              C           F
You were there, held me hard
G Am               C            F
  Tasted light but felt the dark
G    Am               C
 I'm waiting for them all to see
  F                       G
I don't deserve your company
   Am             C           F
To love myself is way too hard
        G
Oh, oh, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
  C                      Dm
I try to turn off my mind
                      Am
Say I'm doing just fine
                    F
But I'm screaming inside like (Oh)
C                        Dm
Say these words on repeat
                           Am
While I'm tryin' to breathe
                         F
Now you're counting on me

[Chorus]
            G
So I fake a smile
      Em                   F
But I know you know me too well
    Am      G
But it's alright
            Em                 F
You're like heaven when I'm in hell

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[Bridge]
Am         C
  No sleep, no sleep
F                          Am
  It's alright, it's alright
         C
No sleep, no sleep

[Chorus]
            G
So I fake a smile
      Em                   F
But I know you know me too well
    Am      G
But it's alright
            Em                 F
You're like heaven when I'm in hell
            G
So I fake a smile
      Em                   F
But I know you know me too well
    Am      G
But it's alright
            Em                 F
You're like heaven when I'm in hell

[Outro]
            G
So I fake a smile
      Em                   F
But I know you know me too well
    Am      G
But it's alright
            Em                 F
You're like heaven when I'm in hell

How to play Fake A Smile: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Fake A Smile by Alan Walker feat. salem ilese on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Fake A Smile by Alan Walker feat. salem ilese is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats). The song uses 6 chords: Am, C, F, G, Dm and Em.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Am – C – F – G (i – III – VI – VII in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.