Blackbear – Smile Again Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

Blackbear – Smile Again Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsFCDm7BbAm

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This is the chords of Smile Again by Blackbear on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F  C   Dm7  C  Bb F C F
   Oh, oh, oh

[Verse 1]
             C          Dm7
Where is the time goin' again?
         C              Bb
I lost a home, I lost a friend
                   C       
Love's an ocean whether you
              F
 sink or swim
              C              Dm7
I gave you my best, was it enough?
          C                  Bb
Maybe the past is holdin' me up
           F             C  
I keep the memories with me, 
                  F
replay what was

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[Chorus]
   C           Dm7        C  
So long, baby, did you know
           Bb
 you saved me?
       F       C           
Silver line faded, but you 
                   F
know I'll keep waiting
              C          
'Cause when I think of us,
  Dm7                C
 I always seem to smile
             Bb          F     
'Cause I was happy for a while,
       Bb          C         F
I was happy for a while, yeah
               C              
And sometimes, love will leave 
      Dm7           C
you even when it's right
          Bb          Am     
But I was happy for a while, 
            Bb            C
and I don't know how I'll smile
  F
again

[Post-Chorus]
    C    Dm7  C Bb F Am
Oh, oh, oh
C        F
Yeah, yeah

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[Verse 2]
              C                Dm7
Remember your face like it was here
            C                  Bb
I'm getting used to all of the tears
                F            Bb 
And I'm getting used to forever
            C
 without you here
F                  C  
  And I don't know how 
             Dm7
  I'll smile again
           C             Bb
Ask if I'm good, I gotta pretend
            F           C    
I'm holdin' on to three words
                   F
 I should've said

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[Chorus]
   C         Dm7          C
So long, baby, did you know 
              Bb
you saved me?
       F       C                
Silver line faded, but you know
             F
 I'll keep waiting
               C          
'Cause when I think of us,
 Dm7               C
 I always seem to smile
             Bb          F     
'Cause I was happy for a while,
       Bb          C         F
 I was happy for a while, yeah
               C               Dm7 
And sometimes, love will leave you 
               C
even when it's right
          Bb          F    
But I was happy for a while, 
              Bb             C
and I don't know how I'll smile
 F
again

[Post-Chorus]
 C   Dm7  C
Oh, oh, oh
             Bb          Am
'Cause I was happy for a while
            C                    F
And I don't know how I'll smile again

How to play Smile Again: key, chords and progression

Smile Again by Blackbear is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 5 chords: F, C, Dm7, Bb and Am.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – Dm7 – C (I – V – vi7 – V in F major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – lah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am7, F, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

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Smile Again chords: questions

What key is Smile Again in?

Smile Again by Blackbear is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Smile Again?

Smile Again uses 5 chords: F, C, Dm7, Bb, Am.

What is the chord progression of Smile Again?

The main progression is F – C – Dm7 – C (I – V – vi7 – V).

Is Smile Again easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, Am7, F, Em (80% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 60% without a capo).

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