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Jim Lea – The Smile Of Elvis Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Intro]
You ready
G    D    G     D

   [Verse 1]
           G                  D
If I could smile the smile of Elvis
             C     G         D
Then I could smile into your arms
          G                 D
If I could smile the smile of Elvis
             C    G        D
I could blow mans into your charm

   [Verse 2]
           Am                 E
If I could smile the smile of Elvis
             C    Am       D
Then I could walk into the sun
           C                  D
If I could smile the smile of Elvis
    C       D         G
I’d become, become someone
G    Bm    C   Am   D

   [Verse 3]
           G                D
If I could play guitar like Django
         C         G     D
If I was real like Jimmy Dean
           G              D
If I could be the cool of Brando
             C      G        D
Then I could really live the dream

   [Verse 3]
           Am                 E
If I could smile the smile of Elvis
             C    Am       D
Then I could walk into the sun
           C                  D
If I could smile the smile of Elvis
    C       D          G     Em    C
I’d become, become someone
D      G
Become someone
G   Bm    Em   C    Am

   [Verse 4]
G          Am              E
If I could waltz or do the tango
           C        G       D
Walking on air like Fred Astaire
           C                  D
If I could smile the smile of Elvis
     C    D
Then maybe

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   [Bridge]
            F
Then you’ll see
       C         F
That I live in a place that’s
      C
less ordinary
F            C
Smile like a king
     F            D          G
Am I complicated, overrated, now?

[Instrument]
G    C   Am   D
G    C   Am   D

[Verse 5]
           Am
If I could smile the
          E
 smile of Elvis
      C       D
Be on reality T.V
           C                  D
If I could smile the smile of Elvis
     C    D           G
Then maybe I could be me

   [Outro]
G    C   Am   D
G    C   Am   D
Am   E   C    D
C     D   C  D
Smile the    smile
Smile

How to play The Smile Of Elvis: key, chords and progression

These are The Smile Of Elvis chords by Jim Lea on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard.

The Smile Of Elvis by Jim Lea is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯). The song uses 8 chords: G, D, C, Am, E, Bm, Em and F.

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

Good to know: Bm and F are played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into them slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.