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Dustin Lynch – Somethin That Makes You Smile Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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INTRO:
         G    G

VERSE:
 G
Maybe it's drinkin'
               Gmaj7
a glass-bottle Coke
From Petitt's on 5th and Main
G
Or turnin' a wrench on
a soft-top Jeep
      G
On a shade tree, sunny day
            Cmaj7
You're only here for a little while
But do somethin' that
           G   G  G  Gmaj7
makes you smile

VERSE:
         G
If it's roundin' up
beer-drinkin' buddies
                           Gmaj7
To tell stories you always tell
      G
Or a three-dollar ticket
under Friday night lights
          G
To see a home team give 'em hell
            Cmaj7
You're only here for a little while
But do somethin' that
           G   G
makes you smile

CHORUS:
    C
Whatever it is, you better get to it
        Cmaj7
When you got the time,
you gotta use it
     G
The road runs out, so take it slow
           G
When them good times roll,
man, let 'em roll
       Em7   G                Cmaj7
You're only here for a little while
                      D
So do somethin' that makes
     G   G  G  G
you smile

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VERSE:
              G
For me, it's callin' in sick to work
            G
And takin' Grandpa's tackle box
 G
Down to that same old fishin' hole
          G
Where he taught me how to tie a knot
        Cmaj7
I ain't done that in a little while
            Cmaj7
And that's somethin'
      C        G
that makes me smile

CHORUS:
    C
Whatever it is, you better get to it
        Cmaj7
When you got the time,
you gotta use it
     G
The road runs out, so take it slow
           G
When them good times roll,
man, let 'em roll
       Em    G                 C
You're only here for a little while
                      D         C
So do somethin' that makes you smile

INSTRUMENTAL/SOLO:
C    Em    C

BREAK:
       G           D
Those little things
       Em          D
Ain't little things
       C           G
Those little things
           Am7      Am
Those are everything

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CHORUS:
    C
Whatever it is,
you better get to it
          C
When you got the time,
you gotta use it
     G
The road runs out,
so take it slow
           G          A
When them good times roll,
      G       D
man, let 'em roll
       Em    G
You're only here for
          C    C
a little while
            Em    G
Yeah you're only here for
          C   C
a little while
       C              D
So do somethin' that makes
     G   G
you smile

OUTRO:
       G
Yeah, yeah, yeah
 G    C    C  C  C  G
Ohhhh oh oh

How to play Somethin That Makes You Smile: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Somethin That Makes You Smile by Dustin Lynch on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Somethin That Makes You Smile by Dustin Lynch is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 10 chords in all: G, Gmaj7, Cmaj7, C, Em7, D, Em, Am7, Am and A.

The backbone of the song is G – Gmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 (I – Imaj7 – I – IVmaj7 in G major). In solfa, that is doh – doh – doh – fah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.