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I Would Only Smile – Paul McCartney and Wings
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Written by: Denny Laine
Lead vocal: Denny Laine
Outtake from „Red Rose Speedway“ Sessions (1973)
Released on the 2018 re-issue of that album
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Bbdim7 x-1-2-0-2-0
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[Intro]
| G Em | Am G |
| G Em | Am G |
[Verse 1]
G Em Am G
I'll begin my story now that you have set me free
G Em Am Bbdim7
Girl, we've seen our ups and downs and always you will be
[Bridge]
Am D | Am D |
In my heart you are
Am D | Am D |
Never very far
[Chorus]
Am D
And if I'm at any time asked if I've known love
| G Em | Am G | G Em | Am G |
I would only smile
[Verse 2]
G Em Am G
Smile and think of what we've had, a very special thing
G Em Am Bbdim7
And when sometimes I'm feeling bad, I'll try remembering
[Bridge]
Am D | Am D |
All those happy days (Oooh-ooh)
Am D | Am D |
My sweet memory (Oooh-ooh)
[Chorus]
Am D
And if I'm at any time asked if I've known love
| G Em | Am G | G Em | Am G |
I would only smile
[Middle 8]
D C
And if your hand is reaching out
G C
I won't be far away
D C
We'll take our time and work it out
Em/B | D | % |
And I would only smile, what could I say?
[Solo] = verse pattern
| G | Em | Am | G |
| G | Em | Am | Bbdim7 |
[Bridge]
Am D | Am D |
In my heart you are (Oooh-ooh)
Am D | Am D |
Never very far (Oooh-ooh)
[Chorus]
Am D
And if I'm at any time asked if I've known love
| G Em | Am G | G Em | Am G |
I would only smile
[Middle 8]
D C
And if your hand is reaching out
G C
I won't be far away
D C
We'll maybe meet and work it out
Em/B | D | % |
I would only smile, what could I say?
[Verse 3]
G Em Am G
I'll begin my story now that you have set me free
G Em Am Bbdim7
Girl, we've seen our ups and downs and always you will be
[Bridge]
Am D | Am D |
In my heart you are (Oooh-ooh)
Am D | Am D |
Never very far (Oooh-ooh)
[Chorus]
Am D
And if I'm at any time asked if I've known love
| G Em | Am G | G Em | Am G |
I would only smile
[Coda]
| G Em | Am D | G
I would only smile