Chord/Tab song: Behind a Painted Smile

...BEHIND A PAINTED SMILE... by The Isley Brothers


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Released 1967

Intro:

C Em, Dm7 Gsus4 G

Interlude:

Cm Ab (x2)

Chorus 1:

When-[G7]ever you're near, I hide my tears, be-[Ab]hind a [Bb]painted [Eb]smile.
[G7] You can't imagine the tears and sorrow, be-[Ab]hind a [Bb]painted [Eb]smile.[G]

Verse 1:

My [C]life's a masque-[Em]rade; a [Dm7]world of let's pre-[G]tend, [G7]yeah.
[C] Since you took your [Em]love, pre-[Dm7]tending never [G]ends, [G7]yeah.

Bridge 1:

[Am] But I [Em]can't let you know, that [F]I still need you [G]so, [G7]no.

Interlude:

[Cm] [Ab]
(Darling, I [Cm]hide,[Ab]
The tears that I[(G7)] cry).

Chorus 2:

When-[G7]ever you're near, I hide my tears, be-[Ab]hind a [Bb]painted [Eb]smile.
[G7] You can't imagine the tears and sorrow, be-[Ab]hind a [Bb]painted [Eb]smile.[G]

Verse 2:

[C] I can't let you [Em]see, [Dm7]all the tears I'm [G]cry-[G7]ing.
[C] You would pity [Em]me; [Dm7]that would be like [G]dy-[G7]ing.

Bridge 2:

[Am] If I [Em]can't have your love, [F]I don't need your [G]sympa-[G7]thy.

Interlude:

[Cm] [Ab]
(Darling, I [Cm]hide,[Ab]
The tears that I[(G7)] cry).

Chorus 3:

When-[G7]ever you're near, I hide my tears, be-[Ab]hind a [Bb]painted [Eb]smile.
[G7] You can't imagine the tears and sorrow, be-[Ab]hind a [Bb]painted [Eb]smile.[(G)]

Middle 8:

My[(G)] life is a [C]masquerade, since you took your [Ab]love away.
When-[G7]ever you're near, I hide my...
I just can't [C]let you see, how much you [Ab]hurting me.

Coda:

When-[G7]ever you're near, I hide my tears, be-[Ab]hind a [Bb]painted [Eb]smile.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:


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[C] [Em] [Dm7] [Gsus4] [G] [Cm]
[EADGBE]x32010 [EADGBE]022000 [EADGBE]xx0211 [EADGBE]320013 [EADGBE]320003 [EADGBE]x35543

[Ab] [G7] [Bb] [Eb] [Am]
[EADGBE]466544 [EADGBE]323000 [EADGBE]688766 [EADGBE]x68886 [EADGBE]x02210