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The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It Chords

Chord reference G, D, Am, Em, C, Bm
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [Am] [Em] [G]Save some face, [Am]you [Em]know you’ve only got one, [G]change your ways [Am]while you’re [Em]young [G]Boy, [Am]one day you’ll [Em]be a man, [G]oh girl, [Am]he’ll help you [Em]understand

[G]Smile like you [C]mean it. [G] [D] [G]Smile like you [C]mean it [G] [D]

[G]Looking back [Am]at sun[Em]sets on the Eastside, [G]we lost track [Am]of the time [Em] [G]Dreams [Am]aren’t what they [Em]used to be, [G]some things [Am]sat by so [Em]carelessly

[G]Smile like you [C]mean it. [G] [D] [G]Smile like you [C]mean it [G] [D]

[D] [Em] [C] [D] [Em] [C] And [Am]someone is calling my name, from the back [Em]of the restaurant And [Am]someone is playing a game, in the house [Em]that I grew up in And [Am]someone will drive her around, down the same [Bm]streets that I did On the same [C]streets that I did [D]

[G]Smile like you [C]mean it. [G] [D] [G]Smile like you [C]mean it [G] [D] [G]Smile like you [C]mean it. [G] [D] [G]Smile like you [C]mean it [G] [D] Oh No no [G] [Am] [Em]

Artist The Killers
Album Hot Fuss
Genres Alternative, Indie, Rock
Year 2004
Key G

How to Play Smile Like You Mean It on Guitar?

The Killers - Smile Like You Mean It can be played in the key of G using the G, D, Am, Em, C, Bm chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Smile Like You Mean It with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.