Might As Well Smile chords by Beth Hart

Tuning: Standard tuning

Difficulty: novice

SONG:   MIGHT AS WELL SMILE
ARTIST: BETH HART
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


             MIGHT AS WELL SMILE
                  BETH HART

INTRO:
C Bm Am G   G Am Bm C
C Bm Am G   G Am Bm Dm   D C Bb B C
N.C.

NOTE: You can also play it this way:

          G         C         G        Dm  D C Bb B C
E --------3---------0---------3---------1-
B --------0---------1---------0---------3-
G --------0---------0---------0---------2-
D --------0---------2---------0---------0-
A --3-2-0-2-----0-2-3---3-2-0-2-----0-2-0-
E --------3---3-----0---------3---3-----0-


VERSE:
                       C Bm Am G
I woke up this morning
         G   Am Bm  C
With a smile on my face
    C   Bm   Am     G
I threw out those stones
       G   Am Bm  C
That stood in my way
       C  Bm Am G
And I put on a new pair
    G    Am Bm    C
Of hard walking shoes
   C   Bm  Am   G
I woke up this morning
 G   Am   Bm   F
Laughing the blues
           F   Em  Dm    C
I woke up laughing the blues

E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A -3-2-0---
E -------3-


BREAK:
              G
And when the talking on the TV
         F   Em   Dm   C
Tells me I should be scared
         G
I don’t let it overwhelm me
             F   Em  Dm   C
I know that joy will be there
              G
Behind every tear
          F
It might take a while
  F   Em  Dm    C
Might as well smile


INSTRUMENTAL:
C Bm Am G   G Am Bm C
C Bm Am G   G Am Bm C


VERSE:
             C Bm Am G
I go to the corner
     G  Am Bm  C
And buy me a drink
   C  Bm Am   G
I say to the man
       G    Am   Bm   C
“This shit helps me think”
    C    Bm  Am  G
He says “who ya fooling?
      G  Am   Bm   C
Yeah, I know your type!!
    C  Bm Am  G
A dead woman walking”
 G Am  Bm    F
Maybe he’s right
         F  Em  Dm     C
I sure hope he ain’t right


BREAK:
               G
And when the preacher on the TV
         F   Em   Dm   C
Tells me I should be scared
         G
I don’t let it overtake me
              F   Em   Dm   C
I know that faith will be there
              G
Behind every fear
          F
It might take a while
  F   Em  Dm    C
Might as well smile


INSTRUMENTAL:
C Bm Am G   G Am Bm C
C Bm Am G   G Am Bm Dm   D C Bb B C
N.C.


VERSE:
                C Bm Am G
I woke up this morning
         G   Am Bm  C
With a smile on my face
 C  Bm  Am G
Without a warning
    G   Am  Bm C
My fear was e-rased
      C  Bm Am G
So I put on a new pair
     G   Am Bm    C
Of good walking shoes
   C   Bm  Am   G
I woke up this morning
  G  Am  Bm    F
Laughing the blues
              F  Em  Dm  C
'Cause I got nothing to lose


BREAK:
            G
And if the darkness brings the thunder
             F   Em Dm C
My brother turns me a-way
        G
I will turn and love another
                F   Em Dm    C
There will be light in the shade
                       G
And that’s where I’ll lay
          F
It might take a while
                C    C Bm Am G
Might as well smile
          F
Might as well
                C   C Bm Am G   G Am Bm C   C Bm Am G
Might as well smile
G Am Bm   Dm
    Might take a while
D C Bb    B         C
    Might as well smile

NOTE:
On the part
F Em Dm C
you can also play it like this:

         C
E -------0-
B -------1-
G -------0-
D -3-2-0-2-
A -------3-
E -------0-

==================== EASY VERSION =====================


SONG:   MIGHT AS WELL SMILE
ARTIST: BETH HART
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL:  GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM


             MIGHT AS WELL SMILE
                  BETH HART

INTRO:
C G   G C
C G   G Dm   D C Bb B C
N.C.


VERSE:
                G
I woke up this morning
                    C
With a smile on my face
                    G
I threw out those stones
                  C
That stood in my way
                G
And I put on a new pair
                  C
Of hard walking shoes
                G
I woke up this morning
               F
Laughing the blues
                         C
I woke up laughing the blues

E ---------
B ---------
G ---------
D ---------
A -3-2-0---
E -------3-


BREAK:
              G
And when the talking on the TV
         F             C
Tells me I should be scared
         G
I don’t let it overwhelm me
             F            C
I know that joy will be there
              G
Behind every tear
          F
It might take a while
                C
Might as well smile


INSTRUMENTAL:
C G    G C
C  G   G C


VERSE:
             G
I go to the corner
               C
And buy me a drink
              G
I say to the man
                      C
“This shit helps me think”
                 G
He says “who ya fooling?
                    C
Yeah, I know your type!!
              G
A dead woman walking”
             F
Maybe he’s right
                      C
I sure hope he ain’t right


BREAK:
               G
And when the preacher on the TV
         F             C
Tells me I should be scared
         G
I don’t let it overtake me
              F             C
I know that faith will be there
              G
Behind every fear
          F
It might take a while
                C
Might as well smile


INSTRUMENTAL:
C G    G C
C G    G Dm   D C Bb B C
N.C.


VERSE:
                G
I woke up this morning
                    C
With a smile on my face
           G
Without a warning
              C
My fear was erased
               G
So I put on a new pair
                  C
Of good walking shoes
                G
I woke up this morning
               F
Laughing the blues
                         C
'Cause I got nothing to lose


BREAK:
            G
And if the darkness brings the thunder
             F        C
My brother turns me away
        G
I will turn and love another
                F            C
There will be light in the shade
                       G
And that’s where I’ll lay
          F
It might take a while
                C    C G
Might as well smile
          F
Might as well
                C   C G   G C   C G
Might as well smile
      Dm
Might take a while
D C Bb    B         C
    Might as well smile