🎸 Gotta Keep Smiling chords by Scouting For Girls

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
C      G
Babada babada babadadababa
D F
Babada babada babadadababa

Verse 1:
C
When a frown is the best you can do
G
When you're down, when you're down
          Dm
When you're down in a bad place
   F  G
You with the sad face

C
When you're stuck, when you're stuck

When you're falling apart
G
In a rut, in a rut
             Dm
Yet you're stuck with excuses
       F   G
Oh baby, I'm useless

Pre-chorus:
D      Dm
Boys will be boys
Em
Girls will be girls
    F          G
It's a mixed up, muddled up, mixed up world
     Dm
Are you taking the mick?
    C         F      G
'Cause ain't life a bitch sometimes?

Chorus:
         C
You've gotta keep smiling
G            Dm     F
Through the thunder and lightning
         C   G
You've gotta keep trying
   D          F
Don't cry before you're hurt

           C
You've gotta keep smiling
G            Dm   F
Through the thunder and lightning
         C
You've gotta keep fighting
Dm           F          C
Because things can't, things can't get much worse

Verse 2:
C
Take a break, take a day to relax
G
Get away, get away
        Dm
Get away to the sunshine
      F    G
Throw me a lifeline

C
When life is hard

When life is just unfair
G
Well have a laugh
          Dm
Have a laugh at the rat race
       F    G
We'll make a new place

Pre-chorus:
D
Boys will be boys
Em
Girls will be girls
    F           G
It's a mixed up, muddled up, mixed up world
    Dm
Are you taking the mick?
    Em         F
'Cause ain't life a bitch sometimes?

Chorus:
C
You've gotta keep smiling
G            Dm    F
Through the thunder and lightning
        C   G
You've gotta keep trying
   D         F
Don't cry before you're hurt

         C
You've gotta keep smiling
G            Dm    F
Through the thunder and lightning
         C             G
You've gotta keep trying, You've gotta keep trying
    Dm     F          C
Because things can, things can get much worse
G           Dm
Things can't get much worse
F           C
Things can't get much worse

Bridge:
C      G
Babada babada babadadababa
D F
Babada babada babadadababa
        C   G
You gotta keep smiling
       Dm   F
You gotta try smiling
        C    G   Dm   F
You gotta keep smiling, oh yeah

Chorus:
C
You've gotta keep smiling
G            Dm    F
Through the thunder and lightning
        C   G
You've gotta keep trying
   D         F
Don't cry before you're hurt

         C
You've gotta keep smiling
G            Dm    F
Through the thunder and lightning
         C             G
You've gotta keep trying, You've gotta keep trying
    Dm     F          C
Because things can, things can get much worse
G           Dm
Things can't get much worse
F           C
Things can't get much worse
G           Dm
Things can't get much worse
F           C
Things can't get much worse