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HBD 03 Why Don't You Smile
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A jazzy number featuring Roger brawn on acoustic lead guitar.
smile laugh advice fed up cheer up
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Singer-songwriter, arranger and producer: acoustic contemporary folk but ranging into rock/blues/country/jazz/humour...all very eclectic, I'm afraid!
Martin Stirrup Singer/songwriter An old folkie who got back into it... These days I sing and play guitar(s) and other stringed instruments, then score and orchestrate where appropriate. My taste becomes increasingly eclectic ranging from finger-picked folk through country to soft rock mixed in with a few more alternative and eccentric numbers, including the odd novelty foxtrot...
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic General
Charts
Peak #81
Peak in subgenre #29
Author
Martin Stirrup
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Martin Stirrup
Uploaded
May 06, 2019
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MP3 5.7 MB • 256 kbps • 3:06
Story behind the song
OK, not good advice for people suffering from depression, I know – but there is something in it if you’re feeling a bit down in the dumps. We empathise by mirroring facial features, which then trigger similar emotions in us – so if we force ourselves to smile it can make the brain release the kind of chemical messages we get when we are truly feeling happy… OK, maybe it’s just a song…
Lyrics
HBD 03 Why don't you smile? Why don't you smile?E Wipe that tear from your eyeB7 Why don't you smile?F#m Come on an give it a tryA B When you're happy you smileE G# But it works both waysF#m So smile and be happyA You know it will payA B Why don't you smile?E Come on and give me a grinB7 It's been a whileF#m Go on stick out that chinA B So a new phase can beginE G# A Why don't you smile?E You got the blues and your spirits are lowAG#m If I were in your shoes I'm sure I would knowF#mE Why you feel that disasters' pendingAG# A And you've heading for an unhappy endingF#mE You may have doubts but I know for sureAG#m To work things out there's only one cureF#mE If you yearn for a new beginningAG# A Here's the way to start you winningAB7 However bad the past may have been You know the future is yet to be seen So lift your eyes above You still can have hopes of love
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