PARTS: Soprano Alto Tenor Bass All
KEY: bold = first beat of bar ^ = rest Underline = triplet backing vocal = [text]
078 - Smile
Verse 1
Smi–le - tho’ your heart is ach-ing,
^ Smile ev-en tho’ it’s break-ing,
^ When there are (sing vowels)clouds in the sky
you’ll get by,
If you smi–le thru’ your fear and sor-row,
^ smile and may-be to-mor-row
^ you’ll see the sun come shin-ing thru’
for you--
Verse 2
^ Light up your face with glad-ness,
^ Hide ev-‘ry trace of sad-ness,
^ Al-tho’ a tear may be ev-er so near,
that’s the time, you must keep on try-ing
^ smile, what’s the use of cry-ing,
^ You’ll find that life is still worth-while
if you (sing vowel, short ‘ST’) just smi—le.
[8 x Bar Instrumental first half of verse]
Verse 1 second half repeat
If you smi–le thru’ your fear and sor-row,
^ smile and may-be to-mor-row
^ you’ll see the sun come shin-ing thru’
for you--
Verse 2 repeat
^ Light up your face with glad-ness,
^ Hide ev-‘ry trace of sad-ness,
^ Al-tho’ a tear may be ev-er so near,
that’s the time, you must keep on try-ing
^ smile, what’s the use of cry-ing,
^ You’ll find that life is still worth-while
if you (sing vowel, short ‘ST’) just smi—le.
A song based on an instrumental theme used in the soundtrack for the 1936 Charlie Chaplin movie Modern Times