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Smooth Operator

by Sade

Written by: Adu & St John

SMOOTH OPERATOR Adu & St John Sade Em7 F#m7 Em7 F#m7 Em7 | //// | // // | //// | // / ~ ^She's | laugh^ing ~ with=an oth=er^boy ~ ^and | F#m7 Em7 F#m7 Em7 | play^ing / / ~ with=an | oth=er^ heart /// | // // | Plac^ing^high^stakes mak^ing^hearts | A Em7 | ache / / ~ ^She's | loved^in / ~ se=ven lan=guag^es | //// | A Em7 | Dia^mond^nights^and ru^by lights | // // | ~ high^in^the sky / | /// hea=ven | A Em7 A | help^her /// | // ~ when^she^falls | //// | // // | Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 | ^Dia mond ^life ee ee.| ee ee // | ^lov er ^gir r ll l.| ll ll / ~ ^she | Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 | ^move in ^space e^with hh | mi^ni^mum^waste ee ~ ^and | max i^mum m joy y.| yy yy // | Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 ||: ^Ci ty ^lights ss ss.| ss ss ss ~ ^and | ^busi ness ^ni i ghts s.| ss ss / ~ ^when | ||: ^Face to ^face ee ee.| ee ee ee ~ ^each | ^clas sic ^ca a se e.| ee ee / ~ ^We | Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 | ^you re ^quire e^street / | car de^sire ee ~ ^for | ^high er ^heights ss ss.| ss ss // | | ^sha dow ^box x^and / | dou ble^cross ss ~ ^yet | ^need the ^chase ee ee.| ee ee // | Am7 Bm7 Em7 | / ~ No^place for ^be | ^gin ners or^sen si ^tive | ^hea rts s ss ss | //// | | / ~ A^li cense ^to | ^love ee in^sur ance ^to | ^ho ld d dd dd | //// | Am7 Bm7 Em7 Am7 | / ~ ^when s en ^ti | ment ~ ^is left t^to | chance ee ee ee.| ee ee // | / ~ no^place to ^be | | / ~ ^melt all your | mem^ries change in to | gold dd dd dd.| dd dd // | / ~ her^eyes are ^like| Bm7 Em7 | ^end ing but^some where ^to.| oo sta^rt tt tt | ~ No^need^to as^k^she's^a | | ^an gels but^her heart ^is.| ss col^d dd dd | ~ No^need^to as^k^she's^a | Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 | Smooth o^pe ra^tor rr.| rr rr // | Smooth hh hh o^pe | ra^t or rr rr | | Smooth o^pe ra^tor rr.| rr rr // | Smooth hh hh o^pe | ra^tor rr rr rr | Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 | Coast to^coast t L ^A.| ^A to ^Chi ca go | ^west ern ^girl ll ll. | ll ll / ~ ^A | Em7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 Em7 Bm7 | cross the^north h and ^south.| h to ^Key Lar go | love for^sale ee ee.| Am7 Bm7 Am7 Bm7 1. | ee ee // :|| 2. | ee ee // || Repeat CHORUS and fade

About this song:

Smooth Operator is performed by Sade and written by Adu & St John. This page contains the lyrics and chords as part of Jerry's Songbook collection.

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