Tuning:

Michael wrote this one in Eb but I transposed it down to A so it´s easier to sing. Irion SOMETIMES I JUST FORGET TO SMILE (Michael Franks, 1975) e---------7----|----5----| B---------8----|----7----| G---------9----|----7----| D--0-----10----|----0----| A--------------|---------| E--------------|---------|

[Am79/D] ^D 4 times ^F#m7 F# Earth ^B7 quakes and my ^F#m7 Bug ^B7 breaks ^Em7 You need a light to ^A7 see through the ^D smog ^D ^F#m7 It´s like D-^B7-day out on the ^F#m7 free ^B7 way ^Em7 I´d like to crawl back ^A7 under my ^D log ^D

All these ^B7 Rolls Royce Hip Roll down the Sunset Strip just like ^E7 Pharaos down the Nile. ^A7 Sometimes I just forget to [Am79/D] smile ^D / [Am79/D] ^D

^F#m7 Dog ^B7 bites ^F#m7 lost ^B7 kites ^Em7 he says Thanks but ^A7 he never says ^D Please ^D ^F#m7 We both ^B7 shave and we ^F#m7 jump ^B7 waves ^Em7 He never has much skin ^A7 on his ^D knees ^D

You know ^B7 he´s got the habit now for Peter Rabbit now, ^E7 and Disney crocodiles. ^A7 Sometimes I just forget to [Am79/D] smile ^D / [Am79/D] ^D

Solo one verse until...

All these ^B7 movie stars and all these Jane and Tarzan just to, ^E7 run the three minute mile. ^A7 Sometimes I just forget to [Am79/D] smile ^D / [Am79/D] ^D

Michael Franks - Sometimes i just forget to smile