Secret Smile chords by Semisonic (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
Dm9
G6
Fmaj7
Fmaj7b5
G
F
C
D
Cmaj7
Am/C

Intro 1

Dm9

Fmaj7

Fmaj7b5

Dm9

Fmaj7

Fmaj7b5

Verse 1
Am 
Nobody knows it
Dm9 
G6 
but you've got a secret smile
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7b5 
And you use it only for me
Am 
Nobody knows it
Dm9 
G6 
but you've got a secret smile
Fmaj7 
Fmaj7b5 
And you use it only for me

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Pre-chorus 1

Dm9

So use it and prove it

Fmaj7

Fmaj7b5

Remove this whirling sadness

Dm9

I'm losing I'm bluesing

Fmaj7

Fmaj7b5

But you can't save me from madness

Interlude 1

Dm9

Fmaj7

[Slide]

Verse 2
Am 
Nobody knows it
Dm9 
G6 
but you've got a secret smile
Fmaj7 
And you use it only for me
Am 
Nobody knows it
Dm9 
G6 
but you've got a secret smile
Fmaj7 
And you use it only for me

Pre-chorus 2
Am 
Dm9 
So save me I'm waiting
G6 
Fmaj7 
I'm needing, hear me pleading
Am 
Dm9 
And soothe me, improve me
G6 
I'm grieving,
Fmaj7 
G 
F 
I'm barely   believing now, now

Chorus 1
C 
D 
When you are flying around and around
G 
the world
Cmaj7 
And I'm lying a lonely
Am/C 
I know there's something
D 
G 
sacred and free reserved
C 
And received by me only

Verse 3
Am 
Nobody knows it
Dm9 
G6 
but you've got a secret smile
Fmaj7 
And you use it only for me
Am 
Nobody knows it
Dm9 
G6 
but you've got a secret smile
Fmaj7 
And you use it only for me

Pre-chorus 3
Am 
Dm9 
So use it and prove it
G6 
Fmaj7 
Remove this whirling sadness
Am 
Dm9 
I'm losing I'm bluesing
G6 
Fmaj7 
But you can't save     me from madness
G 
F 
now, now

Chorus 2
C 
D 
When you are flying around and around
G 
the world
Cmaj7 
And I'm lying a lonely
Am/C 
I know there's something
D 
G 
sacred and free reserved
Cmaj7 
And received by me only
Am/C 
Nobody knows it
D 
G 
but you've got a secret smile
Cmaj7 
And you use it only for me
Am/C 
Nobody knows it
D 
G 
but you've got a secret smile

Interlude 2

Dm9

[Slide]

Outro 1

Nobody knows it

Dm9

Nobody knows it

Nobody knows it but you've got a secret

[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

Am
Dm9
G6
Fmaj7
Fmaj7b5
G
F
C
D
Cmaj7
Am/C

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Bb minorBPM: 99

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Dm9: x-5-3-5-5-x
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
Fmaj7: x-x-3-2-1-0
Fmaj7b5: x-x-3-2-0-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Cmaj7: x-3-2-0-0-0
Am/C: x-3-2-2-5-x

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This is the original studio version of Secret Smile by Semisonic, capturing how the song was actually played on the recording. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart keeps the exact chord voicings and capo position in the original key of Bb minor. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Semisonic.