Smile as you go by chords by Hoyt Axton

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 (D major)  (G major) Smile  (C major) as you go  (G major) by, buddy,
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 (C major) smile as you go  (G major) by
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Cause I  (C major) ain't got  (G major) time to hear
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no  (C major) grown man cry  (G major) 
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My  (C major) pappy was a  (G major) poor man,
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 (C major) all he ever had was  (G major) fun
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All  (C major) he had to  (G major) give me
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was the  (C major) earth, the sky, and  (G major) the sun
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But the  (C major) greatest thing he  (G major) told me was,  (C major) 
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don't weep and  (G major) moan
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Cause the  (C major) man who's always  (G major) cryin' now,
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 (C major) will always cry alone  (G major) 
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You just  (C major) smile as you go  (G major) by,
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buddy,  (C major) smile as you go  (G major) by
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Cause I  (C major) ain't got  (G major) time to
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hear no  (C major) grown man cry
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 (G major) Well, I don't  (C major) have  (G major) time to
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hear a  (C major) grown man cry  (G major) 
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When  (C major) your woman leaves  (G major) you
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and you're  (C major) fightin' back tears  (G major) 
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Forget  (C major) about that  (G major) wo man,
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think about  (C major) the comin'  (G major) years
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Forget  (C major) about that  (G major) woman
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who brought  (C major) you all that  (G major) pain
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There are  (C major) lots of pretty girls
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 (G major) now you're  (C major) bound to love again  (G major) 
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You just  (C major) smile as you go  (G major) by,
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buddy,  (C major) smile as you go  (G major) by
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Cause I  (C major) ain't got  (G major) time to hear
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her  (C major) groan and cry  (G major) 
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 (C major) Don't have  (G major) time to hear her  (C major) groan
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and  (G major) cry  (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major)  (C major) 
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So  (C major) all you people trav (G major) elin'
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down life's  (C major) rocky road  (G major) 
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Carry (C major) in' all them  (G major) crosses
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and complainin'  (C major) bout the  (G major) load
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When  (C major) you come to  (G major) my house,
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just  (C major) smile as you go by
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 (G major) Cause I  (C major) ain't got  (G major) time to
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hear no  (C major) grown man cry  (G major) 
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Smile  (C major) as you go by,  (G major) buddy,  (C major) smile as you go  (G major) by
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 (C major)  (G major)  (C major)  (G major) 
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Smile as  (C major) you go