Smile as you go by chords by Hoyt Axton
Verse 1
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Smile as you go by, buddy,
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smile as you go by
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Cause I ain't got time to hear
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no grown man cry
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My pappy was a poor man,
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all he ever had was fun
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All he had to give me
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was the earth, the sky, and the sun
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But the greatest thing he told me was,
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don't weep and moan
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Cause the man who's always cryin' now,
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will always cry alone
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You just smile as you go by,
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buddy, smile as you go by
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Cause I ain't got time to
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hear no grown man cry
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Well, I don't have time to
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hear a grown man cry
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When your woman leaves you
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and you're fightin' back tears
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Forget about that wo man,
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think about the comin' years
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Forget about that woman
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who brought you all that pain
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There are lots of pretty girls
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now you're bound to love again
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You just smile as you go by,
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buddy, smile as you go by
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Cause I ain't got time to hear
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her groan and cry
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Don't have time to hear her groan
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and cry
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So all you people travelin'
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down life's rocky road
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Carryin' all them crosses
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and complainin' bout the load
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When you come to my house,
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just smile as you go by
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Cause I ain't got time to
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hear no grown man cry
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Smile as you go by, buddy, smile as you go by
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Smile as you go
Verse 2
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Smile as you go by
Hoyt axton
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