[ Smooth von Santana ]


SMOOTH

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1. Man it's a hot one,       like seven inches from the midday sun,
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    I hear you whisper and the words melt everyone,
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    but you stay so cool.
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    My Muñequita,       my Spanish Harlem Mona Lisa,
                          d      - F - d         E          a       - E
    you're my reason for reason,           the step in my groove.

            a                    E                    a
And if you said this life ain't good enough, I would give
             E                     a
my world to lift you up, I could change
            E                d    - F - d          F          h    -   E
my life to better suit your mood,           cause you're so smooth.

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2. And it's like the ocean       under the moon,
                      a                          E
    well, that's the same as the emotion that I     get from you.
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    You got the kind of lovin' that could be so smooth,
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    give me your heart, make it real, or else forget about it.

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3. Well, I'll tell you one thing,   if you would leave it be a crying shame,
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    In every breath and every word, I hear your name calling me out.
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    Out from the barrio,       you hear my rhythm on your radio,
                                 d        F         d
    you feel the turning of the world so soft and slow,
     E           a                - E
    turning you round and round.            + REFRAIN 

             a              E
4. And it's like the ocean under the moon,
                      a                          E
    Well, that's the same as the emotion that I     get from you.
         a                                 E
    You got the kind of lovin' that could be so smooth,
     d  - - - - - - -    d       F    - - - -     d              ~
    Give me your heart, make it real, or else forget about it!

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+ repeat verse 4   + a - E - a - E - a - E

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    Give me your heart, make it real or else forget about it!
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       let's all forget about it ,        let's all forget about it ......

 (h=Bm)                      (Santana / Rob Thomas)