Then Ill Be Smiling

Matt Nathanson

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Artist: Matt Nathanson Song: Then I’ll Be Smiling Tuning: Standard Capo: 6th Fret [Chords] G: 3x0033 G/B: x20033 C: x32010 Cadd9: x30033 D: xx0232 D/F#: 200233 D/C#: x40232 Am7: x02010 Bmadd#5: x2403x E7: 020xxx A: 50xxxx The main riff throughout the song goes like this (D* for purposes of this tab): E|--3--------3--------2----2--------| B|--3--------3--------3----3--------| G|--0--------0--------0h2--2h4p2p0--| D|--0--------0--------0----0--------| A|--3--------x----------------------| E|-----------3----------------------| [Intro] Cadd9 G D* Cadd9 G D* [Verse 1] Cadd9 G D* Trailed by a mess Cadd9 Of masking tape Construction paper And the best of intentions Bmadd#5 Cadd9 D* He tried to patch up every hole as he went Bmadd#5 Cadd9 D* Back and forth and back again Cadd9 G D* And his friends half full of half concerns Cadd9 G D* Embarrassed looks and tired words Bmadd#5 They burrowed deeper Cadd9 D* Into the ignorant little lives they preferred Bmadd#5 Cadd9 And he envied their distance Their lack of concern He thought [Pre-Chorus] Once I shed the whole of me Once I shed the whole of me Then I’ll be smiling [Interlude] Cadd9 G D* Cadd9 G D* [Verse 2] Cadd9 G D* He cursed himself Cadd9 G D* And his instinct to nurse every idea to health Bmadd#5 Cadd9 D* And all of the falls that he’d spent Bmadd#5 Cadd9 D* Trying to coax his name from the mouths of success He thought [Pre-Chorus] Once I shed the whole of me Once I shed the whole of me Then I’ll be smiling [Chorus] They litter me with small awarenesses Then they ask if I’m good enough Litter me with small awarenesses Just to wake me up Why do the fools wake me up [Interlude] Cadd9 G D* Cadd9 G D* [Pre-Chorus] Once I shed the whole of me Once I shed the whole of me Then I’ll be smiling [Chorus] They litter me with small awarenesses Then they ask if I’m good enough Litter me with small awarenesses Just to wake me up Litter me with small awarenesses And they have the gall to ask if I’m good enough They litter me with small awarenesses Just to wake me up Why do the fools wake me up [Outro] Cadd9 G D* Cadd9 G D

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Cette chanson évoque le lutte intérieure d'une personne qui cherche à se défaire de ses insécurités et de son passé douloureux. Elle parle de celui qui, face à ses échecs et aux attentes des autres, se sent accablé par des doutes et des réflexions sur sa valeur. À travers un regard critique sur sa vie, il aspire à se libérer de ses fardeaux afin de retrouver le sourire et un sens de paix intérieure. On ressent une profondeur émotionnelle, où le protagoniste se débat avec sa propre identité, entre l'envie de plaire et la nécessité d'acceptation personnelle. Les regards des amis et la pression sociale ajoutent à son désarroi, illustrant à quel point il est souvent difficile de se libérer des jugements extérieurs.

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