Biography:
The English rock band Traffic started out with Steve Winwood, Dave Mason, Jim Capaldi, and Chris Wood after Winwood left The Spencer Davis Group. From their beginning, in 1967, they were quite popular in their native England, though success elsewhere was slower in coming. Their first three albums combined psychedelic rock and soul with elements of British folk music, giving them a unique, groundbreaking sound. Their most popular single was Dear Mr. Fantasy, from the album of the same name.
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Other songs:
- Dear Mr. Fantasy
- Hole In My Shoe
- 40000 Headmen
- Cryin To Be Heard
- Dear Mister Fantasy
- Dear Mr Fantasy
- Empty Pages
- Evening Blue
- Every Mothers Son
- Feelin Alright
- Forty Thousand Headmen
- Freedom Rider
- Hidden Treasure
- House For Everyone
- John Barleycorn
- Light Up Or Leave Me Alone
- Low Spark
- Many A Mile To Freedom
- Paper Sun
- Sad And Deep As You
- Smiling Phases
- Snad
- Sometimes I Feel So Uninspired
- The Low Spark Of High
- The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys Live
- Walking In The Wind
- Who Knows What Tomorrow
- You Can All Join In
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"Smiling Phases"
(S. Winwood - J. Capaldi - C. Wood)
Intro:
Bb C Eb F
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Ab [N.C.; 1-bar drum fill]
/ / / /
Verse 1:
Eb[2:/Bb] Ab/Eb
Do yourself a favor
Eb Ab/Eb
Wake up to your mind
Eb Ab/Eb
Life is what you make it
Eb Ab/Eb
You see but still you're blind
F Bb/F F Bb/F
Get yourself together, give before you take
F Bb/F
You'll find out the hard way
F G C B
Soon you're going to break, yeah yeah yeah
Chorus 1:
Bb
Smiling phases, showing traces
Eb
Even when they bust you
Bb
Keep on smiling through and through
Eb Db Cb
You'll be amazed at the gaze on their faces
Abm Bb
As they sentence you
[repeat intro]
Verse 2:
You don't need a lawyer
When you're in a fix
Someone gets the payoff
You're friends are full of tricks
Happiness is something
That you just can't find
Own up to the truth girl
You're living with your mind
Chorus 2:
Sugar daddy brings you flowers
You just hang him up and
Keep him waiting there for hours
And you should see the look on his face
As you slide down the rail
Coda:
Bb C Eb F
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Ab Bb C
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
(jam on C to fade)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
"Smiling Phases"
(S. Winwood - J. Capaldi - C. Wood)
Intro:
Bb C Eb F
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Ab [N.C.; 1-bar drum fill]
/ / / /
Verse 1:
Eb[2:/Bb] Ab/Eb
Do yourself a favor
Eb Ab/Eb
Wake up to your mind
Eb Ab/Eb
Life is what you make it
Eb Ab/Eb
You see but still you're blind
F Bb/F F Bb/F
Get yourself together, give before you take
F Bb/F
You'll find out the hard way
F G C B
Soon you're going to break, yeah yeah yeah
Chorus 1:
Bb
Smiling phases, showing traces
Eb
Even when they bust you
Bb
Keep on smiling through and through
Eb Db Cb
You'll be amazed at the gaze on their faces
Abm Bb
As they sentence you
[repeat intro]
Verse 2:
You don't need a lawyer
When you're in a fix
Someone gets the payoff
You're friends are full of tricks
Happiness is something
That you just can't find
Own up to the truth girl
You're living with your mind
Chorus 2:
Sugar daddy brings you flowers
You just hang him up and
Keep him waiting there for hours
And you should see the look on his face
As you slide down the rail
Coda:
Bb C Eb F
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Ab Bb C
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
(jam on C to fade)
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
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