Biography:
Bert Sommer (February 7, 1949 – July 23, 1990) was a folk singer who performed at Woodstock in 1969 and had a hit with the song "We're All Playing In The Same Band." He was briefly a member of baroque-pop group the Left Banke, co-writing and singing lead on the "Ivy Ivy"/"And Suddenly" single.
Sommer also played Woof in the original Broadway production of Hair and "Flatbush" of Kaptain Kool and the Kongs on The Krofft Supershow in 1976. He did not reprise the role in the second season.
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Bm: x24432 D/C: x30230
F#m/A: x04222 G: 320033
Em: 022000 A: x02220
D: xx0232 C: x32010
When playing the intro, the G after the D/C is originally played with a hammer-on on the
bass line from 0 to 3
SMILE - BERT SOMMER
INTRO:
Bm
Why should you be angry?
F#m/A
Why should you be sad?
Em
Don't be disappointed
D D/C G D
Just smile
D A G D
Just smile
CHORUS:
D A G D
Smile and the world smiles with you
D A G D
Smile, all the love is in your hands
D A G D
Smile 'cause we all need one another
C D G Em
It only takes a song to understand
BRIDGE:
G Em G Em
I know that we've got to get together
G Em
A-doin' all we can
G Em
It will start to make it better
C D D/C G
It only takes a song to understand
INTRO:
Why should you be angry?
Why should you be sad?
Don't be disappointed
Just smile
Mmh smile
CHORUS
Smile and the world smiles with you
Smile, all the love is in your hands
Smile 'cause we all need one another
It only takes a song to understand yeah
BRIDGE:
I know there are so many different people
A-doin' what they can
And they all would a-love to reach you
C D G A
It only takes a song to understand
CHORUS:
D A G D
Come on, smile and the world smiles with you
D A G D
Smile, all the love is in your hands
D A G D
Whoa you've got to smile, 'cause we all need one another
C D G A
It only takes a song to understand. Alright!
D A G D
Whoa smile and the world smiles with you
D A G D
Smile, all the love is in your hands
D A G D
Whoa we've got to smile, 'cause we all need one another
C D G A
It only takes a song to understand. Yeah!
INSTRUMENTAL:
D A G D x3
C D D/C G
And it only takes a song to understand
D
Smile!
F#m/A: x04222 G: 320033
Em: 022000 A: x02220
D: xx0232 C: x32010
When playing the intro, the G after the D/C is originally played with a hammer-on on the
bass line from 0 to 3
SMILE - BERT SOMMER
INTRO:
Bm
Why should you be angry?
F#m/A
Why should you be sad?
Em
Don't be disappointed
D D/C G D
Just smile
D A G D
Just smile
CHORUS:
D A G D
Smile and the world smiles with you
D A G D
Smile, all the love is in your hands
D A G D
Smile 'cause we all need one another
C D G Em
It only takes a song to understand
BRIDGE:
G Em G Em
I know that we've got to get together
G Em
A-doin' all we can
G Em
It will start to make it better
C D D/C G
It only takes a song to understand
INTRO:
Why should you be angry?
Why should you be sad?
Don't be disappointed
Just smile
Mmh smile
CHORUS
Smile and the world smiles with you
Smile, all the love is in your hands
Smile 'cause we all need one another
It only takes a song to understand yeah
BRIDGE:
I know there are so many different people
A-doin' what they can
And they all would a-love to reach you
C D G A
It only takes a song to understand
CHORUS:
D A G D
Come on, smile and the world smiles with you
D A G D
Smile, all the love is in your hands
D A G D
Whoa you've got to smile, 'cause we all need one another
C D G A
It only takes a song to understand. Alright!
D A G D
Whoa smile and the world smiles with you
D A G D
Smile, all the love is in your hands
D A G D
Whoa we've got to smile, 'cause we all need one another
C D G A
It only takes a song to understand. Yeah!
INSTRUMENTAL:
D A G D x3
C D D/C G
And it only takes a song to understand
D
Smile!
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