Smooth Operator chords

Laura Fygi

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Intro: Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7 

Recitative 
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He's laughing with another girl  
   Am7/C                    Am7/B 
And playing with another heart 
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Placing high stakes, making hearts ache 
Am7/C                           Am7/B 
He's loved in seven languages 
Melody 
Dm                            Dm/Db                    Am7/C   
Diamond nights and ruby lights, high in the sky 
                                Am7/B 
Heaven help him, when he falls 
Dm Am7 Gm7 Am7 Dm   Am7 Gm7 Am7 
Diamond life,           lover boy.  
Dm                Am7             Gm7 Am7                            Dm Am7 Gm7 Am7 
We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy 
Dm Am7 Gm7 Am7 Dm Am7 Gm7 Am7 
City lights                and  busines  nights  
Dm               Am7 Gm7 Am7                               Dm Am7 Gm7 Am7 
When you require streetcar desire for higher heights 
Gm7                   Am7                       Dm Dm/Db Am7/C Am7/B 
No place for beginners or sensitive hearts 
Gm7                      Am7       Dm Dm/Db Am7/C Am7/B 
When sentiment is left to chance 
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No place to be ending but somewhere to start  no need to ask 
                Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7  
He's a smooth operator              
Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7  
Smooth operator          
Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7 	 
Smooth operator          
Dm7 Am7 Gm7  Am 
Smooth operator 
Dm                  Am7 Gm7 Am7                  Dm Am7 Gm7 Am7 
Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male 
Dm7              Am7                   Gm7    Am7           Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7 
Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale. 

Interlude: Dm Dm/Db Am7/C Am7/B Dm Dm/Db Am7/C Am7/B Dm Dm/Db Am7/C Am7/B Dm Am7 Gm7 Am7 Dm  
              Am7 Gm7 Am7 

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Face to face, each classic case 
Dm                               Am7 Gm7                       Am7 
We shadow box and double cross, yet need the chase. 
Gm7                            Am7        Dm  
A license to love, insurance to hold 
Gm7                                                          Am7 Dm 
Melts all your memories and change into gold. 
Gm7                                            Am7            
His eyes are like angels but his heart is cold 
Dm Am Gm Dm Am Dm 
No need to ask 
                Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7  
He's a smooth operator              
Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7  
Smooth operator          
Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7 	 
Smooth operator          
Dm7 Am7 Gm7  Am 
Smooth operator 
Dm                  Am7 Gm7 Am7                  Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7 
Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male 
Dm7              Am7                   Gm7    Am7           Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7 
Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale 
                Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7  
He's a smooth operator              
Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7  
Smooth  operator          
Dm7 Am7 Gm7 Am7 	 
Smooth operator          
Dm7 Am7 Gm7  Am (Fade) 
Smooth   operator