Weezer – Fake Smiles And Nervous Laughter (Guitar Intro)

Half-Step Down (Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-Eb)

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Verse Chorus Bridge ------------------- ----------- ------------------- B 799xxx B 799xxx B 79xxxx D#m 668xxx E 779xxx F#/A# 69xxxx E 779xxx F# 244xxx G#m 46xxxx F# 9-9-11-x-x-x G#m 466xxx F# 24xxxx F#/A# 698xxx E x79xxx B/D# x69xxx C#m x46xxx F# x-9-11-x-x-x Notes: - Root-5 power chord notation not shown to improve legibility (but defined above) - Simplified verse chords shown to improve legibility (but defined in full above) - D#m/A# shown as D#m - E/B shown as E - F#/C# shown as F# Tune half-step down

[Intro]
     B       D#m     G#m     B       Emaj7   G#m     C#m7    Bsus4
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7-------7-------4-------4-------4-------4-------5-------5-----|
G|-----8---8---8---8---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|
D|---9-------8-------6-------4-------2-------1---------------4---------|
A|---------------------------------------------------4-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

B  D#m    E         F#        B         F#/A#   E       F# 
   Grungy girls and punk rock boys (ooh ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh-ooh)  

B  D#m      E      F#       B          F#/A#   E       F# 
   Can't be heard above the noise (ooh ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh-ooh)

B  D#m     E           F#        B        F#/A#  E      F#   
   Awkward handshakes, bumps and hugs, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh

B       D#m     E       F#         B        F#/A#   E       F#
   It's not the way you thought it was (ooh ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh-ooh)

[Chorus 1]

        B
I would rather hear you curse me out than give me

E
Fake smiles and all that nervous laughter

         F#
When you say what you hate, makes me feel kinda great

     G#m      F# E
You have authori-ty

[Verse 2]

B  D#m  E       F#         B         F#/A#   E       F#
   Taxi drivers sell their weed (ooh ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh-ooh)

B  D#m  E    F#     B           F#/A#   E       F#
   My  Ani DiFranco scream (ooh ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh-ooh)

B  D#m       E         F#       B      F#/A#   E      F# 
   Gold high tops with no socks on, uh-on,  uh-on, uh-on

B  D#m  E        F#    B         F#/A#   E       F# 
   Go  ahead and move along (ooh ooh-ooh ooh ooh ooh-ooh)

[Chorus 2]

        B
I would rather hear you curse me out than give me

E
Fake smiles and all that nervous laughter

         F#
When you say what you hate, makes me feel kinda great

     G#m      F# E
You have authori-ty

        B
I would rather see you flip me off than give me

E
Fake smiles and all that nervous laughter

         F#
When you say what you hate, makes me feel kinda great

      G#m      F# E
It's beautiful to me

[Bridge] B F#/A# G#m F#maj E B/D# C#m F#

B       F#/A#       G#m      F#maj        E      B/D#    C#m            F#  
   It's hard to be real with all the temptations     and all the flying daggers

B       F#/A#       G#m      F#maj    E        B/D#    C#m     F#  
   It's hard to be true when honesty kills you,    can anybody hear me?

B       F#/A#   G#m     F#maj      E      B/D#    C#m     F#  
   I'm begging darling oh,    give me a chance to let you know

B       F#/A#       G#m      F#maj    E        B/D#    C#m     F#  
   It's hard to be true when honesty kills you,    can anybody hear me?

[Chorus 3]

        B
I would rather hear you curse me out than give me

E
Fake smiles and all that nervous laughter

         F#
When you say what you hate, makes me feel kinda great

     G#m      F# E
You have authori-ty

        B
I would rather see you flip me off than give me

E
Fake smiles and all that nervous laughter

         F#
When you say what you hate, makes me feel kinda great

      G#m      F# E   B
It's beautiful to me