You Am I – Please Dont Ask Me To Smile (Guitar)

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As recorded by You Am I (From the 1996 Album HOURLY, DAILY) [Intro] D [Verse 1]
D
When I was in grade six

        G
Used to hold open the door for a girl

                  D
And she called me a wimp

                            A                           D
She said there just isn't a need to be so fucking polite

            A                               D
I politely agreed with her, I think she was right

        Em            D
It just never entered my mind

        Em                          D               A D
That at twelve, it all came down to choosing sides
[Verse 2]
D
You said that I'd die if I had nothing to do

      G                                  D
Put a drink in my hand, and I'll talk to anything that moves

D
I just refuse to give you what you think will make things right

D
Justifying hate when you've lost the will to fight

E                                    D
Would it be really in touch with the times

       E                          D
To put somebody down for choosing sides?
[Chorus]
             G
And she said show us them teeth

A
Give us them braces

G
Show us that dental work

          A                             E  G
That puts fear in twelve year old faces

D
I could make you feel

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Even half worthwhile

     D
Just please don't ask me to smile
[Verse 3]
D
And at times, when it still feels right

  G                                       D
I hold open the door for a girl, and I'll back down from a fight

D
And if there just is no need to be so polite

D
At least it helps you sleep easier at night

   E                 D
It just never enters my mind

        E                                 D
That it ever should come down to choosing sides
[Chorus]
             G
And she said show us them teeth

A
Give us them braces

G
Show us that dental work

          A                             E  G
That puts fear in twelve year old faces

        D
I could prove to you

                       G
That I do or don't get high

                  Em        D
Just please don't ask me to smile