by Wet Willie
Intro with Harmonica
| G | G | G | G |
| G | |
| Well you | say you got the blues, |
| D |
| You got holes in both of your shoes, yeah- |
| C |
| You're feeling alone and confused, |
| G | |
| You got to keep on | smilin', just keep on smilin' |
| G | |
| Yeah, you're ‘ | bout to go insane, |
| D |
| Cause your woman’s playing games, |
| C |
| And she says that you're to blame, |
| G | |
| You try to keep on | smilin', just keep on smilin' |
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| G |
| Singing in a honky tonk cafe, |
| D |
| Nobodys hearin' what you play, yeah |
| C |
| They're too busy drinkin anyway, |
| G | |
| You gotta keep on | smilin', brother keep on smilin' |
| G | |
| Say you | found a piece of land |
| D |
| Gonna change from city boy to country man, yeah |
| C |
| Try to build you're life with your hands |
| G | |
| And just keep on | smilin', keep on smilin' |
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| G | G |
| You're just hangin out | in a local bar, |
| G | G |
| And you're wonderin' | who the hell you are |
| G | G... |
| Are you a farmer | are you a star? |
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| Outro |
| G | |
| Keep on | smilin', (smilin') - smilin', (smilin') |
| D |
| Laughin, (laughin)- said laughin', (laughin') |
| C | |
| Keep on | flowin', (flowin') - flowin', (flowin') |
| G |
| C'mon everybody, (C'mon everybody) |
| G |
| C'mon everybody, (C'mon everybody) |
| G | |
| Keep on | smilin', (smilin') - smilin', (smilin') |
| D |
| Laughin, (laughin)- said laughin', (laughin') |
| C | |
| Keep on | flowin', (flowin') - flowin', (flowin') |
| G |
| C'mon everybody, (C'mon everybody) |
| G |
| C'mon everybody, (C'mon everybody) - YEAH |
| G |
| .... |