Sade - SMOOTH OPERATOR
"Diamond Life" album
Words and Music: Sade Adu and St. John


Chords:
Dm/C#   x47765
Am7/C   x35555
Am7/B   x25555
Gm7     3x333x
Am7     5x555x


Fill
   (Dm)              Dm
e|-----------------|-5---------------|
B|-----------------|-6---------------|
G|-----------------|-7---------------|
D|-----------------|-7---------------|
A|-----------------|-5---------------|
E|---------5---8---|-----------------|



Intro
Dm  Dm/C#  Am7/C  Am7/B
Dm  Dm/C#  Am7/C  Am7/B
Dm  Dm/C#  Am7/C  Am7/B
Dm  Dm/C#  Am7/C  Am7/B


Verse (spoken)
     Dm             Dm/C#           Am7/C   Am7/B
He's laughing with another girl and playing
      Dm            Dm/C#  Am7/C  Am7/B
with another heart
Dm              Dm/C#       Am7/C        Am7/B
Placing high stakes, making hearts ache
Dm            Dm/C#          Am7/C   Am7/B
He's loved in       seven languages
Dm                 Dm/C#        Am7/C  Am7/B
Diamond nights and ruby lights,
Dm            Dm/C#  Am7/C Am7/B
  high in the sky
       Dm        Dm/C#  Am7/C  Am7/B
Heaven help him,
     Dm        Dm/C#  Am7/C  Am7/B
when he falls


Verse
Dm      Am7  Gm7  Am7
Diamond life,
Dm    Am7  Gm7  Am7
lover boy
   Dm      Am7        Gm7     Am7
We move in space with minimum waste
    Dm      Am7  Gm7  Am7
and maximum joy
Dm      Am7  Gm7  Am7
City lights
    Dm       Am7  Gm7  Am7
and business nights
     Dm    Am7         Gm7   Am7
When you require streetcar desire
    Dm     Am7  Gm7  Am7
for higher heights


Pre-chorus
Gm7                Am7                  Dm     Dm/C#  Am7/C  Am7/B
    No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
Gm7           Am7             Dm      Dm
    When sentiment is left to chance
Gm7                Am7                     Dm     (Fill)
    No place to be ending but somewhere to start
N.C.
No need to ask


Chorus
        Dm       Am7   Gm7  Am7
He's a smooth operator,
 Dm        Am7  Gm7  Am7
smooth operator,
 Dm       Am7   Gm7  Am7
smooth operator,
  Dm      Am7   Gm7  Am7
smooth operator.
Dm        Am7    Gm7     Am7
Coast to coast, LA to Chicago,
   Dm    Am7  Gm7  Am7
western male.
 Dm         Am7      Gm7       Am7
Across the north and south, to Key Largo,
Dm       Am7  Gm7  Am7
love for sale.


Bridge
Dm  Dm  Gm7  Am7
Dm  Dm  Gm7  Am7


Sax Solo
Dm  Am7  Gm7  Am7
Dm  Am7  Gm7  Am7
Dm  Am7  Gm7  Am7
Dm  Am7  Gm7  Am7


Verse
Dm      Am7  Gm7  Am7
Face to face,
     Dm      Am7  Gm7  Am7
each classic case
   Dm     Am7     Gm7    Am7
We shadow box and double cross
    Dm       Am7  Gm7  Am7
Yet need the chase


Pre-chorus
Gm7              Am7                Dm  Dm/C#  Am7/C  Am7/B
    A license to love, insurance to hold
Gm7                Am7                      Dm   Dm
    Melts all your memories and change into gold
Gm7                   Am7                     Dm    (Fill)
    His eyes are like angels but his heart is cold
N.C.
No need to ask


Chorus
        Dm       Am7   Gm7  Am7
He's a smooth operator,
 Dm        Am7  Gm7  Am7
smooth operator,
 Dm       Am7   Gm7  Am7
smooth operator,
  Dm      Am7   Gm7  Am7
smooth operator.
Dm        Am7    Gm7     Am7
Coast to coast, LA to Chicago,
   Dm    Am7  Gm7  Am7
western male.
 Dm         Am7      Gm7       Am7
Across the north and south, to Key Largo,
Dm       Am7  Gm7  Am7
love for sale.


Outro
 Dm       Am7   Gm7  Am7
Smooth operator,
 Dm       Am7   Gm7  Am7
smooth operator,
 Dm       Am7   Gm7  Am7
smooth operator,
 Dm       Am7   Gm7  Am7
smooth operator,

(Repeat and fade)

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