Smooth Operator

Sade

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Smooth Operator

Year: 1984 - Album: The Best of Sade

Written by Helen Folasade Adu, Raymond William St John

Key: Dm

Smooth Operator Key AmAm

Smooth Operator Key A#mA#m

Smooth Operator Key BmBm

Smooth Operator Key CmCm(one step down)

Smooth Operator Key C#mC#m(half step down)

Smooth Operator Key DmDm(original key)

Smooth Operator Key D#mD#m(half step up)

Smooth Operator Key EmEm(one step up)

Smooth Operator Key FmFm

Smooth Operator Key F#mF#m

Smooth Operator Key GmGm

Smooth Operator Key G#mG#m

	  		
Dm	Am7  Gm7 Am7	Dm    Am7  Gm7 Am7  	 
Diamond life, 		lover boy. 
We move in space with minimum waste and maximum joy. 
Dm	Am7  Gm7 Am7        Dm   Am7  Gm7 Am7  
City lights 		and business 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. 
Gm7		Am7			Dm 
No place to be ending but somewhere to start. 
 A   
No need to ask. 
	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             Dm   Am7  Gm7 Am7 
Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male. 
Dm	Am7  		Gm7       Am7	     Dm   Am7  Gm7 Am7 
Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale. 

solo 

Dm	Am7  Gm7 Am7	Dm    Am7  Gm7 Am7   
Face to face,           each classic case. 
Dm	Am7  Gm7 Am7	           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  		  Dm   
His eyes are like angels but his heart is cold. 
   
  A 
No need to ask. 
 	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             Dm   Am7  Gm7 Am7 
Coast to coast, LA to Chicago, western male. 
Dm	Am7  Gm7 Am7             Dm   Am7  Gm7 Am7 
Across the north and south, to Key Largo, love for sale. 
  Dm	Am7  Gm7 Am7             Dm   Am7  Gm7 Am7 
Smooth operator, 
  Dm	Am7  Gm7 Am7             Dm   Am7  Gm7 Am7 
smooth operator, 
  Dm	Am7  Gm7 Am7             Dm   Am7  Gm7 Am7 
smooth operator, 
  Dm	Am7  Gm7 Am7             Dm   Am7  Gm7 Am7 
smooth operator, 
  Dm	Am7  Gm7 Am7             Dm   Am7  Gm7 Am7 
smooth operator... 

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