Intro: Em - D  A - Em - D  A  
 
 Em              D                      Em - Em  
I learned politeness on my mother's knee 
 G                  G                       D   
 D Dsus2 D  
I learned by uprightness my number of friends should increase. 
 Em               D                   Em - Em - G  
When I think about the things I've done 
 G            D        Dsus  D  Dsus2  D  
I laugh out loud to no one yeah to no one. 
 Em                         Em                  
'Coz it's so hard to meet the eyes that I see 
         Em       D  
when I try to open up my 
 G  
heart. 
 
  G                                            D  
There's something inside me 'n' I know it's good, 
                 B           Em  
but understanding is misunderstood. 
                   D               A          Em - Em  
At the end of a smile there's a laugh 'n' a 1/2. 
 
 Em             D            Em  Em  
But I became honest Mr. Mistaken 
 G                   G                 D  Dsus D Dsus2 D  
in spite of the curves my smile was makin'. 
 Em            D                    Em - Em - G  
Bumpers and kickers in one big stream 
 G                     D               Dsus   D  
I grew up in a life size pinball machine yeah they're mean. 
 Em                        Em               Em  
'Coz it's so hard to meet the eyes that I see when I try
     D  
to open up my 
 G  
heart. 
 
 G                                             D  
There's something inside me 'n' I know it's good, 
         B           Em  
but understanding is misunderstood. 
                 D               A          Em  
At the end of a smile there's a laugh 'n' a 1/2,
    D   
there's a laugh, on my 
 G  
behalf. 
 
        G                                     D  
There's something inside me 'n' I know it's good, 
                  B           Em  
but understanding is misunderstood. 
                  D              A           Em - Em (break) 
At the end of a smile there's a laugh 'n' a 1/2. 
 
                       D                                 D  
I tried to fill some silence 'coz the silence feels so long. 
 G                           D       B            Em   
  Em  
I knew the ice was gettin' thinner, but I kept skating on. 
   Em               Em                        D  
My mother threw me into this world as a winner 
              D                     G                D    
but by the light of the yellow beer, they tell the jokes, 
  B  
I'll never get to 
 Em      D      G  
hear, on my behalf. 
 
 G                                            D    
There's something inside me 'n' I know it's good,                  
 B  
but understanding is tood. 
 Em                 D              D          A  
At the end of a smile there's a laugh 'n' a 1/2, there's a laugh, 
 D           G  
yeah on my behalf. 
 
 G                                            D  
There's something inside me 'n' I know it's good, 
               B           Em  
but understanding is misunderstood. 
                  D              A            Em
At the end of a smile there's a laugh 'n' a 1/2.
          Em           Em   
There's a laugh 'n' a 1/2. 
 
                  D              A           Em  
At the end of a smile there's a laugh 'n' a 1/2. 
          Em         Em  
There's a laugh 'n' a 1/2. 
                  D              A           Em  
At the end of a smile there's a laugh 'n' a 1/2. 
          Em         Em  
There's a laugh 'n' a 1/2. 
                   D              A       Em (break) 
 At the end of a smile there's a laugh 'n'