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He’s (Dm7)laugh ing with an oth er girl and play ing
with an (Dm7)oth er heart;
(Dm7)plac ing high stakes, mak ing hearts ache.
He’s (Dm7)loved in sev en lan guag es.
Dia mond nights and ru by lights
high in the sky,
heav en help him
when he falls.
(Dm7)Dia mond life,
(Dm7)lov er boy,
he (Dm7)move in space with (Gm7)min i mum waste and (Dm7)max i mum joy.
(Dm7)Cit y lights
and (Dm7)busi ness nights,
when (Dm7)you re quire street (Gm7)car de sire for (Dm7)high er heights.
No place for be (Am7)gin ners or sen si tive (Dm7)hearts,
when sen ti (Am7)ment ’ries is left in to (Dm7)chance,
no place to be (Am7)end ing but some where to (Dm7)start.
No need to ask he’s a (Dm7)smooth op er (Am7)a tor,
(Dm7)smooth
(Am7)op er (Gm7)a tor,
(Dm7)smooth op er (Am7)a tor,
(Dm7)smooth
(Am7)op er (Gm7)a tor.
(Dm7)Coast to coast, L.
A.
to Chi (Am7)ca go, (Dm7)west ern male.
A (Dm7)cross the north and south to Key (Am7)Lar go, (Dm7)love for sale.
(Dm7)Face to face
each (Dm7)clas sic case,
we (Dm7)shad ow box and (Gm7)dou ble cross yet (Dm7)need the chase.
A li cence to (Am7)love, ners in sur ance to (Dm7)hold,
melt all your (Am7)mem ’ries and change in to (Dm7)gold,
his eyes are like (Am7)an gels but his heart is (Dm7)cold.
No need to ask he’s a (Dm7)smooth op er (Am7)a tor,
(Dm7)smooth
(Am7)op er (Gm7)a tor,
(Dm7)smooth op er (Am7)a tor,
(Dm7)smooth
(Am7)op er (Gm7)a tor.
(Dm7)Coast to coast, L.
A.
to Chi (Am7)ca go, (Dm7)west ern male.
A (Dm7)cross the north and south to Key (Am7)Lar go, (Dm7)love for sale.
(Dm7)love for sale.
This page shows “Smooth Operator” by Sade in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 110 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.