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Send "Learning How To Smile" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Learning How To Smile
Words By Art P. Alexakis
Guitar By Art P. Alexakis

Strings arranged for guitar
   A#
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6------|
 |                                               |
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------11-10-8-10-8----------|
G|--------------------------------------10-7~~~--|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
  
   A#
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6------|
 |                                               |
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------3-2-0-2-0------------|
D|----------------------3-5-----------3-0~~------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
 |                                               |
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------/8--|
A|-------------------------------------------/8--|
E|-------------------------------------------/6--|

   A#                    A 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------|
 Five miles outside of Vegas when we broke down

   G                     F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1------|
 |                                               |
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------/8--|
A|-------------------------------------------/8--|
E|-------------------------------------------/6--|
Threw my keys inside the window and we never looked back

   A#                    A 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------|
Got all drunk and sloppy on a Greyhound bus

   G                     F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1------|
 |                                               |
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------/8--|
A|-------------------------------------------/8--|
E|-------------------------------------------/6--|
We passed out cold so all them losers, they were laughing at us

   A#
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6------|
I will never let them break your heart

   A#
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6------|
 |                                               |
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------/8--|
A|-------------------------------------------/8--|
E|-------------------------------------------/6--|
No I will never let them break me

   A#                    A 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---------------------------------------|
D|-8---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
   We got lost in Phoenix seemed like such a long time

   G                     F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---3---3---------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------/8--|
A|-------------------------------------------/8--|
E|-------------------------------------------/6--|
Seven months of living sweaty on those thin white lines

   A#                    A 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---------------------------------------|
D|-8---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Did some time for selling acid to the wrong guy

   G                     F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---3---3---------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------/8--|
A|-------------------------------------------/8--|
E|-------------------------------------------/6--|
Life just keeps on getting smaller and we never ask why

    D#              F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Why there is no perfect place, yes I know this is true

    A#      A       G       F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--------------|
  I'm just learning how to smile thats not easy to do

    D#              F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
I know there will come a day, when we can leave

   A# 
e|---------------------------6-------------------|
B|------------------6----------------------------|
G|-----------------------7-----------------------|
D|-8---------------------------------------------|
A|-8---------------------------------------------|
E|-6---------------------------------------------|
   And just go running away              Oh Yeah

   A#                    A 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---------------------------------------|
D|-8---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
We was broke outside of Philly when the storms came

   G                     F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---3---3---------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------/8--|
A|-------------------------------------------/8--|
E|-------------------------------------------/6--|
I was working in New Jersey hitchin' rides in the rain

   A#                    A 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---------------------------------------|
D|-8---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
You was happy talking dirty at that phone sex place

   G                     F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---3---3---------------------------------------|
D|-5---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Life just keeps on getting wierder for us everyday

    D#              F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
You say there is no perfect place I say I know this is true

    A#      A       G       F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--------------|
  I'm just learning how to smile that's not easy to do

    D#              F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10----------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10----------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--8--8-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
We both live for the day when we can run away

   A#      C       D       D#  D C
e|----------------------------------------------| x4
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-----5-5-----7-7-----8-8-7-5--------------|
D|-3-3-----5-5-----7-7-----8-8-7-5--------------|
A|-1-1-----3-3-----5-5-----6-6-5-3--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 |                                              |
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----6-8-----6-8-----6-8-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
   Oh Baby, we can leave and run away
   We can leave this place and run away
   We can leave it all behind like we do every time
   Yes we both live for the day when we can leave

   A#
e|-----------6--4-----------6--------------------|
B|-------6--------------6------------------------|
G|---------7--------------7----------------------|
D|-8---8--------------8-----------------8------|
A|-8------------------------------------8------|
E|-6------------------------------------6------|
   And just go running away
   No I will never let 'em break your heart
   No I will never let 'em break me

   A#                    A 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---------------------------------------|
D|-8---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Five miles outside of Vegas, five years down the line

   G                     F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---3---3---------------------------------------|
D|-5-----------------------------------------/8--|
A|-------------------------------------------/8--|
E|-------------------------------------------/6--|
We got married in the desert in the sunshine

   A#                    A 
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---7---7---------------------------------------|
D|-8---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
I can't handle all the hell that happens everyday

   G                     F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3----1-1-1-1----1-1-1-1------|
 |                                               |
e|----------6------------------------------------|
B|-----6-----------------------------------------|
G|---3---3---------------------------------------|
D|-5---------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
When you smile and touch my face you make it all just go away

    D#              F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Yes I know there ain't no finish line, I know this never ends

    A#      A       G       F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--------------|
I'm just learning how to fall, climb back up again

    D#              F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
I know there's nothing perfect I know there nothing new

    A#      A       G       F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--------------|
A|--8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--------------|
E|--6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1--------------|
We are just learning how to live together, Me and you

    D#              F
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10----------|
D|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-10----------|
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8--8--8--8--8--8-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
    You know I live for the day When you say, "baby lets just run away"

   A#      C       D       D#  D C
e|----------------------------------------------| x8
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-----5-5-----7-7-----8-8-7-5--------------|
D|-3-3-----5-5-----7-7-----8-8-7-5--------------|
A|-1-1-----3-3-----5-5-----6-6-5-3--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
 |                                              |
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----6-8-----6-8-----6-8-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Oh baby we can leave and run away
Yes we can leave this place And run away
Baby we can leave and run away
We can leave this place and run away
We can leave and run away
We can leave this place and run away
We can leave this place and run away
We can leave this place and run away

Suggestion from Jason (Stellerclear@aol.com)

hey i think i found an easier way to play this....just my opinion though,,,
its on this riff

e|----------6---|
B|-----6--------|
G|---3---3------|       
D|-5------------|

I think it should be:
e|--------------6-------|
b|-------6--------------|  so all you have to do is lift up and 
g|--0-------------------|  finger and change picking from the other chord
d|----8-----8-----------|

    later
        Jason


VERSION 2 - Tabbed by CJ Minyard

Intro

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------| a few times
A|-8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8----8-8-8-8------|
E|-6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6----6-6-6-6------|
 pm----------------------------------------

Verse

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-8-8-8-8-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-|
E|-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-6-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-| 
 pm---------------------------------------------------------------

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|a 
A|-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-|few
E|-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-|times
 pm---------------------------------------------------------------

next part in verse:

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------6-------------------------------------------|
G|----------7-----7----------------------------------------|
D|-------8-----------8-------------------------------------|
A|----8-----------------8--7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-x-|
E|-6-----------------------5-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-x-|
                        pm-----------------------------

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------3-----------------------------------|
G|----------4-----4--------------------------------|
D|-------5-----------5-----------------------------|
A|----5-----------------5--3-3-3-3-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3-|
E|-3-----------------------1-1-1-1-x-x-x-x-1-1-1-1-|
                           pm---------------------

Chorus: 

played in this manner:

   D#  F
e|---------6--------------------10-------------|
B|-------8---8---------------10----10----------|
G|-----8-------8----------10----------10-------|
D|---8-----------8-----10----------------10----|
A|-6--------------6--8----------------------8--|
E|---------------------------------------------|

D#
why there is no perfect place

F
I say i know this is true

then

these chords 4x each

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-7--6--4--2--|
D|-8--7--5--3--|
A|-8--7--5--3--|
E|-6--5--3--1--|


do all that twice, then this is the faster part:

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3--3--5-5--5--7-7--7--8-8-7-5--------------|
D|-3-3--3--5-5--5--7-7--7--8-8-7-5--------------|
A|-1-1--1--3-3--3--5-5--5--6-6-5-3--------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

that is all the riffs, you can sort them out yourself.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Forrest Average	#1 by Forrest at Mar 22, 1976 at 9:11 AM EST
	Ups and downs in life, jsut got to learn to grin and bear it, everyone has troubles in life or screws up, you just got to move on and accept it or learn from your mistakes. One day it'll all get better.

No Picture Tim Wanna Be	#2 by Tim at Jan 20, 1991 at 7:54 AM EST
	this song is one of my favorite songs in the whole world ( and thats saying alot since i love sooo many songs ) this song can make me really happy or make me really depressed, but it just means alot 2 me b/c it gives me hope for the future

No Picture jason Average	#3 by jason fredriksson at Mar 25, 1994 at 3:06 AM EST
	I believe he remarried aicguy.