Competition Smile — Gin Blossoms
Chords and lyrics for Competition Smile by Gin Blossoms (key of G).
Verse 1
[G]Looking up I saw nothing
[Dadd4/F#]But blue in the bluest sky
[Em7]And now it's creeping across my eye
[Cadd9]Going down in my mind, down in my mind
[G]I'm high and I'm hopeless,
[Dadd4/F#]so help me to get untied
[Em7]Fast asleep now I'm going blind
[Cadd9]Falling down in my mind, down in my mind, just fine
Chorus
[D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [Am] [Asus2] [Am]
[Asus4]Emulate the style
[C] [Cmaj7] [C]A competition smile
Verse 2
[G]Now I'm running, not looking
[Dadd4/F#]And opening up my brain
[Em7]Where it's easy to lose my name
[Cadd9]Looking dumb in the rain, dumb in the rain
[G]I'm hoping you'll notice
[Dadd4/F#]That no one else helps me grow
[Em7]Oh, it's not easy to let you know
[Cadd9]What I'm dying to show, dying until you know
Chorus
[D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [Am] [Asus2] [Am]
[Asus4]Pretending all the while
[C] [Cmaj7] [C]A competition smile
Bridge
[D]Now I've thrown something far
[Dsus4] [Cadd9]
[Em]And it haunts me like a curse
[Dadd4/F#] [C]
[D]I'm like a stone falling hard
[Dsus4] [Cadd9]
[Em]And I'm only getting worse
[Dadd4/F#] [C] [G] [Dadd4/F#]
Solo
[G] [Dadd4/F#] [Em7] [G] [Dadd4/F#]
[G] [Asus4] [Em7] [Bm7] [Cmaj7]
Verse 3
[G]Looking up I saw nothing
[Dadd4/F#]But blue in the bluest sky
[Em7]And now it's creeping across my eye
[Cadd9]And going down in my mind, down in my mind
[G]I'm high and I'm hopeless
[Dadd4/F#]So help me to get untied
[Em7]Fast asleep, now I'm going blind
[Cadd9]Falling down in my mind, down in my mind, just fine
Chorus
[D] [Dsus2] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [Am] [Asus2] [Am]
[Asus4]Pretending all the while
[Am7] [C] [Cmaj7] [C]A competition smile
Outro
[G]I'm hiding high [Dadd4/F#] [Em7] [Cadd9]
[G]I'm hiding high [Dadd4/F#] [Em7] [Cadd9]
[G] [Dadd4/F#] [Em7] [Cadd9]
[G] [Dadd4/F#] [Em7] [Cadd9]
[G]