Smiling On The Surface

    E                                   D        F#m E
I’m used to pretending to be strong and clueless
                         D    F#m
Am I doing this right by you?
  E                                  D        F#m E
I seem to be coming off as wrong and ruthless

[Pre-Chorus]
                        Bm               F#m
Am I telling myself the truth about what I don’t know?
   E
It makes me lose my self-control
    Bm                  F#m             E
I’m staring through the eyes of someone else

[Chorus]
   A            D              F#m Dsus2
So I’ll keep on smiling on the surface
A         D                 F#m E
Hiding my nerves behind the curtain
N.C. A               D
I’m caught up in an empty room
F#m                D
Filled with second thoughts and gloom
A            D              F#m E
I’ll keep on smiling on the surface

[Break 1]
D F#m E

[Verse 2]
                       D     F#m
Am I changing my mind again?
         E                            D     F#m E
All this indecision makes me shift my focus
                       D       F#m
Is the tension my only friend?
  E                                  D        F#m E
Anxiety holds my hand when life gets hopeless

[Pre-Chorus]
                        Bm               F#m
Am I telling myself the truth about what I don’t know?
   E
It makes me lose my self-control
    Bm                  F#m             E
I’m staring through the eyes of someone else

[Chorus]
   A            D              F#m Dsus2
So I’ll keep on smiling on the surface
A         D                 F#m E
Hiding my nerves behind the curtain
N.C. A              D
I’m caught up in an empty room
F#m                D
Filled with second thoughts and gloom
A            D              F#m E
I’ll keep on smiling on the surface

[Break 2]
D E D Bm F#m D E D

[Pre-Chorus]
               Bm   F#m Bm             F#m
Am I telling myself the truth about my self-esteem
        E
And how others place their worth in me?
    Bm                  F#m             E
I’m staring through the eyes of someone else

[Chorus]
   A            D              F#m Dsus2
So I’ll keep on smiling on the surface
A         D                 F#m E
Hiding my nerves behind the curtain
N.C. A              D
I’m caught up in an empty room
F#m                D
Filled with second thoughts and gloom
A              D              F#m E
Yeah I’ll keep smiling on the surface

[Outro]
D E D               Bm   F#m D      E D Bm F#m
     Am I telling myself the truth?