Richard Shindell Smiling written by Richard Shindell Larry Campbell Larry Campbell guitar/mandolin Richard Lorkovic keyboards Dave Richards bass Frank Vilardi drums Richard Shindell vocals/acoustic guitar F Bb Eb Bb I had a place in the desert F Bb Eb Bb Just a roof and four walls F Bb Eb Bb Where I could wait for the rapture F Bb Eb Bb Where I could ride out the fall F Bb Eb Bb I was keeping a virgil F Bb Eb Bb I was deep in a trance F Bb Eb Bb I was holding a candle F Bb Eb Bb To the palm of my hand Eb Bb F Eb Bb F Then I saw you smiling then I saw you smiling Eb Bb FCm9 Then I saw you smiling F Bb Eb Bb Like a fool I protested F Bb Eb Bb I need time to prepare F Bb Eb Bb You see I never expected F Bb Eb Bb Something so simple and clear F Bb Eb Bb So I tried to persude you F Bb Eb Bb That I was not what you thought F Bb Eb Bb That I would only disappoint you F Bb Eb Bb That I can't be what I'm not Eb Bb F You stood there smiling Eb Bb F You stood there smiling Eb Bb FGCm9 You stood there smiling F Bb Eb Bb I looked around for a reference F Bb EbBb But there was none I could see F Bb Eb Bb Is there a thread to the sequence F Bb EbBb That brought this vision to me F Bb Eb Bb There are larks in the morning F Bb Eb Bb Tracing lines to the lake F Bb Eb Bb Three dimensions of mercy F Bb Eb Bb Three dimensions of grace Eb Bb F You just stand there smiling Eb Bb F You just stand there smiling Eb Bb F You just stand there smiling >From Richard Shindell "Reunion Hill" Shanachie Records Richard Shindell Music