Smooth Operator

[Intro]
Dm7 Em7 Dm7 Em7
Dm7 Em7 Dm7
Em7

[Verse 1]
Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7 Dm7      Am7 Gm7 Am7
Diamond life            lover boy
   Dm7            Am7    Gm7        Am7    Dm7     Am7 Gm7 Am7
He moves in space with minimum waste   and maximum joy

[Verse 2]
Dm7        Am7 Gm7
City lights
Am7    Dm7            Am7 Gm7 Am7
   and business nights
     Dm7         Am7      Gm7      Am7    Dm7           Am7 Gm7 Am7
When you require streetcar   desire   for higher heights

[Pre-Chorus]
Gm             Am                     Dm7
  No place for beginners or sensitive hearts
Gm     Am              Dm9
  Sentiment is left to chance
Gm               Am                      Dm7
  No place to be ending but somewhere to start
No need to ask

[Chorus]
       Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7
He's a smooth operator
Dm7   Am7     Gm7 Am7
Smooth   operator
Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7
Smooth operator
Dm7   Am7     Gm7 Am7
Smooth   operator

[Bridge]
Dm7
Coast-to-coast,
Am7 Gm7  Am7   Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7
LA to Chicago: Western male
 Dm7             Am7
Across the North and South,
Gm7    Am7   Dm7        Am7    Gm7 Am7
to Key Largo:   love for   sale

[Bass Solo]
Dm Bb Gm7 Dm
Bb C

[Sax Solo]
Dm Am Gm Am Dm Am Gm Am
Dm Am Gm Am Dm Am Gm Am

[Verse 3]
Dm7
Face-to-face,
Am7 Gm7 Am7       Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7
           each a classic case
   Dm7        Am7    Gm7      Am7
We shadow box and double-cross
    Dm7           Am7 Gm7 Am7
Yet need the chase

[Pre-Chorus]
Gm             Am                 Dm7
  A license to love, insurance to hold
Gm               Am                   Dm9
  Melts all your memories change into gold
Gm                  Am
  His eyes are like angels';
             Dm7
his heart is cold
No need to ask

[Chorus]
       Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7
He's a smooth operator
Dm7   Am7     Gm7 Am7
Smooth   operator
Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7
Smooth operator
Dm7   Am7     Gm7 Am7
Smooth   operator

[Bridge]
Dm7
Coast-to-coast,
Am7 Gm7  Am7   Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7
LA to Chicago: Western male
 Dm7             Am7
Across the North and South,
Gm7    Am7    Dm7          Am7 Gm7 Am7
to Key Largo: love for sale

[Outro (Fade Out)]
Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7
Smooth operator
Dm7   Am7     Gm7 Am7
Smooth   operator
Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7
Smooth operator
Dm7   Am7     Gm7 Am7
Smooth   operator
Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7
Smooth operator
Dm7   Am7     Gm7 Am7
Smooth   operator
Dm7         Am7 Gm7 Am7
Smooth operator
Dm7   Am7     Gm7 Am7
Smooth   operator