# Smile Like You Mean It – The Killers: piano chords

Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers uses 9 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [Am7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am7), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [G/B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: G Em
- Verse 1: G Am7 Em G Am7 Em G Am Em G Am7 Em
- Chorus 1: G/B C G D/F# G/B C G D/F#
- Verse 2: G Am7 Em G Am7 C G Am Em G Am Em
- Chorus 2: G/B C G D/F# G/B C G D/F#
- Solo 1: D Em C
- Verse 3: Am Em Am Em Am Bm C D
- Chorus 3: G/B C G D/F# G/B C G D/F# G/B C G D/F# G/B C G D/F#
- Outro 1: G Am Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Smile Like You Mean It by The Killers in?

The chords fit G major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Smile Like You Mean It to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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