Cheer Up! Smile! Nertz Chords by Eddie Cantor

Tempo:
114.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Eb

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eddie Cantor    Cheer up! Smile! Nertz! chords
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[F] [Db] [G]
[C] [B] [C]
[B] [C] Sure business [G] is punk, [C] and Wall [F] Street is sunk.
[C] We're all of us broke, [G] and ready to croak.
We've nothing [G] to dunk, [C] can't even [Am] get drunk.
[D] [Bm] [G]
Cheer up gentle citizens, [C]
[Cm] [C] happy [A] days are here again.
[G] Cheer up smile nerds, all aboard prosperity.
[C] Giggle till [F] it hurts, [C] no more [A] breadline charity.
[D] Cheer up smile nerds, cheer up, cheer [Cm] up, cheer [Em] up, cheer up, cheer.
Up, cheer up, [A] cheer up, cheer, [D] better [G] times are here.
Funny smilers we must be, the optimists [F] athirst.
[C] Let's hang the fat [A] head to a tree.
[G] Cheer up smile nerds, the world's in the red.
[C] We're better [F] off dead.
[C] Depression they say is [G] in session to stay.
Our judges [G] are queer, [C] our banks [Am] disappear.
[E] And all the while they tell us [G] to smile.
[D] Cheer up gentle citizens, [C] though you [F] have no shirt.
[C] Happy [A] days are here [D] again.
Cheer up [C] smile nerds, all [G] aboard prosperity.
[C] Giggle till it hurts, no more [A] breadline charity.
[D] Cheer up [C] smile nerds, cheer up, cheer up, cheer [Em] up, cheer up, cheer.
Up, cheer up, cheer up, [D] cheer, better [G] times are here.
[D] Funny smilers we must [C] be, the [F] optimists athirst.
[C] Let's hang the [A] fat head to a [G] tree.
Cheer [C] up smile nerds.
[Eb] [F]
[Ab] [Db] [Ab]
[Ab] [Db] [Gb]
[Db] [Bb] [Db]
[Db]
[Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Db]
[Ab] [Gb] [Db]
[Bb] [Db]
[Eb] [G] [C]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[G] [C]
[A] [C] [G]
[D] Cheer up [Cm]
[G] [C] [F] [C]
[A] [G] [C] [B]
[Eb] [Em] [Ebm] [A]
[D] [G] [C] [G]
[C] [A]
[G] [C] [Db] smile [F] nerds, cheer up, [Bb] [F] [Gb]
[Eb] [C] cheer, [Eb] better times [Fm]
[Eb] [Ab] [Eb] [C]
[Fm] are here.
Cheer up [Eb] smile nerds, cheer up, cheer, [Gm] better times are here.
[C] [D]
[F] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Eb] Nerds.
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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Learn the basic chords of Eddie Cantor - Cheer Up! Smile! Nertz chords, with this master sequence: C, G, C, Eb, Bb, Eb and Ab. Adjust your pace with the tempo control on ChordU, starting slowly and speeding up progressively. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[F] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _
[B] _ [C] Sure business [G] is punk, [C] and Wall [F] Street is sunk.
[C] We're all of us broke, [G] and ready to croak.
We've nothing [G] to dunk, [C] can't even [Am] get drunk.
[D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ Cheer up gentle citizens, [C] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [C] happy [A] days are here again.
[G] Cheer up smile nerds, all aboard prosperity.
[C] Giggle till [F] it hurts, [C] no more [A] breadline charity.
[D] Cheer up smile _ nerds, cheer up, cheer [Cm] up, cheer [Em] up, cheer up, cheer.
Up, cheer up, [A] cheer up, cheer, [D] better [G] times are here.
Funny smilers we must be, the optimists [F] athirst.
[C] Let's hang the fat [A] head to a tree.
[G] Cheer up smile nerds, the world's in the red.
[C] We're better [F] off dead.
_ [C] Depression they say is [G] in session to stay.
Our judges [G] are queer, [C] our banks [Am] disappear.
[E] And all the while they tell us [G] to smile.
[D] _ Cheer up gentle citizens, [C] though you [F] have no shirt.
[C] Happy [A] days are here [D] again.
Cheer up [C] smile nerds, all [G] aboard prosperity.
[C] Giggle till it hurts, no more [A] breadline charity.
[D] Cheer up [C] smile nerds, cheer up, cheer up, cheer [Em] up, cheer up, cheer.
Up, cheer up, cheer up, [D] cheer, better [G] times are here.
[D] Funny smilers we must [C] be, the [F] optimists athirst.
[C] Let's hang the [A] fat head to a [G] tree.
Cheer [C] up smile nerds.
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ Cheer up _ [Cm] _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Ebm] _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Db] smile [F] nerds, cheer up, _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] cheer, _ [Eb] better times _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _
[Fm] are here.
Cheer up [Eb] _ _ smile nerds, cheer up, cheer, [Gm] better times are here.
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ Nerds. _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was featured on the The Panic Is On: The Great American Depression As Seen By The Common Man album.

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