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Doris Day - Keep Smilin’, Keep Laughin’, Be Happy Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Cm, F, C, C7, G, C#m, F#m
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[Cm]Let’s keep [F]smilin’ [C] [F] [Cm]Let’s keep [F]laughin’ [C] [F] [Cm]Let’s be [F]ha[C7]ppy [F]Ho Ho Ho [G]Ha

[Cm]Let’s keep [F]smilin’ [C] [F] [Cm]Let’s keep [F]laughin’ [C] [F] [Cm]Let’s be [F]ha[C7]ppy [F]Ho Ho Ho [G]Ho [C]ha

Keep [G#]smiling [F]and keep [Cm]laughing Keep [G#]punching [F]and [Cm]everything will be [G#]all [G]right

[Cm]Let’s keep [F]smilin’ [C] [F] [Cm]Let’s keep [F]laughin’ [C] [F] [Cm]Let’s be [F]ha[C7]ppy [F]Ho Ho Ho [G]Ho [C]ha

[C#m]Let’s keep [F#m]smilin’ [C#m] [F#m] [C#m]Let’s keep [F#m]laughin’ [C#m] [F#m] [C#m]Let’s be [F#m]ha[C#7]ppy [F#m]Ho Ho Ho [G#]Ho [C#m]ha

[Dm]Let’s keep [Gm]smilin’ [F] [A] [Dm]Let’s keep [Gm]laughin’ [F] [A] [Dm]Let’s be [Gm]ha[D7]ppy [Gm]Ho Ho Ho [A]Ho [D]ha

Keep [Gm]smiling and keep [Dm]laughing Keep [Gm]punching and [Dm]everything will be all [A]right

[Dm]Let’s keep [G]smilin’ [F] [A] [Dm]Let’s keep [G]laughin’ [F] [A] [Dm]Let’s be [G]ha[D7]ppy [Gm]Ho Ho Ho [A]Ho [D]ha

[C#m]Let’s keep [F#m]smilin’ [C#m] [F#m] [C#m]Let’s keep [F#m]laughin’ [C#m] [F#m] [C#m]Let’s be [F#m]ha[C#7]ppy [F#m]Ho Ho Ho [G#]Ho [C#m]ha

[Cm]Let’s keep [F]smilin’ [C] [F] [Cm]Let’s keep [F]laughin’ [C] [F] [Cm]Let’s be [F]ha[C7]ppy [F]Ho Ho Ho [G]Ho [C]ha [Cm]Let’s be [F]ha[C7]ppy [F]Ho Ho Ho [G]Ho [C]ha [F]Ho Ho Ho [G]Ho [C]ha [F]Ho Ho Ho [G]Ho [C]ha

Artist Doris Day
Album Bright and Shiny
Genres Pop
Year 1961
Key Cm

How to Play Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing on Ukulele?

Doris Day - Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing can be played in the key of Cm using the Cm, F, C, C7, G, C#m, F#m chords.

  • For Cm, To play Cm, barre fret 3 across E–A with finger 1, leave G, C open.
  • For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For C#m, To play C#m | Dbm, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the A string with finger 3, leave E open.
  • For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.