Smooth Operator (Lyrics and music: Sade Adu & St. John)

Intermediate exercise designed by Viv Quarry (www.vivquarry.com)

Put in the numbers necessary to complete the lines of each verse of the song..

  1. He's laughing				______ in the sky.
  2. And playing				______ hearts ache.
  3. Placing					______ when he falls. 
  4. making					______ and ruby lights,
  5. He's loved				______ with another heart.
  6. Diamond nights				______ high stakes,
  7. high					______ with another girl 
  8. Heaven help him,				______ in seven languages.
  9. Diamond					______ sensitive hearts 
  10. lover					______ and business nights.
  11. We move					______ to start.
  12. with					______ to be ending 
  13. and					______ boy.
  14. City lights					______ for beginners
  15. When you require				______ in space 
  16. for					______ is left to chance.
  17. No place					______ minimum waste
  18. or					______ life,
  19. When sentiment				______ streetcar desire
  20. No place					 ______ higher heights.
  21. but somewhere				______ maximum joy.

(Chorus)

No need to ask.

He's a smooth operator,

smooth operator (X3)

  1. Coast					______ for sale. (X2)
  2. LA					______ to coast, (X2)
  3. western					______ to Key Largo, (X2)
  4. Across					______ the north (X2)
  5. and south					______ male. (X2)
  6. love					______ to Chicago, (X2)
  7. Face to face,				______ heart is cold.
  8. We shadow box				______ to hold.
  9. Yet need					______ your memories
  10. A license					______ each classic case. 
  11. insurance					______ are like angels
  12. Melts all					______ the chase. 
  13. and change				______ and double cross,
  14. His eyes					______ to love, 
  15. but his					______ into gold.

(Chorus)