Smoke on the Water Lyrics and Chords
Album: Machine Head
Intro:
G5 A#5 C5
G5 A#5 C#5 C5
G5 A#5 C5 A#5 G5
Verse 1
……Gm
We all came out to Montreux
…………Gm F Gm
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
Gm
.. To make records with a mobile
Gm F Gm
……… We didn’t have much time
Gm
.. Frank Zappa and the Mothers
………Gm F Gm
Were at the best place around
Gm
.. But some stupid with a flare gun
Gm F Gm
Burned the place to the ground
..C G#
Smoke on the water,
Gm
.. Fire in the sky
..C G#
Smoke on the water
Music:
Verse 2
Gm
.. They burned down
The gambling house
….Gm F Gm
It died with an awful sound
Gm
.. Funky Claude was running in & out
Gm F Gm
……… Pulling kids out the ground
Gm
… When it all was over
……Gm F Gm
We had to find another place
Gm
.. But Swiss time was running out
….Gm
It seemed that we would
F Gm
Lose the race
..C G#
Smoke on the water,
Gm
.. Fire in the sky
..C G#
Smoke on the water
Music:
Verse 3
Gm
.. We ended up at the Grand hotel
Gm F Gm
.. It was empty cold and bare
…………………Gm
But with the Rolling truck Stones
Thing just outside
Gm F Gm
………. Making our music there
…………Gm
With a few red lights
And a few old beds
Gm F Gm
… We make a place to sweat
Gm
No matter what we get out of this
Gm F Gm
.. I know, I know we’ll never forget
..C G#
Smoke on the water,
Gm
.. Fire in the sky
..C G#
Smoke on the water