29
Jan
2024

Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple

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

End
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