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Smoke on the WaterDeep Purple
Main Riff: e|-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------B|-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------G|---0---3---5-|---0---3---6-5-|---0---3---5-|---3--0------D|---0---3---5-|---0---3---6-5-|---0---3---5-|---3--0------A|-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------E|-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------
Intro: Main Riff x4 / G - - - / - - - - /We all came out to Montreux on the
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Lake Geneva shoreline/ G - - - / - - - - /To make records with a mobile
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We didn't have much time/ G - - - / - - - - /Frank Zappa and the Mothers
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Were at the best place around/ G - - - / - - - - /But some stupid with a flare gun
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Burned the place to the ground
Chorus:/ C - - - / Ab - - - / G - - - / - - - - /Smoke on the water, and fire in the sky/ C - - - / Ab - - - /Smoke on the water Riff x2 / G - - - / - - - - /They burned down the gambling house
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It died with an awful sound/ G - - - / - - - - /The funky Claude was running in and out
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Pulling kids outa the ground/ G - - - / - - - - /When it all was over
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We had to find another place/ G - - - / - - - - /But Swiss time was running out
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It seemed that we would lose the race Chorus Riff x2 Chorus Riff x2
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