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Smoke on the Water 
Deep Purple

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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
/ - - F - / G - - - /
Lake Geneva shoreline
/ G - - - / - - - - /
To make records with a mobile
/ - - F - / G - - - /
We didn't have much time
/ G - - - / - - - - /
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
/ - - F - / G - - - /
Were at the best place around
/ G - - - / - - - - /
But some stupid with a flare gun
/ - - F - / G - - - /
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
/ - - F - / G - - - /
It died with an awful sound
/ G - - - / - - - - /
The funky Claude was running in and out
/ - - F - / G - - - /
Pulling kids outa the ground
/ G - - - / - - - - /
When it all was over
/ - - F - / G - - - /
We had to find another place
/ G - - - / - - - - /
But Swiss time was running out
/ - - F - / G - - - /
It seemed that we would lose the race
 
Chorus
 
Riff x2
 
Chorus
 
Riff x2

 




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