Difficulty
Intermediate πͺ
Rate for accuracy
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Key: C#
πΈ Intro:
F#5 B5 C#5
F#5 B5 C#5
F# B C# F# B
Party night in Mississippi,
C# F# B
On the edge of New Orleans,
C# F# B
Someone told me I was pretty,
C#
And we all know where that leads.
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
F# B D# G#
He said: "Hey there honey, I spent good money
C# D# G# C#
On a liquor and a Mojo head!"
C# F# B
"I can see into the future,
C# F# B
And I think I understand!"
πΈ Chorus:
B F#
Let's go out tonight,
D#m B C# F# B
'Cause it all amounts to nothing in the end.
B F#
We will live and die,
D#m B C# F# B
And we're all just smoke and feathers in the wind.
C# F# B
πΈ Verse 2:
C# F# B
I met a woman drinking Whiskey,
C# F# B
Somewhere near of Angeline,
C# F# B
After 3 she tried to kiss me,
C# F#
And we all know what that means
πΈ Pre-Chorus:
B D# G#
She said: "Try this Tonic, it is quite hypnotic,
C# D# G# C#
Yeah I got it from a medicine man.
C# F# B
You will see into the future,
C# F# B
You'll begin to understand!"
πΈ Chorus:
B F#
Let's go out tonight,
D#m B C# F# B
'Cause it all amounts to nothing in the end.
B F#
We will live and die,
D#m B C# F# B
And we're all just smoke and feathers in the wind.
C# F# B
πΈ Bridge:
E B C# C#/E#
Smoke and feathers
E B F#
Smoke and feathers in the wind
πΈ Verse 3:
C#
Had a dream I was a Hippie,
C#
It was 1969,
C#
I woke up and then it hit me,
C#
Life is just a state of mind.
πΈ Chorus:
B F#
Let's go out tonight,
D#m B C# F# B
'Cause it all amounts to nothing in the end.
B F#
We will live and die,
D#m B C# F# B
And we're all just smoke and feathers in the wind.
C# F# B
πΈ Outro:
C# F# B
Take me to the other side,
C# F# B
We're going down
C# F# B
Take me to the other side,
C# F# B
We're going down
C# F# B
C# F# B
C#
Song History
Published: August 13, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025