Ian Gillan

Smoke On The Water

by Ian Gillan
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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) 🀘 Intro: G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G 🀘 Verse 1: Gm We all came out to Montreux F Gm On the Lake Geneva shoreline To make records with a mobile F Gm We didn't have much time G Frank Zappa and the Mothers F Gm Were at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun F Gm Burned the place to the ground 🀘 Chorus: C Ab Gm Smoke on the water a fire in the sky C Ab Smoke on the water 🀘 Interlude: G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G 🀘 Verse 2: Gm They burned down the gambling house F Gm It died with an awful sound A funky Claude was running in and out F Gm Pulling kids outa the ground When it all was over F Gm We had to find another place But Swiss time was running out F Gm It seemed that we would lose the race 🀘 Chorus: C Ab Gm Smoke on the water a fire in the sky C Ab Smoke on the water 🀘 Interlude: G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G 🀘 Solo: Gm Gm Gm Cm Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm Gm Cm Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm Gm Cm Cm Gm Gm Gm Gm Gm Cm Cm Gm Gm C F 🀘 Interlude: G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G 🀘 Verse 3: Gm We ended up at the Grand Hotel F Gm It was empty cold and bare But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside F Gm Making our music there With a few red lights, a few old beds F Gm We made a place to sweat No matter what we get out of this F Gm I know, I know we'll never forget 🀘 Chorus: C Ab G Smoke on the water a fire in the sky C Ab Smoke on the water 🀘 Outro: G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G G Bb C G Bb Db C G Bb C Bb G

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Published: April 12, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025