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Smoke On The Water Chords by Ian Gillan

Smoke On The Water chords by Ian Gillan

Guitar chords with lyrics

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
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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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Ian Gillan chords for Smoke on the water

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