The Cigarette Song chords by Matt Pless

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
FF C majorC A#A# C majorC FF C majorC A#A# C majorC


Verse:
FF             DmDm
Smoked lots of cigarettes, filled my lungs up with regret
A#A#             C majorC
But I got a second chance, I put down those cancer sticks
FF                 DmDm
Never should have picked them up, but they say whats done is done
A#A#             C majorC
And I'm done with slavery, feeling better everyday

Chorus:
 A#A#        C majorC       DmDm
I said I'd quit a time or two before
     A#A#      C majorC      FF
Then I'd always bum another from a friend
    A#A#        C majorC    DmDm
Because moderation meant just one more
   A#A#      C majorC     FF
So I hope I never smoke one again

C majorC A#A# C majorC FF C majorC A#A# C majorC


Verse:
FF
No more holding hands with Death
DmDm
Had to stop and catch my breathe
A#A#
No more coughing in the cold
C majorC
Stranded on Tobacco Road
FF
Used to smoke them in the car
DmDm
When my favorite song came on
A#A#            C majorC
With a coffee or a beer, after nearly every meal
FF              DmDm
Feeling like a hypocrite and making corporations rich
A#A#               C majorC
In exchange they make me sick, either way you pay for it
FF                 DmDm
They sell them to you overpriced, medical bills start to rise
A#A#               C majorC
Life's a drag but surely I can find a cheaper way to die

Chorus:
A#A#       C majorC    DmDm
And I remember fits of nicotine
    A#A#     C majorC        FF
Wishing every cigarette would never end
    A#A#        C majorC       DmDm
But it seems like lately I need room to breathe
   A#A#      C majorC     FF
So I hope I never smoke one again


Instrumental:
C majorC A#A# C majorC FF C majorC A#A# C majorC A#A# C majorC DmDm A#A# C majorC FF C majorC


Verse:
F*              Dm*
But when it comes down to it, some folks just don't wanna quit
A#*              C majorC
And that's their prerogative, I can't tell you how to live
FF              DmDm
But I hope that you survive, hope I bought myself some time
A#A#             C majorC
Hope we make it out alive, or at least 'till 95


Chorus:
A#A#            C majorC      DmDm
I'm through with throwing half a pack away
     A#A#        C majorC          FF
Then the next day digging through the garbage can
    A#A#       C majorC        DmDm
Because I'm an addict, what else can I say?
   A#A#      C majorC
But I hope I never smoke one
 A#A#      C majorC
I hope I never smoke one
 A#A#      C majorC     FF  C majorC FF
I hope I never smoke one again