Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple

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Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in 1968 in London. Some considered them to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock. Originally formed as a psychedelic rock and progressive rock band, they shifted to a heavier sound with their 1970 album Deep Purple in Rock. Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, have been referred to as the "unholy trinity of British hard rock and heavy metal in the early to mid- seventies". They were listed in the 1975 Guinness Book of World Records as "the globe's loudest band" for a 1972 concert at London's Rainbow Theatre and have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. (Wikipedia)


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Smoke On The Water Chords

Difficulty: intermediate

Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo: 1st fret

 
E G A  E G B-A  E G A  G E   6x *
 
   G        F      G
We all came out to Montreux
            F      G
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
        F              G
To make records with a mobile
          F         G
We didn't have much time
 
G     F             G
Frank Zappa and the Mothers
                 F      G
Were at the best place around
         F             G
But some stupid with a flare gun
                 F      G
Burned the place to the ground
 
C            G#         G
Smoke on the water, and fire in the sky
C            G#   E G A  E G B-A  E G A  G E  2x
Smoke on the water
 
     G               F        G
They burned down the gambling house
                F     G
It died with an awful sound
                           F      G
A funky Claude was running in and out
             F        G
Pulling kids outa the ground
        F       G
When it all was over
                F      G
We had to find another place
                   F       G
But Swiss time was running out
                        F        G
It seemed that we would lose the race
 
C            G#         G
Smoke on the water, and fire in the sky
C            G#   E G A  E G B-A  E G A  G E  2x
Smoke on the water
 
solo
 
E G A  E G B-A  E G A  G E  2x
 
   G               F       G
We ended up at the Grand Hotel
             F        G
It was empty cold and bare
                                        F       G
But with the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside
           F     G
Making our music there
       F       G         F       G
With a few red lights, a few old beds
          F        G
We made a place to sweat
                  F          G
No matter what we get out of this
                     F        G
I know, I know we'll never forget
 
C            G#         G
Smoke on the water, and fire in the sky
C            G#   E G A  E G B-A  E G A  G E  6x
Smoke on the water
 
* don t like B
 
Capo II D F G  D F A-G  D F G  F D
 

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