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Smoke on The Water

Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple was inspired by a fire that destroyed the Montreux Casino in Switzerland during a concert by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention in 1971. The band was in town to record an album using a mobile recording studio and witnessed the incident, which became the basis for the songs lyrics.

Key: G

Introduction:

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    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             Ab          G 
Smoke on the water, and fire in the sky
 C             Ab    E  G  A   E  G      E  G  A   G  E 
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             Ab          G 
Smoke on the water, and fire in the sky
 C             Ab    E  G  A   E  G      E  G  A   G  E 
Smoke on the water
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    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             Ab          G 
Smoke on the water, and fire in the sky
 C             Ab    E  G  A   E  G      E  G  A   G  E 
Smoke on the water
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       D  F  G   D  F      D  F  G   F  D 
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