Smoke On The Water – Deep Purple

Smoke on the Water Chords

Album: Machine Head
Performed by Deep Purple

Intro:
G5   A#5   C5
G5   A#5   C#5  C5
G5   A#5   C5   A#5    G5

Verse 1

…….Gm
We all came out to Montreux
……………Gm        F           Gm
On the Lake Geneva shoreline
Gm
.. To make records with a mobile
Gm  F                  Gm
………… We didn’t have much time
Gm
.. Frank Zappa and the Mothers
………..Gm             F           Gm
Were at the best place around
Gm
.. But some stupid with a flare gun
Gm                       F          Gm
Burned the place to the ground

C                     G#
Smoke on the water,
Gm
.. Fire in the sky
C                     G#
Smoke on the water

Music:

Verse 2

Gm
.. They burned down
The gambling house
….Gm               F              Gm
It died with an awful sound
Gm
.. Funky Claude was running in & out
Gm  F             Gm
………… Pulling kids out the ground
Gm
… When it all was over
…….Gm               F               Gm
We had to find another place
Gm
.. But Swiss time was running out
….Gm
It seemed that we would
F              Gm
Lose the race

C                     G#
Smoke on the water,
Gm
.. Fire in the sky
C                     G#
Smoke on the water

Music:

Verse 3

Gm
.. We ended up at the Grand hotel
Gm       F         Gm
.. It was empty cold and bare
…………………….Gm
But with the Rolling truck Stones
Thing just outside
Gm   F                     Gm
…………. Making our music there
…………..Gm
With a few red lights
And a few old beds
Gm                F                 Gm
… We make a place to sweat
Gm
.. No matter what we get out of this
Gm        F                    Gm
.. I know, I know we’ll never forget

C                     G#
Smoke on the water,
Gm
.. Fire in the sky
C                     G#
Smoke on the water

End