HOLY SMOKE

Written by Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson

Performed by IRON MAIDEN.

Taken from the album NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING.



Transcribed by Oskar "The Seventh Son" Wigren.

E-mail me at wigren@skelleftea.mail.telia.com



Opening riff:



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End of opening riff.



Riff 2:



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End of riff 2.



Verse:



  Believe in me-send us money.

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He died on the cross and that ain't funny.

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Chorus:



   Holy smoke, holy smoke,

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   plenty bad preachers for the devil to stoke

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Riff 3:

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Solo-riff 1:

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End of solo-riff 1.



Solo-riff 2:

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End of solo-riff 2.



Solo-riff 3:

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Song-stucture:

Opening riff

Riff 2

Verse (4 times)

Chorus (2 times)

Riff 3 (2 times)

Verse (4 times)

Chorus (2 times)

Riff 3 (2 times)

Opening riff

Solo-riff 1 (2 times)

Solo-riff 2 (3 times)

Solo riff 3

Verse (4 times)

Chorus (2 times)

Riff 3 (2 times)

End



Lyrics:



Believe in me-send us money

He died on the cross and that ain't funny

But my so called friends are making me a joke

They missed out what I said like I never spoke

They choose what they wanna hear-they don't tell a lie

They just leave out the truth as they're watching you die

Saving your soul by taking your money

Flies around shit, bees around honey



Chorus:

Holy smoke, holy smoke, plenty bad preachers for

the devil to stoke

Feed 'em in feet first this is no joke

This is thirsty work making holy smoke



Yeah-yeah

Making holy smoke



Jimmy Reptile and all his friends 

say they gonna be with you at the end

Burning records burning books

holy soldiers Nazi looks

Crocodile smiles just wait a while

til the TV Queen gets her make up clean

I've lived in filth I've lived in sin

and I still smell cleaner than the shit you're in



Chorus



Yeah-yeah

Holy smoke

Smells good



They ain't religious but they ain't no fools

When Noah built his Cadillac it was cool

Two by two they're still going down

and the satellite circus just left town

I think they're strange and when they're dead

they can have a Lincoln for their bed

Friend of the President-trick of the tail

Now they ain't got a prayer-100 years in jail



Chorus



Yeah

Holy smoke



Ahhhh