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