Smoke
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Intro: C F C F
verse 1
C
And I lost my mind in the middle of Toronto, I was
F
spending nights at home full throttle, I was
C F
breakin your heart, breakin my heart, revenge
G
And I feel just like I woke up
F
in somebody else's skin
G
Who else is gonna remind you
F G
to take a picture of them
[Refrão] C G
Well they brought hearts and daggers, they wrote
Am F
songs about you, when they
C G Am F
tied you up in the rungs of ladders
Am F C G
and you never ended up coming home, you just
Am F C G C
became something like some smoke that I tried too hard to hold
Fill: C F
verse 2
C
And when I awoke, everything had changed you see, I
F
left my home, returned something different, I was
C F
bleeding to death, beaten to death with regret
G
and nobody else can see it
F
but there's something underneath my skin
G
And I wish I could tell you
F G
I had the worst little dream
[Refrão] C G
And they brought hearts and daggers, they wrote
Am F
songs about you, when they
C G Am F
tied you up in the rungs of ladders
Am F C G
and you never ended up coming home, you just
Am F C G C
became something like some smoke that I tried too hard to hold
Bridge
E
And the black clouds came and darkened all our insides, there were
F C G
newspaper clippings with horrible headlines
E
of doom and despair and your name and my name saying
F C G
Who will save you from the truth of the matter
F G
that your love, though like gold, is gone?
[Refrão] C G
And they brought hearts and daggers, they wrote
Am F
songs about her, and they
C G Am F
tied you up in the rungs of ladders
Am F C G
and you never ended up coming home, you just
Am F C G
became something like a dream I saw where they brought
C G
hearts and daggers, they wrote
Am F
songs about you, and they
C G Am F
tied you up and you hung from ladders
Am F C G
and you never ended up coming home, you just
Am F C G C
became something like some smoke that I tried too hard to hold
How to play Smoke
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.