Smoke Signals
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[Intro ]G Em Dsus4/A C
Primeira Parte
G Em Dsus4/A C
I went with you up to the place you grew up in, we spent a week in the cold
G Em Dsus4/A C
Just long enough to "Walden" it with you, any longer, it would have got old
G Em Dsus4/A C
Singing "Ace of Spades" when Lemmy died but nothing's changed - L.A.'s all right
G Em Dsus4/A C
I'm sleeping in my bed again and getting in my head and then walk around the reservoir
Refrão
G Em Dsus4/A C
You-uuu-uuu-uuuu, you must have been looking for me
G Em Am C
Sending smo-oo-oo-ooke signals, pelicans circling
Em D C
Burning trash out on the beach
Solo G Em Dsus4/A C
Segunda Parte
G Em Dsus4/A C
One of your eyes is always half-shut, something happened when you were a kid
G Em Dsus4/A C
I didn't know you then and I'll never understand why it feels like I did
G Em Dsus4/A C
"How Soon Is Now" in an '80s sedan, you slept inside of it because your dad
G Em Dsus4/A C
Lived in a campground in the back of a van, you said that song will creep you out until you're dead
Refrão
G Em Dsus4/A C
You-uuu-uuu-uuuu, you must have been looking for me
G Em Am C
Sending smo-oo-oo-ooke signals, pelicans circling
Em D C
Burning trash out on the beach
Solo G Em Dsus4/A C
Terceira Parte
G Em Dsus4/A C
I wanna live at the Holiday Inn where somebody else makes the bed
G Em Dsus4/A C
We'll watch TV while the lights on the street put all the stars to death
G Em Dsus4/A C
It's been on my mind since Bowie died just checking out to hide from life
G Em Dsus4/A C
And all of our problems I'm gonna solve 'em with you riding shot-gun speeding, 'cause fuck the cops
Refrão
G Em Dsus4/A C
You-uuu-uuu-uuuu, you must have been looking for me
G Em Am C
Sending smo-oo-oo-ooke signals, pelicans circling
Em D C
Burning trash out on the beach
Solo G Em Dsus4/A C
Quarta Parte
G Em Dsus4/A C
I buried a hatchet, it's coming up lavender, the future's unwritten, the past is a corridor
G Em Dsus4/A C
I'm at the exit looking back through the hall, you are anonymous, I am a concrete wall
Final G Em Dsus4/A C
How to play Smoke Signals
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. 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.