Smoking Lessons
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Under-achiever, getting with the club promoter
Am
Do you think I'm cool enough?
[Pre-Chorus]
D G C
I'm a little more wild, but a lot less free
D Bm C Cmaj7
I'm a little more gray and a lot less green
D Bm C Cmaj7
I'm a little more you and a lot less me
[Chorus]
Am
Hey, you
D/F# G
I've been changing, faking, hand-grenading my life
Cmaj7
'Til it's breaking, faded, I've been trading
Am D
Everything that lights me up
G
For smoking lessons
[Verse]
G
Made it, clambered up the pile of bodies
Bm
Latest queen of all the carbon copies
C
Sat in the front seat of your Polo in the multistory
Am
Still wishing I was someone else
[Pre-Chorus]
D C
I'm a little more wild, but a lot less free
D Cmaj7
I'm a little more gray and a lot less green
D Cmaj7
I'm a little more you and a lot less me
[Chorus]
Am
Hey, you
D/F# G
I've been changing, faking, hand-grenading my life
Cmaj7
'Til it's breaking, faded, I've been trading
Am7 D7
Everything that lights me up
G Em G/B
For smoking lessons
[Outro]
Am7 D/F#
I'm a little more vain and a lot less real
G Cmaj7
I'm a little more tough with a lot less feel
C/E Am7 D
Now I'm kinda like her, but it's not ideal
G
These smoking lesson
How to play Smoking Lessons
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am. 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.