Verse
 
   Am 
We all came out to montreux 
        C      D    Am     
On the lake geneva shoreline 
Am  
To make records with a mobile 
    C      D        Am 
We didn't have much time 
Am 
Frank zappa and the mothers 
     C             D 
Were at the best place around 
Am 
But some stupid with a flare gun 
C                D      Am 
Burned the place to the ground 
 
Chorus
 
D             F    Am    C      Am 
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky 
D             F 
Smoke on the water... 
 
Riff
 
A C D A C Eb A C D C A  
A C D A C Eb A C D C A  
 
Verse
 
   Am 
They burned down the gambling house 
        C      D    Am    
It died with an awful sound 
   Am 
Funky claude was running in and out 
        C      D    Am  
Pulling kids out the ground 
   Am 
When it all was over 
        C      D    Am  
We had to find another place 
   Am 
But swiss time was running out 
        C      D    Am 
It seemed that we would lose the race 
 
Chorus
 
D             F    Am    C      Am 
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky 
D             F 
Smoke on the water... 
 
Verse
 
   Am 
We ended up at the grand hotel 
        C      D    Am 
It was empty cold and bare 
   Am 
But with the rolling truck stones thing just outside 
        C      D    Am 
Making our music there 
   Am 
With a few red lights and a few old beds 
        C      D    Am 
We make a place to sweat 
   Am 
No matter what we get out of this 
        C      D    Am 
I know we'll never forget 
 
Chorus
D             F    Am    C      Am 
Smoke on the water, fire in the sky 
D             F 
Smoke on the water...