I put in the bass line, chords, and the tabs just in case you play a trio...
Riff1 (Intro)
e-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|----------------|
B--------------*----|----------------*--|--------------*-----|-------------*--|
G--------------X----|----------------X--|--------------X-----|-------------X--|
D-5---8---10------5-|---8---11--10------|--5---8---10-----8--|---5------------|
A-5---8---10------5-|---8---11--10------|--5---8---10-----8--|---5------------|
E-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|--(3)-----------|
G5 Bb5 C5 G5 Bb5 C#5 C5 G5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 G5
Bass
G-------------|
D-------------|
A-------------|
E-------1-1-2-|
1 2 3 & 4 &
Bass
G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-3-1-|-----------------|
E-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Riff2 (verse)
e------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------
B------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------
G------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------
D--------5----------5----|--------5----------5----|--------5----------3----|--------5----------5----
A-----5----------5-------|-----5----------5-------|-----5----------3-------|-----5----------5-------
E--3----------3----------|--3----------3----------|--3----------1----------|--3----------3----------
Gm F Gm
Verse1
Gm F Gm
We_ all__ came_ out_ to_ Mon_treux_, on the Lake_ Ge_neva shoreline_
Gm F Gm
To_ make_ re_cords_ with a Mo_bile_, we_ didn't have_ much time_
Gm F Gm
Frank_ Zappa_ and the Mo__thers__, were at the best_ place_ arou__nd__
Gm F Gm
but some_ stupid_ with a flare__ gun_ - burned the place_ to_ the_ ground_
Bass riff2 (chorus)
G-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
D-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
A--3----------------|-------------------|--------1-----1-----------|-------1-----1----------|
E-------------------|--4----------------|--3--3-----3-----3--1--3--|----3-----3-----3--1----|
C5 G#5 G5
[Chorus]
C5 (pick) G#5 (pick) G5
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__, a fire_ in the sky__
(a fire_ in the sky__)
C5 (pick) G#5 (pick)
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__
Riff1 & bass riff1b (+open hi-hat + snare drum)
Riff1 & bass riff1b (+open hi-hat + snare drum)
Verse2
Gm F Gm
They bur_ned down__ the gamb_ling house_, it died_ with an awful_ sound__
Gm F Gm
Funky Claude__ was running in and out_, pulling kids_ 'out the ground_
Gm F Gm
When_ it_ all__ was o_ver___ we had to find another place__
Gm F Gm
but Swiss__ time__ was running out_, it seemed that we would lose_ the race__
[Chorus]
C5 (pick) G#5 (pick) G5
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__, a fire_ in the sky__
(a fire_ in the sky__)
C5 (pick) G#5 (pick)
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__
Riff1 & bass riff1b (+open hi-hat + snare drum)
Riff1 & bass riff1b (+open hi-hat + snare drum)
Riff3 (solo)
e------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------
B------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------
G------------------------|------------------------|--------5----------5----|------------------------
D--------5----------5----|--------5----------5----|-----5----------5-------|--------5----------5----
A-----5----------5-------|-----5----------5-------|--3----------3----------|-----5----------5-------
E--3----------3----------|--3----------3----------|------------------------|--3----------3----------
G5 G5 C5 G5
[Solo]
G5 G5 C5 G5
G5 G5 C5 G5
G5 G5 C5 G5
G5 G5 C5 G5
C5 F5
Verse3
Gm F Gm
We ended up at the Grande Hotel__ - it was empty_ cold_ and bare_
Gm F Gm
but with the Rolling_ truck Stones thing just outside, making our music there
Gm F Gm
with a few_ red lights__, a few_ old beds__, we made a place_ to sweat__
Gm F Gm
no matter what_, we get out of this_ -- I know_, I_ know_ we'll never forget
[Chorus]
C5 (pick) G#5 (pick) G5
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__, a fire_ in the sky__
(a fire_ in the sky__)
C5 (pick) G#5 (pick)
Smo______ke on the wa_____ter__
Solo
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|----------------13gfr(13)p11q-----------11t-X-X-----|----12-15-15f~~~~~-15-14-|
|--12~~~~~~~-X------------|----12wwwwwww-----X-X--12-|-15----------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------8-|
|-12-14--12h14p12\10--12-10--8-10-|-10-10gf10gh10gf(10)~~~~~--X-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------X-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------~~~~~~~--8---------|------8-----------------------------------
|-11--11gf11--11gf--------11--8--11-|----8---11-10-8---------------------------
|-----------------------------------|-10f-------------11-10p8----10-8-7p5------
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------10----------8-7--
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|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
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|----------5-----8--7--5--|-3fr---3~~~~-5--3--2--3-|-2--3--2--0------0------|
|-5--8--7-----8-----------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----3h--3-3-------------------|-----------------------|-3--------3--6--8f---|
|---3---6h----6-5p3-------------|------------------3--6-|----3--6-------------|
|-5f----------------6p5-3---5-3-|-5f--5f--5f--5f--------|---------------------|
|-------------------------5-----|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-8h-8--6--8---------------|---------8-------8---8--10-|-11-13-----13f~~~~13--|
|-------------8~~~~~~~~--8-|-11----8---11--8---11------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----10h--------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
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|--------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
|(13)f13-13f13-13fwwww-13-|13gf13-10---------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|----------13-13f~~~~~~~-|----6------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-5f----5ghr3q--5--3h---|
|-------------------------|------------------------|---------------------5-|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----8--6--8--8----|(8)f8--8--8h-f8--8--8-|-8--8--8--8----8q-----|
|-/8----------------|----------------------|--------------------6-|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
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|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|(6)---(6)f---(6)~~~~~~~~|~(6)~~~~~~~~~~~--------------|
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Hey thanks for visting my tab. Sorry if its not exattly right.
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