We all came out to montreux
C D AmOn the lake geneva shoreline
AmTo make records with a mobile
We didn't have much time
AmFrank zappa and the mothers
C DWere at the best place around
But some stupid with a flare gun
C D AmBurned the place to the ground
D F Am C AmSmoke on the water, fire in the sky
Smoke on the water...
They burned down the gambling house
C D AmIt died with an awful sound
AmFunky claude was running in and out
Pulling kids out the ground
AmWhen it all was over
C DWe had to find another place
But swiss time was running out
C D AmIt seemed that we would lose the race
D F Am C AmSmoke on the water, fire in the sky
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We ended up at the grand hotel
It was empty cold and bare
AmBut with the rolling truck stones thing just outside
C D AmMaking our music there
With a few red lights and a few old beds
C DWe make a place to sweat
AmNo matter what we get out of this
I know we'll never forget
D F Am C AmSmoke on the water, fire in the sky
A C D A C Eb A C D C AA C D A C Eb A C D C ASmoke on the Water is one of the most popular songs of the British rock band Deep Purple. it was on the album Machine Head, released in 1972, but it did not become a single until the following year.