The Big Black Smoke chords and lyrics
Free chords for The Big Black Smoke by The Kinks. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: Harlan L Thompson THE BIG BLACK SMOKE- The Kinks She was sick and tired of country life Frailest, purest girl the world has seen According to her ma, according to her pa And everybody said That she knew no sin and did no wrong Till she walked the streets of the big black smoke Of the big black smoke BRIDGE: Ah, she took all her pretty coloured clothes Ran away from home, the boy next door For a boy named Joe And he took the money for the rent Tried to drag her down in the big black smoke In the big black smoke Em/D#: 0 2 2 0 4 0 Em/D (Em7): 0 2 2 0 3 0 Em/Db (Em6): 0 2 2 0 2 0 Em/C: 0 2 2 0 1 0 Bsus4: 2 2 4 4 5 2 (from The Kinks Kronikles) (sent by Harlant@hawaii.edu)
The Big Black Smoke Chords by The Kinks
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