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Big Black Smoke

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Tuning: Standard
Intro: Em  
      EmEm7M           Em7       Em6  C7M  
She was sick and tired of country life.
A little country Emhome, A little country folk,
Made her blood run B7cold.
Now her A7mother pines her heart away,
Looking for her child in the big black Emsmoke,
In the big black Emsmoke.
        EmEm7M         Em7         Em6  C7M  
Frailest, purest girl the world has seen,
According to her EmMa, according to her Pa,
And everybody B7said,
That she A7knew no sin and did no wrong,
Till she walked the streets of the big Emblack smoke,
Of the big black Emsmoke.
Well she B7slept in caffs and coffee bars and bowling alleys,
And every penny she EmhadB7  
Was Gspent on purple hearts and cigaB7rettes.
       EmEm7M        Em7        Em6  C7M  
She took all her pretty coloured clothes,
And ran away from Emhome, And the boy next door
For a boy named B7Joe.
And he A7took her money for the rent
And tried to drag her down in the big black Emsmoke,
In the big black Emsmoke.
In the big black Emsmoke.
In the big black Emsmoke. 
Cords:
       EmEm7M       Em7     Em6     C7M      B7       A7  G  
e|--0--|---0---|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--3--|--3--|
B|--0--|---4---|--3--|--2--|--1--|--0--|--2--|--0--|
G|--0--|---0---|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|
D|--2--|---2---|--2--|--2--|--2--|--1--|--2--|--0--|
A|--2--|---2---|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|
E|--0--|---0---|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|-----|--3--|

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Big Black Smoke

by The Kinks

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Em6

C7M

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Tuning: Standard

Intro:

Em Em7 Em6 C7M

Em7M

She was sick and tired of country life.

A little country home, A little country folk,

Made her blood run cold.

Now her mother pines her heart away,

Looking for her child in the big black smoke,

In the big black smoke.

Em Em7 Em6 C7M

Em7M

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.

Well she slept in caffs and coffee bars and bowling alleys,

Em B7

And every penny she had

G B7

Was spent on purple hearts and cigarettes.

Em Em7 Em6 C7M

Em7M

She took all her pretty coloured clothes,

And ran away from home, And the boy next door

For a boy named Joe.

And he took her money for the rent

And tried to drag her down in the big black smoke,

In the big black smoke.

Cords:

Em Em7 Em6 C7M B7 A7 G

Em7M

e|--0--|---0---|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--3--|--3--|

B|--0--|---4---|--3--|--2--|--1--|--0--|--2--|--0--|

G|--0--|---0---|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|

D|--2--|---2---|--2--|--2--|--2--|--1--|--2--|--0--|

A|--2--|---2---|--2--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--2--|

E|--0--|---0---|--0--|--0--|--0--|-----|-----|--3--|

About Big Black Smoke Chords by The Kinks

Learn how to play Big Black Smoke by The Kinks with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Big Black Smoke chords”, “Big Black Smoke guitar chords”, or “The Kinks Big Black Smoke chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Big Black Smoke chords and for experienced players who want accurate Big Black Smoke lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Em, Em7, Em6, C7M, A, B7.

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What key is "Big Black Smoke" in?

The chords for "Big Black Smoke" show the original chord names (including Em, Em7, Em6, C7M, A, B7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.