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Big Smoke

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BDig smoke, standing in the mornin’ 
Big smoke, pointed at the sAky
BmBig smoke, take away our brGother
LDift him up and sAhow us how to fDly
BDig smoke, louder than the thunder
Big smoke, taller than the stAorm
BmBig smoke, rise above these trGoubles
LDift us up and kAeep us safe and wDarm 
And AI don’t know why we rGide on the flames
‘Cause sEmometimes we’re riding bBmlind 
AAll I know is the fGuture is waiting 
EmOut there for us to fAind
BDig smoke, ten thousand years of building
Big smoke, all the careful plAans 
BmBig smoke, good imaginGation
LDifted by a billAion steady handDs
And AI don’t know why we rGide on the flames
‘Cause sEmometimes we’re riding bBmlind 
AAll I know is the fGuture is waiting 
EmOut there for us to fAind
BDig smoke, no one says it’s easy
Big smoke, more fragile than you sAeem
BmBig smoke, carries precious cGargo
SDhow us how to lAive and how to drDeam
Oh, and Bmbig smoke carry precious cGargo
SDhow us how to lAive and how to drDeam

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Big Smoke

by Chris Hadfield

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D A D A

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Big smoke, standing in the mornin’

Big smoke, pointed at the sky

Bm G

Big smoke, take away our brother

D A D

Lift him up and show us how to fly

Big smoke, louder than the thunder

Big smoke, taller than the storm

Bm G

Big smoke, rise above these troubles

D A D

Lift us up and keep us safe and warm

A G

And I don’t know why we ride on the flames

Em Bm

‘Cause sometimes we’re riding blind

A G

All I know is the future is waiting

Em A

Out there for us to find

Big smoke, ten thousand years of building

Big smoke, all the careful plans

Bm G

Big smoke, good imagination

D A D

Lifted by a billion steady hands

A G

And I don’t know why we ride on the flames

Em Bm

‘Cause sometimes we’re riding blind

A G

All I know is the future is waiting

Em A

Out there for us to find

Big smoke, no one says it’s easy

Big smoke, more fragile than you seem

Bm G

Big smoke, carries precious cargo

D A D

Show us how to live and how to dream

Bm G

Oh, and big smoke carry precious cargo

D A D

Show us how to live and how to dream

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