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Smoke

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1/50

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
   F/C, F5/C, G, Em7, F 
e|--1---------3----------|
B|--1-----1---3---3---1--|
G|--2-----2-----------2--|
D|--3-----3-------2---3--|
A|--3-----3---2---2---3--|
E|------------3-------1--|
   F/C, F5/C,  G, Em7
e|--1----------3------|
B|--1-----1----3---3--|
G|--2-----2-----------|
D|--3-----3--------2--|
A|--3-----3----2---2--|
E|-------------3------|
  F/C, F5/C, G, Em7, F
e|--1--------3----------|
B|--1----1---3---3---1--|
G|--2----2-----------2--|
D|--3----3-------2---3--|
A|--3----3---2---2---3--|
E|-----------3-------1--|
    F, G
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--2/-4--|
D|--3/-5--|
A|--3/-5--|
E|--1/-3--|
[Verse 1]
FLeaf by GLeaf Em7page by Fpage
FThrow this Gbook awEm7ayF  
FAll the Gsadness Em7all the Frage
FThrow this Gbook awEm7ayF  
FRip out the Gbinding, Em7tear the Fglue
FAll of the Ggrief we Em7never Feven Fknew
We Ghad it Em7all Falong
   F     GN.C.
Now its smoke
[Intro]
F/C, F5/C, G, Em7, F 
F/C, F5/C, G, Em7
F/C, F5/C, G, Em7, F
F, G
[Verse 2]
FThe things Gwe've Em7written Fin it
FNever really GhappenedEm7  F  
FAll the Gthings we've Em7written Fin it
FNever really GhappenedEm7  F  
FAll of the Gpeople Em7come and Fgone
FNever really Glived
Em7All the Fpeople that have Fcome have Ggone
 Em7           F      GN.C. 
No  one to forgive smoke
F/C, F5/C, G, Em7, F, 
F/C, F5/C, G, Em7,  
Bass line
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|--3-2----|
E|------3--|
[Chorus]
e|--C-------Am7-----------------Em7-----F---|
B|--5-------1----------------3---1--|
G|--5----------------------------2--|
D|--5-------2----------------2---3--|
A|--3------------------------2---3--|
E|-------------------------------1--|
    We will not write a new one
CThere will Am7not be a new one
e|-G6------F5-------G6------F5------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-------(2)----------(2)---|
D|--------3------------3----|
A|--2-----3------2-----3----|
E|--3-----1------3-----1----|
  Another one, another one
[Verse 3]
FHere's an Gevening Em7dark with Fshame
(FThrow it Gon the Em7fire)F  
FHere's the Gtime I Em7took the Fblame
(FThrow it Gon the Em7fire)F  
FHere is the Gtime we didn't Em7speak
it seemed for Fyears and years
FHere's a Gsecret
No Em7one will Fever know the
Greasons Em7for the Ftears
F    G           [Bass Riff] 
         e|------------------------|  
         B|------------------------|  
         G|-------------------0h2--|  
         D|------------0h1h2h3-----|  
         A|-------0h2h3------------|  
         E|--0h2h3-----------------|  
They are                 smoke
F    G [Bass Riff] 
    F    GN.C.  F  
        smoke
[Chorus]
CWe will Am7not write a new oEm7neF  
CThere will Am7not be a new one
G6Another Fone, G6another Fone
F, G, Em7, F [2x]
[Verse 4]
FWhere do Gall the Em7secrets Flive
FThey travel Gin the Em7airF  
FYou can Gsmell them Em7when they Fburn
FThey (travGel)Em7  F  
FThose who Gsay the Em7past is not Fdead can
FStop and Gsmell the smEm7okeF  
FYou keep Gsaying the Em7past is not Fdead well
 FStop and Gsmell the smEm7okeF  
 FYou keep on Gsaying the Em7past is not Feven past and
 FYou keep GsayingEm7  F  
F  G  [Bass Riff]   
F  G  [Bass Riff]  
  F      G[Bass line]     F     Em7    F  G  
    e|--------------------7----8--10--|
    B|--------------------8---10--12--|
    G|-----------------2--7---10--12--|
    D|--/7-5-----------3--9---10--12--|
    A|-------8-/7-5-3--3--7----8--10--|
    E|-----------------1--------------|
         smoke
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Smoke

by Ben Folds Five

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Em7

Am7

[Intro]

F/C, F5/C, G, Em7, F

e|--1---------3----------|

B|--1-----1---3---3---1--|

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

D|--3-----3-------2---3--|

A|--3-----3---2---2---3--|

E|------------3-------1--|

F/C, F5/C, G, Em7

e|--1----------3------|

B|--1-----1----3---3--|

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

D|--3-----3--------2--|

A|--3-----3----2---2--|

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

F/C, F5/C, G, Em7, F

e|--1--------3----------|

B|--1----1---3---3---1--|

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

D|--3----3-------2---3--|

A|--3----3---2---2---3--|

E|-----------3-------1--|

F, G

e|--------|

B|--------|

G|--2/-4--|

D|--3/-5--|

A|--3/-5--|

E|--1/-3--|

[Verse 1]

F G Em7 F

Leaf by Leaf page by page

F G Em7 F

Throw this book away

F G Em7 F

All the sadness all the rage

F G Em7 F

Throw this book away

F G Em7 F

Rip out the binding, tear the glue

F G Em7 F F

All of the grief we never even knew

G Em7 F

We had it all along

F G

N.C.

Now its smoke

[Intro]

F/C, F5/C, G, Em7, F

F/C, F5/C, G, Em7

F/C, F5/C, G, Em7, F

F, G

[Verse 2]

F G Em7 F

The things we've written in it

F G Em7 F

Never really happened

F G Em7 F

All the things we've written in it

F G Em7 F

Never really happened

F G Em7 F

All of the people come and gone

F G

Never really lived

Em7 F F G

All the people that have come have gone

Em7 F G

N.C.

No one to forgive smoke

F/C, F5/C, G, Em7, F,

F/C, F5/C, G, Em7,

Bass line

e|---------|

B|---------|

G|---------|

D|---------|

A|--3-2----|

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

[Chorus]

C Am7 Em7 F

e|----------------------------------|

B|--5-------1----------------3---1--|

G|--5----------------------------2--|

D|--5-------2----------------2---3--|

A|--3------------------------2---3--|

E|-------------------------------1--|

We will not write a new one

C Am7

There will not be a new one

G6 F5 G6 F5

e|--------------------------|

B|--------------------------|

G|-------(2)----------(2)---|

D|--------3------------3----|

A|--2-----3------2-----3----|

E|--3-----1------3-----1----|

Another one, another one

[Verse 3]

F G Em7 F

Here's an evening dark with shame

F G Em7 F

(Throw it on the fire)

F G Em7 F

Here's the time I took the blame

F G Em7 F

(Throw it on the fire)

F G Em7

Here is the time we didn't speak

it seemed for years and years

F G

Here's a secret

Em7 F

No one will ever know the

G Em7 F

reasons for the tears

F G [Bass Riff]

e|------------------------|

B|------------------------|

G|-------------------0h2--|

D|------------0h1h2h3-----|

A|-------0h2h3------------|

E|--0h2h3-----------------|

They are smoke

F G [Bass Riff]

F G F

N.C.

smoke

[Chorus]

C Am7 Em7 F

We will not write a new one

C Am7

There will not be a new one

G6 F G6 F

Another one, another one

F, G, Em7, F [2x]

[Verse 4]

F G Em7 F

Where do all the secrets live

F G Em7 F

They travel in the air

F G Em7 F

You can smell them when they burn

F G Em7 F

They (travel)

F G Em7 F

Those who say the past is not dead can

F G Em7 F

Stop and smell the smoke

F G Em7 F

You keep saying the past is not dead well

F G Em7 F

Stop and smell the smoke

F G Em7 F

You keep on saying the past is not even past and

F G Em7 F

You keep saying

F G [Bass Riff]

F G F Em7 F G

[Bass line]

e|--------------------7----8--10--|

B|--------------------8---10--12--|

G|-----------------2--7---10--12--|

D|--/7-5-----------3--9---10--12--|

A|-------8-/7-5-3--3--7----8--10--|

E|-----------------1--------------|

smoke

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