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[Intro]
Fmaj7    G     Em7    Fmaj7
Fmaj7    G     Em7    Fmaj7
Fmaj7    G     Em7    Fmaj7
Fmaj7 G6
[Verse]
Fmaj7Leaf by LGeaf pEm7age by Fmaj7page
Fmaj7Throw this Gbook aEm7wayFmaj7  
Fmaj7All the sGadness Em7all the Fmaj7rage
Fmaj7Throw this Gbook awEm7ayFmaj7  
Fmaj7Rip out the biGnding, Em7tear the Fmaj7glue
Fmaj7All of the grief Gwe nEm7ever Fmaj7even kneFmaj7w
We hGad it Em7all aFmaj7long
Fmaj7Now     iGts smoke
[Solo]
Fmaj7    G     Em7    Fmaj7
Fmaj7    G     Em7    Fmaj7
[Verse]
Fmaj7The    thGings we've wEm7ritten iFmaj7n it
Fmaj7Never really hGappenedEm7  Fmaj7  
Fmaj7All the tGhings we've wEm7ritten iFmaj7n it
Fmaj7Never really GhappenededEm7  Fmaj7  
Fmaj7All of the peoGple Em7come and Fmaj7gone
Fmaj7Never really lGived
Em7All the Fmaj7people Fmaj7come have gGone
Em7No    Fmaj7one     Fmaj7to forgiGve smoke
[Solo]
Fmaj7    G     Em7    Fmaj7
Fmaj7    G     Em7    Fmaj7
[Chorus]
CWe will nAm7ot write a new onEm7eFmaj7  
CThere wilAm7l not be a new one
Fmaj7Another one, another one
[Verse]
Fmaj7Here's an eGvening dEm7ark with Fmaj7shame
Fmaj7Throw it oGn the fEm7ireFmaj7  
Fmaj7here's the tGime I tEm7ook the Fmaj7blame
Fmaj7Throw it Gon the fEm7ireFmaj7  
Fmaj7Here's the tGime we didn't sEm7peakFmaj7  
it seemed for Fmaj7years and years
Fmaj7Here's a secretG  
No Em7one will Fmaj7ever know the
Greasons Em7for the Fmaj7tears
Fmaj7They aGre smoke
      Fmaj7      GSmoke
      Fmaj7      GSmoke
[Chorus]
CWe will Am7not write a new onEm7eFmaj7  
CThere will Am7not be a new one, 
Fmaj7another one another one
[Solo]
Fmaj7    G     Em7    Fmaj7
Fmaj7    G     Em7    Fmaj7
[Verse]
Fmaj7Where do Gall the Em7secrets Fmaj7live
They Fmaj7travel Gin the Em7airFmaj7  
Fmaj7You can sGmell them wEm7hen they Fmaj7burn
They Fmaj7travelG  Em7  Fmaj7  
Fmaj7Those who sGay the Em7past is not Fmaj7dead
Fmaj7Stop and smGell the sEm7mokeFmaj7  
Fmaj7You keep on sGaying the pEm7ast is not Fmaj7dead
WelFmaj7l stop and Gsmell the sEm7mokeFmaj7  
Fmaj7You keep saGying the pEm7ast is not Fmaj7even past
Fmaj7You keep saGyingEm7  Fmaj7  
Fmaj7We areG, smoke
      Fmaj7   GSmoke
      Fmaj7   GSmoke

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Smoke

by Ben Folds

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Em7

Am7

[Intro]

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Fmaj7 G6

[Verse]

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Leaf by Leaf page by page

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Throw this book away

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

All the sadness all the rage

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Throw this book away

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Rip out the binding, tear the glue

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7

All of the grief we never even knew

G Em7 Fmaj7

We had it all along

Fmaj7 G

Now its smoke

[Solo]

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

[Verse]

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

The things we've written in it

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Never really happened

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

All the things we've written in it

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Never really happeneded

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

All of the people come and gone

Fmaj7 G

Never really lived

Em7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G

All the people come have gone

Em7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G

No one to forgive smoke

[Solo]

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

[Chorus]

C Am7 Em7 Fmaj7

We will not write a new one

C Am7

There will not be a new one

Fmaj7

Another one, another one

[Verse]

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Here's an evening dark with shame

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Throw it on the fire

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

here's the time I took the blame

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Throw it on the fire

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Here's the time we didn't speak

Fmaj7

it seemed for years and years

Fmaj7 G

Here's a secret

Em7 Fmaj7

No one will ever know the

G Em7 Fmaj7

reasons for the tears

Fmaj7 G

They are smoke

Fmaj7 G

Smoke

Fmaj7 G

Smoke

[Chorus]

C Am7 Em7 Fmaj7

We will not write a new one

C Am7

There will not be a new one,

Fmaj7

another one another one

[Solo]

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

[Verse]

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Where do all the secrets live

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

They travel in the air

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

You can smell them when they burn

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

They travel

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Those who say the past is not dead

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Stop and smell the smoke

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

You keep on saying the past is not dead

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

Well stop and smell the smoke

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

You keep saying the past is not even past

Fmaj7 G Em7 Fmaj7

You keep saying

Fmaj7 G

We are, smoke

Fmaj7 G

Smoke

Fmaj7 G

Smoke

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