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Black Smoke Rising

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[Intro]
 Em   D   Bm   C4x
[Verse 1]
EmDid you Dknow there was a BmtowerC  
Where they Emlook out to the Dland
To see the people Bmquickly passing Cby
EmThis is Dfor their own deBmsireC  
As they Emspit down to the Dearth
To feel the power Bmpouring in their Cveins
[Pre-Chorus]
COh oh Boh oh oh oh, Cyeah, Byeah
COh oh Boh oh oh oh, Cyeah, ByeahD  
[Chorus]
GAnd the Dblack smoke Crises
GFrom the Dfires we've been Ctold
GIt's the Dnew age Ccrisis
GAnd we will Dstand up in the Ccold
Stand up in the Emcold
[Interlude]
Em D Bm C
Em D Bm
[Verse 2]
EmMany Dpeople are diBmvidingC  
And a Emworld apart with Djust one heart
Is bound to Bmkeel and fade aCway
EmNone of Dus will be deBmcidingC  
And the Emfate of man is Din the hands
Of he who Bmstands and heeds the Ccall
[Pre-Chorus]
COh oh Boh oh oh oh, Cyeah, Byeah
COh oh Boh oh oh oh, Cyeah, ByeahD  
[Chorus]
GAnd the Dblack smoke Crises
GFrom the Dfires we've been Ctold
GIt's the Dnew age Ccrisis
GAnd we will Dstand up in the Ccold
Stand up in the Amcold
[Bridge]
 Am   Bm4x
AmWe won't stand aBmlone
We will stand up in the AmcoldBm  
AmWe won't stand aBmlone
We will stand up in the AmcoldBm  
AmWe won't stand aBmlone
We will stand up in the AmcoldBm  D  
[Chorus]
GAnd the Dblack smoke Crises
GFrom the Dfires we've been Ctold
GIt's the Dnew age Ccrisis
GAnd we will Dstand up in the Ccold
[Chorus]
GAnd the Dblack smoke Crises
GFrom the Dfires we've been Ctold
GIt's the Dnew age Ccrisis
GAnd we will Dstand up in the Ccold
Stand up in the Emcold

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Black Smoke Rising

by Greta Van Fleet

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em D Bm C

[Verse 1]

Em D Bm C

Did you know there was a tower

Em D

Where they look out to the land

Bm C

To see the people quickly passing by

Em D Bm C

This is for their own desire

Em D

As they spit down to the earth

Bm C

To feel the power pouring in their veins

[Pre-Chorus]

C B C B

Oh oh oh oh oh oh, yeah, yeah

C B C B D

Oh oh oh oh oh oh, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

G D C

And the black smoke rises

G D C

From the fires we've been told

G D C

It's the new age crisis

G D C

And we will stand up in the cold

Stand up in the cold

[Interlude]

Em D Bm C

Em D Bm

[Verse 2]

Em D Bm C

Many people are dividing

Em D

And a world apart with just one heart

Bm C

Is bound to keel and fade away

Em D Bm C

None of us will be deciding

Em D

And the fate of man is in the hands

Bm C

Of he who stands and heeds the call

[Pre-Chorus]

C B C B

Oh oh oh oh oh oh, yeah, yeah

C B C B D

Oh oh oh oh oh oh, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

G D C

And the black smoke rises

G D C

From the fires we've been told

G D C

It's the new age crisis

G D C

And we will stand up in the cold

Stand up in the cold

[Bridge]

Am Bm

We won't stand alone

Am Bm

We will stand up in the cold

Am Bm

We won't stand alone

Am Bm

We will stand up in the cold

Am Bm

We won't stand alone

Am Bm D

We will stand up in the cold

[Chorus]

G D C

And the black smoke rises

G D C

From the fires we've been told

G D C

It's the new age crisis

G D C

And we will stand up in the cold

[Chorus]

G D C

And the black smoke rises

G D C

From the fires we've been told

G D C

It's the new age crisis

G D C

And we will stand up in the cold

Stand up in the cold

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