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A7+5Tell A7me wDhere do they D6go, 
These sA7+5moke rings I bA7low Fdimeach niDght?DM7  D7  D7/F#  
            G        G/E  Em7-5         A7    A7+5       D   Bm7   Em7  A7  
What do they do these circles of blue and white? 
A7+5And wDhy do they D6seem to A7+5picture a A7dream Fdimof lDove?DM7  D7  D7/F#  
           G       G/E  Em7-5       A7    A7+5     D  
Why do they fade my phantom parade of love? 
DWhere do they D6end, the A7+5smoke rings I A7send Fdimon  hDigh?DM7  D7  D7/F#  
              G           G/E  Em7-5                  A7    A7+5    D   Bm7   Em7  A7  
Where are they hurled when they've kissed the world good-bye?
A7+5Oh, ID'd give my D6life to A7+5laugh at this sA7tife Fdimbe - lDow;DM7  D7  D7/F#  
        G         G/E  Em7-5         A7    A7+5  D  
I'd be a king, I'd follow each ring I  blow.
DPuff, D6puff, A7+5puff, A7puff Fdimyour cDares aDM7way; D7  D7/F#  
     G     G/E  Em7-5   A7    A7+5      D   Bm7   Em7  A7  
Puff, puff, puff night and day. 
                           D    A7+5            D6  E7/9   Bm7-5  E7  
Blow, blow them through the air, silky little rings,
      G             G/E  Em7-5           A7       A7+5      D   Bm7   Em7  A7  
Blow, blow them ev'rywhere, give your troubles wings. 
DWhat do they D6tell and A7+5what is the sA7pell Fdimthey cD9ast?
            G        G/E  Em7-5        A7    A7+5    D   Bm7   Em7  A7  
Some of them fall and seem to recall the past.
 A7+5             D      D6          A7+5         D6  E7/9
But most of them rise away to the skies of  blue.
Oh, E7little sGmoke rings I love, 
       Em7-5     A7-9   Edim         A7    D     G7  D6  
Please take me above, take me with you.

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Smoke Rings

by The Mills Brothers

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A7+5

Fdim

DM7

D7/F#

G/E

Em7

Bm7

A7-9

Edim

A7+5 A7 D D6

Tell me where do they go,

A7+5 A7 Fdim D DM7 D7 D7/F#

These smoke rings I blow each night?

G G/E Em7 A7 A7+5 D Bm7 Em7 A7

-5

What do they do these circles of blue and white?

A7+5 D D6 A7+5 A7 Fdim D DM7 D7 D7/F#

And why do they seem to picture a dream of love?

G G/E Em7 A7 A7+5 D

-5

Why do they fade my phantom parade of love?

D D6 A7+5 A7 Fdim D DM7 D7 D7/F#

Where do they end, the smoke rings I send on high?

G G/E Em7 A7 A7+5 D Bm7 Em7 A7

-5

Where are they hurled when they've kissed the world good-bye?

A7+5 D D6 A7+5 A7 Fdim D DM7 D7 D7/F#

Oh, I'd give my life to laugh at this stife be - low;

G G/E Em7 A7 A7+5 D

-5

I'd be a king, I'd follow each ring I blow.

D D6 A7+5 A7 Fdim D DM7 D7 D7/F#

Puff, puff, puff, puff your cares away;

G G/E Em7 A7 A7+5 D Bm7 Em7 A7

-5

Puff, puff, puff night and day.

D A7+5 D6 E7 Bm7 E7

/9 -5

Blow, blow them through the air, silky little rings,

G G/E Em7 A7 A7+5 D Bm7 Em7 A7

-5

Blow, blow them ev'rywhere, give your troubles wings.

D D6 A7+5 A7 Fdim D9

What do they tell and what is the spell they cast?

G G/E Em7 A7 A7+5 D Bm7 Em7 A7

-5

Some of them fall and seem to recall the past.

A7+5 D D6 A7+5 D6 E7

But most of them rise away to the skies of blue.

E7 G

Oh, little smoke rings I love,

Em7 A7-9 Edim A7 D G7 D6

-5

Please take me above, take me with you.

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