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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

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[Intro]
Amaj7 F/G C/F D/E
Amaj7 F/G C/F D2/E
[Verse 1]
TAhey F#m7ask me how I kBm7new,
D/EMy true love was AtruA+e.D  
B7/D#I,   of course, reC#m7plied.
SF#m7omething here inBm7side,
   D/ECannot be Adenied.F/G  C/F  D2/E  
TAhey F#m7said someday you'll fBm7ind,
D/EAll who love are AblindA+/D#,D  
B7/D#When your heart's on C#m7fire.
F#m7You must reBm7alize,
SD/Emoke gets in your eAyes.F/G  
In your eyAes.
[Chorus]
Fmaj7So I chaffed them and I Dm7gayly laughed,
To think they could dGm7oubt my lBb/Cove.
Fmaj7Yet today my love has Dm7flown away.D/E  
I am wAithout my lD/Eove.
[Verse 2]
And nAow lF#m7aughing friends derBm7ide,
    D2/ETears I cannot Ahide.A+/D#  D  
B7/D#So I smile and C#m7say,
F#m7When a lovely flBm/Eame dies,
D/ESmoke gets in your eAyes.F/G  A  
[Instrumental]
F# D#m7 G#m7 C#
[Bridge]
     Gmaj7Yet today my love hEm7as flown awayE/F#,
I am Bmaj7without my loE/F#ve.
[Verse 3]
And Bnow lG#m7aughing friends derC#m7ide,
    E/F#Tears I cannot Bhide.B+/F  E  
     C#7/FSo I smile and D#m7say,
    G#m7When a lovely flame E/F#dies.F#  G#m/F#  F#m  Emaj7/F#  
Smoke gets in your eBmaj7yes.G/A  D/G  E2/F#  
[Coda]
Smoke gets in your eyBmaj7es. (rG/AepeaD/Gt tiE2/F#l fade)

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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

by Patti Austin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

F/G

C/F

D/E

D2/E

F#m7

Bm7

A+

B7/D#

C#m7

A+/D#

Fmaj7

Dm7

Gm7

Bb/C

Bm/E

D#m7

G#m7

Gmaj7

Em7

[Intro]

Amaj7 F/G C/F D/E

Amaj7 F/G C/F D2/E

[Verse 1]

A F#m7 Bm7

They ask me how I knew,

D/E A A+ D

My true love was true.

B7/D# C#m7

I, of course, replied.

F#m7 Bm7

Something here inside,

D/E A F/G C/F D2/E

Cannot be denied.

A F#m7 Bm7

They said someday you'll find,

D/E A A+/D# D

All who love are blind,

B7/D# C#m7

When your heart's on fire.

F#m7 Bm7

You must realize,

D/E A F/G

Smoke gets in your eyes.

In your eyes.

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Dm7

So I chaffed them and I gayly laughed,

Gm7 Bb/C

To think they could doubt my love.

Fmaj7 Dm7 D/E

Yet today my love has flown away.

A D/E

I am without my love.

[Verse 2]

A F#m7 Bm7

And now laughing friends deride,

D2/E A A+/D# D

Tears I cannot hide.

B7/D# C#m7

So I smile and say,

F#m7 Bm/E

When a lovely flame dies,

D/E A F/G A

Smoke gets in your eyes.

[Instrumental]

F# D#m7 G#m7 C#

[Bridge]

Gmaj7 Em7 E/F#

Yet today my love has flown away,

Bmaj7 E/F#

I am without my love.

[Verse 3]

B G#m7 C#m7

And now laughing friends deride,

E/F# B B+/F E

Tears I cannot hide.

C#7/F D#m7

So I smile and say,

G#m7 E/F# F# G#m/F# F#m Emaj7/F#

When a lovely flame dies.

Bmaj7 G/A D/G E2/F#

Smoke gets in your eyes.

[Coda]

Bmaj7 G/A D/G E2/F#

Smoke gets in your eyes. (repeat til fade)

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