Intro:  Main Riff x4 (G5 Bb5 C5 G5 Bb5 C#5 C5 G5 Bb5 C5 Bb5 G5)

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We all came out to Montreux on the

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Lake Geneva shoreline

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To make records with a mobile

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We didn't have much time

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Frank Zappa and the Mothers

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Were at the best place around

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But some stupid with a flare gun

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Burned the place to the ground

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Smoke on the water, and fire in the sky

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Smoke on the water

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They burned down the gambling house

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It died with an awful sound

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The funky Claude was running in and out

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Pulling kids outa the ground

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When it all was over

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We had to find another place

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But Swiss time was running out

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It seemed that we would lose the race

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We ended up at the grand hotel

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It was empty cold and bare

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But with the rolling truck stones thing just outside 

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Making our music there

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With a few red lights and a few old beds

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We make a place to sweat

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No matter what we get out of this

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I know we’ll never forget

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