Caroline Polachek - Smoke: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Smoke" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Smoke Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Caroline Polachek

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Smoke" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

            C#
It's just smoke
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, n-na-na, na-na-na)
F#
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, n-na-na, na-na-na)
            C#
It's just smoke
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, n-na-na, na-na-na)
F#
 (Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na)

            C#                         F#
It's just smoke, floating over the volcano
            C#                           F#
It's just smoke, go on, you know I can't say no

            C#
It's just smoke (Na-na-na, na-na-na, n-na-na,
na-na-na)
F#
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, n-na-na, na-na-na)
C#
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, n-na-na, na-na-na)
F#
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, n-na-na, na-na-na)

            C#                        F#
It's just smoke, floating over the volcano
            C#                         F#
It's just smoke, selling me out on the down low

Chorus:
     A#m            F#
And you are the big answer tonight
    C#maj7           F#
And you are mounting everything about me
                                     C#
Oh, don't worry about me, it's just smoke


C#
And the fallout doesn't phase me

Take a bullet for my baby
        F#
For the one thing that'll save me
Ya know, hmm
         C#
Throw it all out, living crazy
With a brand new kind of crazy
         F#
Don't believe it when you praise me
Do I, hmm

Chorus:
And you are the big answer tonight
And you are melting everything about me
Oh, don't worry about me, it's just—

C#
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
F#
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
            C#
It's just smoke
F#
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
A#m
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na)

(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
And how does it feel
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na) Being so
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)
(Na-na-na, na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#m

Guitar chord A#m

C#

Guitar chord C#

C#maj7

Guitar chord C#maj7

F#

Guitar chord F#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Smoke" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Smoke" by Caroline Polachek.