The Kinks - Big Black Smoke: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Big Black Smoke" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C# Em/C She was sick and tired of country life Em A little country home, a little country home B Bsus4 B Bsus4 B Made her blood run cold A Now her mother pines her heart away G D Em Looking for her child in the big black smoke G D Em Em/D# Em/D Em/C# In the big black smoke Frailest, purest girl the world has seen According to her ma, according to her pa And everybody said That she knew no sin and did no wrong Till she walked the streets of the big black smoke Of the big black smoke B Well she slept in cafes and coffee bars and bowling alleys Em G D And every penny she had G B Was spent on purple hearts and cigarettes Ah, she took all her pretty coloured clothes Ran away from home, the boy next door For a boy named Joe And he took the money for the rent Tried to drag her down in the big black smoke In the big black smoke G D Em (In the big black smoke) In the big black smoke G D Em D C D (In the big black smoke) In the big black smooke D C D Smooke, D C D Smooke, D C D Smooke, You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  B  Bsus4  C  C#  D  D#  Em  G  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 "Big Black Smoke" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Big Black Smoke" by The Kinks.