Smoking Signals Chords

KeyD Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays386

Smoking Signals by Sean Hayes is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords D, G and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: D G 


verse 1 

D      
Two rocks, a hammer 
         G  
and some chains to 
       D   
tie my hands  

D 
Two boots, the dirt, some food  
     G 
some land to  
       D   
dig it in  

D 
I cut the wood 
tear down 
        G 
build up for  
        D 
moving in  

D 
A hole, the mud, a pipe  
         G 
look out I'm  
         Em 
getting in  


Em                            G 
Wash your hands and clean the floor  
                       Em 
Get some money for the store 
                        G  
Move the papers on your desk 
                           D 
Breathe some air into your head  


verse 2 

D   
Pop the bubble  
         G 
concrete feet will  
         D 
hold you here  

D 
Fall in the lake  
        G 
then go fishing   
         D 
Little Bear  

D 
Rest your bones  
         G 
upon the seashore  
      D 
Salt tears  

D 
I'll trade  
this lucky key  
         G 
the next time  
         Em 
you are near  


Em                     G   
Stop that buzzing over there 
                                 Em  
Stretch your bones and wash your hair 
Change your strings  
          G 
Dust your wings  
Sing a song  
               D 
Sharpen your sting  


verse 3 

D                     G 
There's a baby in the bucket  
      D 
of my eye 

D                     G 
Plastic dolls holding Mary  
        D 
will be enough  

D 
There are mermaids  
           G 
they can't follow  
        D 
on the shore  

D 
There are hermits  
         G 
wet from swimming  
       Em 
drying off  


Em                      G 
Call the plastic wooden doves 
                                Em  
Give them wings and they'll fly off 
                    G  
Lucky ones will get away  
                       D 
Smoking signals on the cake 


Outro: D G D 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante