[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C
From both sides of the track
F C
Out here in Nashville, Tennessee
F C
They ain't rolling out red carpets
G
For a sinning man like me
C
But if they did I'd probably walk 'em
F C
Through them pearly gates of Hell
F C
I'd meet the devil at the crossroads
G C
Shake his hand and wish him well
[Chorus]
F G
And there's smoke on the water
F G
Yeah, there's fire on the sun
F G
If this river ain't made of whiskey
C
Then there ain't no bullets in this smokin' gun
[Post-Chorus]
C
Load it up
[Instrumental Break]
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[Verse 2]
C
I've always been a prayin' man
F C
And I'll be one 'til I'm gone
F C
But there ain't a prayer that strong enough
G
To right me from my wrongs
C F C
So I'll just sit here and I'll raise a glass to the men I could have been
F C G C
And thank the good Lord up above ah that I ain't none of them
[Chorus]
F G
And there's smoke on the water
F G
Yeah, there's fire on the sun
F G
If this river ain't made of whiskey
C
Then there ain't no bullets in this smokin' gun
[Fiddle & Guitar Solos]
C F C F C G
C F C F C G C
[Chorus]
F G
And there's smoke on the water
F G
Yeah, there's fire on the sun
F G
If this river ain't made of whiskey
G
Then there ain't no bullets in this smokin'
G
Call my bluff and I'm still hoping
C
Ain't no bullets in this smokin' gun
[Outro]
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