Smoke Gets In Your Eyes chords by The Platters (Official Version)

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Eb
Fm7
Bb7
Gaug
Ab6
Adim7
Eb/Bb
Cm7
Gb7
B
F#7/C#
Cdim7
F#7
G#m7
A#7
Bb7b9

Verse 1
Eb 
Eb 
Eb 
Fm7 
They asked me how I knew
Bb7 
Eb 
My    true love was true
Gaug 
Ab6 
Adim7 
Eb/Bb 
Oh,    I        of course replied
Fm7 
"Something here inside
Bb7 
Eb 
Cm7 
cannot be denied"
Fm7 
Bb7 

Verse 2
Eb 
Fm7 
They said "someday you'll find
Bb7 
Eb 
all   who love are blind"
Gaug 
Ab6 
Adim7 
Eb/Bb 
Oh,    when     your heart's on fire,
Fm7 
You must realize,
Bb7 
Eb 
Ab6 
smoke gets in your eyes
Eb 
Gb7 

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Bridge 1

So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed

To think they could

F#7/C#

Cdim7

F#7

doubt my love

G#m7

Yet today my love has flown away

A#7

Bb7

I am without my love (without my love)

Verse 3
Eb 
Fm7 
Now laughing friends deride
Bb7 
Eb 
Tears I cannot hide
Gaug 
Ab6 
Adim7 
Eb/Bb 
Oh,    so       I smile and say
Fm7 
"When a lovely flame dies
Bb7 
Eb/Bb 
Bb7b9 
smoke gets in your eyes"
Eb/Bb 
Bb7b9 
(Smoke   gets in your eyes)
Fm7 
Eb 
Eb 
Smoke gets in your eyes

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Eb
Fm7
Bb7
Gaug
Ab6
Adim7
Eb/Bb
Cm7
Gb7
B
F#7/C#
Cdim7
F#7
G#m7
A#7
Bb7b9

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: Eb majorBPM: 56

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Fm7: 1-3-1-1-1-1
Bb7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Gaug: 3-x-1-0-0-3
Ab6: 4-x-3-5-4-x
Adim7: 5-x-4-5-4-x
Eb/Bb: 6-x-8-8-8-x
Cm7: x-3-5-3-4-x
Gb7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
F#7/C#: x-4-4-3-5-x
Cdim7: x-3-4-2-4-x
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
G#m7: 4-6-4-4-4-4
A#7: x-1-3-1-3-x
Bb7b9: x-1-0-1-0-1

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This is the definitive original version of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes by The Platters, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of Eb major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of The Platters.