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 
 (E flat major)  (E flat major) 
Eb 
Fm7 
 (E flat major) They asked me how I  (F minor7) knew
Bb7 
Eb 
 (B flat7) My    true love was  (E flat major) true
Gaug 
Ab6 
Adim7 
Eb/Bb 
 (Gaug) Oh,     (A flat6)  (Adim7) I        of course re (E flat/Bb) plied
Fm7 
"Something here in (F minor7) side
Bb7 
Eb 
Cm7 
 (B flat7) cannot be de (E flat major) nied"  (C minor7) 
Fm7 
Bb7 
 (F minor7)  (B flat7) 

Verse 2
Eb 
Fm7 
 (E flat major) They said "someday you'll  (F minor7) find
Bb7 
Eb 
 (B flat7) all   who love are  (E flat major) blind"
Gaug 
Ab6 
Adim7 
Eb/Bb 
 (Gaug) Oh,     (A flat6)  (Adim7) when     your heart's on  (E flat/Bb) fire,
Fm7 
You must real (F minor7) ize,
Bb7 
Eb 
Ab6 
 (B flat7) smoke gets in your  (E flat major) eyes  (A flat6) 
Eb 
Gb7 
 (E flat major)  (G flat7) 

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Bridge 1

So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed

To think they could

doubt my love

Yet today my love has flown away

I am without my love (without my love)

Verse 3
Eb 
Fm7 
 (E flat major) Now laughing friends de (F minor7) ride
Bb7 
Eb 
 (B flat7) Tears I cannot  (E flat major) hide
Gaug 
Ab6 
Adim7 
Eb/Bb 
 (Gaug) Oh,     (A flat6)  (Adim7) so       I smile and  (E flat/Bb) say
Fm7 
"When a lovely flame  (F minor7) dies
Bb7 
Eb/Bb 
Bb7b9 
 (B flat7) smoke gets in your  (E flat/Bb) eyes"     (B flat7b9) 
Eb/Bb 
Bb7b9 
 (E flat/Bb) (Smoke   gets in your  (B flat7b9) eyes)
Fm7 
Eb 
Eb 
 (F minor7) Smoke gets in your  (E flat major) eyes  (E flat major) 

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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.