Iron Maiden - Holy Smoke

      
 
 HOLY SMOKE
 Written by Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson
 Performed by IRON MAIDEN.
 Taken from the album NO PRAYER FOR THE DYING.
 
 Opening riff:

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 End of opening riff.
 
 Riff 2:

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 End of riff 2.
 
 Verse:
 
 Believe in me-send us money.

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 He died on the cross and that ain't funny.

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 Chorus:
 
 Holy smoke, holy smoke,

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 plenty bad preachers for the devil to stoke

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 Riff 3:

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 Solo-riff 1:

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 End of solo-riff 1.
 
 Solo-riff 2:

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 End of solo-riff 2.
 
 Solo-riff 3:

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 Song-stucture:
 Opening riff
 Riff 2
 Verse (4 times)
 Chorus (2 times)
 Riff 3 (2 times)
 Verse (4 times)
 Chorus (2 times)
 Riff 3 (2 times)
 Opening riff
 Solo-riff 1 (2 times)
 Solo-riff 2 (3 times)
 Solo riff 3
 Verse (4 times)
 Chorus (2 times)
 Riff 3 (2 times)
 End 
  
 Lyrics:
 
 Believe in me-send us money
 He died on the cross and that ain't funny
 But my so called friends are making me a joke
 They missed out what I said like I never spoke
 They choose what they wanna hear-they don't tell a lie
 They just leave out the truth as they're watching you die
 Saving your soul by taking your money
 Flies around sh*t, bees around honey
 
 Chorus:
 Holy smoke, holy smoke, plenty bad preachers for
 the devil to stoke
 Feed 'em in feet first this is no joke
 This is thirsty work making holy smoke
 
 Yeah-yeah
 Making holy smoke
 
 Jimmy Reptile and all his friends
 say they gonna be with you at the end
 Burning records burning books
 holy soldiers Nazi looks
 Crocodile smiles just wait a while
 til the TV Queen gets her make up clean
 I've lived in filth I've lived in sin
 and I still smell cleaner than the sh*t you're in
 
 Chorus
 
 Yeah-yeah
 Holy smoke
 Smells good
 
 They ain't religious but they ain't no fools
 When Noah built his Cadillac it was cool
 Two by two they're still going down
 and the satellite circus just left town
 I think they're strange and when they're dead
 they can have a Lincoln for their bed
 Friend of the President-trick of the tail
 Now they ain't got a prayer-100 years in jail
 
 Chorus
 
 Yeah
 Holy smoke
 
 Ahhhh
 
 OSKAR WIGREN "THE FALLEN ANGEL WATCHING YOU"
 1996-12-21