Olivia Rodrigo – Cigarette Smoke Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Olivia Rodrigo – Cigarette Smoke Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDEmGF#m

Key
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[Intro]
D
D Em G D

[Verse 1]
D
 It's a cigarette smoke
Em
  It’s a smell that I know
G
 It clings to my clothes
D
 Seeps into my bones
D
 It's a real quiet house
Em
  With the shower left on
G                         
 Five beers in the fridge 
                   D
and the second car's gone

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[Pre-Chorus]
    F#m
I regret you
           Em
How long I stayed
    F#m
I resent you
              Em
For not being brave, ooh-ooh

[Chorus]
D                         
Tell me something honest so
      Em
 the memories turn dark
G
You said that I made
 loving look easy
D
’Til I made it hard
D                             
Give me back my time and I will
  Em
 give you back your heart
G
I thought that we played
 the perfect couple
D
'Til you didn't want the part

[Verse 2]
D
 Some nights can be
Em
  So fuking lonely
G                               
 But it's better than beggin' for 
                               D
you to stand up for me, honeybee

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[Pre-Chorus]
    F#m
I regret you
           Em
What I let slide
    F#m
I resent you
           Em
Taking her side, ooh-ooh

[Chorus]
D                       
Tell me something honest
        Em
 so the memories turn dark
G
You said that I made 
loving look easy
D
’Til I made it hard
D                         
Give me back my time and I 
      Em
will give you back your heart
G
I thought that we played 
the perfect couple
D
'Til you didn't want the part

[Bridge]
     D
It’s bone-dry, bitter and hollow
Em
You’ll be miles away tomorrow
G              D
Why'd I try at all?
     D
It’s bone-dry, bitter and hollow
Em
You'll never mend my sorrow
G              D
Why'd I try at all?

[Outro]
D                       
Tell me something honest 
        Em
so the memories turn dark
G             D
 Ooh, mm, and memories go dark
    Em
The memories go dark
    G
And memories go dark
    D              Em
The memories go dark
  G
Go dark
   D
Go dark

Watch: Olivia Rodrigo - cigarette smoke (Lyric Video)

From OliviaRodrigoVEVO on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play Cigarette Smoke: key, chords and progression

These are Cigarette Smoke chords by Olivia Rodrigo for Piano and Ukulele.

Cigarette Smoke by Olivia Rodrigo keeps coming home to D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). You need 4 chords: D, Em, G and F#m.

Listen for D – Em – G – D (I – ii – IV – I in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – reh – fah – doh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Good to know: F#m is played as barre or movable shapes on guitar. Practise the change into it slowly; on piano and ukulele the same chords are easier.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
F#m chord on guitar (244222)
F♯mF♯ A C♯

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Cigarette Smoke chords: questions

What key is Cigarette Smoke in?

Cigarette Smoke by Olivia Rodrigo is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Cigarette Smoke?

Cigarette Smoke uses 4 chords: D, Em, G, F#m.

What is the chord progression of Cigarette Smoke?

The main progression is D – Em – G – D (I – ii – IV – I).

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