When the smoke is going down 
Music by Rudolf Schenker 
Lyrics by Klaus Meine 
Tab by Nikos Tzanos - Hellas 
Intro (play 4 times) 
Riff A 
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Dm                                   C 
                Just   when   you   make         your      way      back 
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Dm 
  home 
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Dm          C           Dm 
I find some time to be alone 

Dm      C                  Dm 
I go to see the place once more 

Dm            C               Dm 
Just like a thousand nights before 

A                                                  Dm 
       I   climb   the    stage    again    this   night , cause   the 
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   Eb                                Dm 
   place       seems        still   alive ,        when         the 
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 C                        Dm 
smoke      is      going  down 
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This is the place where I belong 
I really love to turn you on 
I've got your sound still in my ear 
While your traces disappear 
I climb the stage again this night 
'Cause the place seems still alive 
When the smoke is going down 

Guitar Solo 
With Riff A 
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I climb the stage again this night 
'Cause the place seems still alive 
When the smoke is going down 
When the smoke is going down 
When the smoke is going down