Smoke!smoke!smoke! That Cigarette

VERSE ONE Now () I’m a fellar with a heart of gold With the () ways of a gentleman I’ve been told The () kind of a fellar that () wouldn’t even harm a () flea () But if () me and a certain character met That () guy that invented the cigarette I’d () murder that son-of-a-() gun in the first de-() gree. VERSE Cause() it ain’t ’cause I don’t smoke myself An’ I () don’t reckon that they hinder your health I’ve () smoked ’em all my () life and I ain’t dead () yet! ()   But () nicotine slaves are all the same At a () pettin’ party or a poker game Ev’ry-() thing’s gotta stop while they () smoke the ciga-() rette. CHORUS () Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! that ciga-() rette () Puff! Puff! Puff! it if you () smoke yourself to () death Tell Saint () Peter at the Golden Gate That you () hates to make him () wait You’ve just gotta have an-() other ciga-(A) rette. VERSE In a() game of chance the other night Old Dame () Fortune was a-doin’ me right the() kings and queens just() kept on comin’ a()round () Then I () got a full and I bet it high But my() bluff didn’t work on a certain guy He just() keep on raisin’ and () layin’ the money() down. VERSE Now () he’d raise me - I’d raise him I ()sweated blood - you gotta sink or swim He(A) finally called () didn’t raise the() bet () I said () "Aces full Pal how ’bout you?" He said()  "Well I’ll tell you in just a minute or two But right() now I just gotta(E) have myself a ciga()rette." CHORUS () Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! that ciga-() rette () Puff! Puff! Puff! it if you () smoke yourself to () death Tell Saint () Peter at the Golden Gate That you () hates to make him () wait You’ve just gotta have an-() other ciga-() rette. CHORUS :AS INSTRUMENTAL () Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! that ciga-() rette () Puff! Puff! Puff! it if you () smoke yourself to () death Tell Saint () Peter at the Golden Gate That you () hates to make him () wait You’ve just gotta have an-() other ciga-() rette. VERSE Now the() other night I had me a date With the() cutest little gal in these fifty states () highbred uptown() fancy little() dame () She said she() loved me and it seemed to me That() ev’rything was ’bout like it oughta be So() hand in hand we() strolled down lover’s() lane. VERSE She was() so far from a chunk of ice And our() smoochin’ party was goin’ real nice So() help me Hanna I ()think I’d-a been there() yet () Well I () give her a kiss - a little squeeze She said() "Tex excuse me - please but   I just () gotta have() another ciga()rette." CHORUS () Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! that ciga-() rette () Puff! Puff! Puff! it if you () smoke yourself to () death Tell Saint () Peter at the Golden Gate That you () hates to make him () wait You’ve just gotta have an-() other ciga-() rette. NOTE: Some recordings after the first chorus change keys   1/2 step up and then again 1/2 step up after each chorus.So if you begin in A 1/2 step after chorus would be then   next would be to end the song.This above chording has kept   in one key.