Dim Lights, Thick Smoke

Dim Lights, Thick Smoke

Flatt & Scruggs Larry Sparks

Chords you’ll need to know

C D7 G
Jam-Along Backing Track

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Lyrics

Dim lights, thick smoke, and loud, loud music Is the only kind of life you’ll ever understand Dim lights, thick smoke and loud, loud music You’ll never make a wife to a home-loving man
A home and little children mean nothing to you A house filled with love and a husband so true You’d rather have a drink with the first guy you meet And the only home you’ll know is the club down the street A drinking and dancing to a honky tonk band Is the only kind of life you’ll ever understand Go out and have your fun, you think you’ve played it smart I’m sorry for you and your honky tonk heart

Demo Videos

"Dim Lights, Thick Smoke" - All-Star Bluegrass Jam (Live at Real Roots Radio)

"Dim Lights, Thick Smoke" - All-Star Bluegrass Jam (Live at Real Roots Radio)

Real Roots Radio
Dim Lights, Thick Smoke & On My Mind - Townsend Bluegrass Jam 9-23-11.wmv

Dim Lights, Thick Smoke & On My Mind - Townsend Bluegrass Jam 9-23-11.wmv

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Curtis Coble's Bluegrass - Dim Lights Thick Smoke

Curtis Coble's Bluegrass - Dim Lights Thick Smoke

Lovin' Bluegrass by Carol McDuffie
Curtis Coble's Bluegrass - Dim Lights Thick Smoke

Curtis Coble's Bluegrass - Dim Lights Thick Smoke

Lovin' Bluegrass by Carol McDuffie

Instrument Lessons

"Dim Lights, Thick Smoke" | Bluegrass Classic Featuring Mitch Johnson and Mike Hedding!

"Dim Lights, Thick Smoke" | Bluegrass Classic Featuring Mitch Johnson and Mike Hedding!

Brandon Johnson
Dim Lights Thick Smoke - Flatpicking Guitar Lesson

Dim Lights Thick Smoke - Flatpicking Guitar Lesson

Lessons With Guitar Man

About This Song

Dim Lights, Thick Smoke is Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs brought bluegrass to mainstream audiences and defined its sound.. It's typically played in G. With just 3 chords, it's one of the more accessible tunes in the bluegrass repertoire.

This song uses a single repeating chord progression throughout—learn it once and you've got the whole tune.