Photo Courtesy of AMC. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" starts with a definition of "Mad Men.". The white-on-black title screen tells us the term was coined in the late 1950s to describe the
Theyasked me how I knew My true love was true Oh, I of course replied Something here inside cannot be denied They said someday you'll find All who love are blind Oh, when your heart's on fire You must realize Smoke gets in your eyes So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed To think they could doubt my love Yet today my love has flown away I am Adim7When your heart's on Gm7 fire. Cm7 You must Fm7 realize Bb7 smoke gets in your Ebmaj7 eyes. G#m6 Eb/G C#m7 F#7. Bmaj7 So I chaffed them and gaily G#m7 laughed, C#m7 to think they could G7 doubt C#m7 my F#7 love. Bmaj7 Yet today, my love has G#m7 flown Fm7 away Bb7. I am with Gm7 out C7 my Fm7 love Bb7. Eb Now Gm7 laughing F#dim7 friends Whenyour heart´s on fire You must realise Smoke gets in your eyes So I chaffed them and I gaily laughed To think they could doubt my love Yet today my love has flown away I am without my love Now laughing friends deride Tears I cannot hide So I smile and say "When a lovely flame dies Smoke gets in your eyes"