Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter guitar tab

GIMME SHELTER- The Rolling Stones

TUNING: E B E G# B E

INTRO (same chords as chorus)

C# (sus)

Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today

If I don't get some shelter, oh yeah I'm gonna fade away

CHORUS 1

C# B A E A E A E A E B

War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away

C# B A E A E A E A E B C#

War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away

Ooh, see the fire is sweepin, our very streets today

Burns like a red coal carpet, mad bull lost its way

CHORUS 2

Solo

CHORUS 3:

C# B A E A E A E A E B

Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away

Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away

Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away, yeah

Mmm, the flood is threatening, my very life today

Gimme, gimme shelter, or I'm gonna fade away

CHORUS 4:

War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away

It's just a shot away, it's just a thought away, it's just a shot away

CHORUS 5:

I said, love, sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away

It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away, yeah

Yup. I'm around. Does anyone know of a good source for the tablature

music for Gimme Shelter?

No, but here's a recipe -- I got this out of an interview with Keef in

Guitarist a couple of years back:

take one Fender Telecaster

tune to open E (E B E G# B E)

the intro and chorus use C#-B-A-E (9th, 7th, 5th, open)

the verse uses C# (9th fret) and F# (basically, move your

fingers around the 11th and 12th frets)

Listen to it a few times and maybe you'll get a feel for it. But the

open tuning is essential.

--Rick.

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Title: GIMMIE SHELTER (Stones)

C# B A C# B A C# B A C# B A ,(rock it) C# B A

C#

OH the storm is threaten'in, out on the street today

if I don't get some shelter, oh I gonna fade away

C# B A B

oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away

C# B A B

oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away

C#

Oh the fires is a sweepin , out the street today

Burns like a red coat dog, lets put the logs away

C# B A B

oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away

C# B A B

oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away

C# B A B

oh sister, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away

C# B A

its just a kiss away its just a kiss away its just a kiss away

A B C#