Rolling Stones

Rolling Stones - Happy guitar tab

e: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 13:42:17 +0100

Written by Jagger-Richards

From the album `Exile On Main Street`.

Transcribed by Benjamin Reed. breed@globalnet.co.uk

This is a Keith riff rocker.

It was cut by Keith, Bobby Keyes (sax) and Jim Price (drums)

whilst waiting for the rest of the band to turn up.

go into open G (take the low E string off) tune to GDGBD

(strings 5,4,3,2,1 respectively) put a capo on the fourth fret

so that open string (00000) will be B.

CHORDS:

B= 00000

B2= 02010

RIFF1 - BASED AROUND `E`

RIFF2 - BASED AROUND `E`

There are 2 riffs in the chorus.

theĀ  first riff goes like this (repeated twice)

------5-------5

5-5-6-5-6-6-6-5

5-5-7-5-5-5-5-5

5-5-5---7-7-7-5

5-5-5---5-5-5-5

THEN ITS THIS BIT (REPEATED TWICE)

0-0-----5---

0-0---5--5-

0-0-5-----0

0-0--------0

0-0--------0

the verse structure is all in B (open strings) and is the normal

rock`n`roll formula but it is adapted to open tuning -

0-0-0-0-0-0

0-0-1-0-0-1

0-0-0-0-0-0

0-0-2-0-0-2

0-0-0-0-0-0

B

Well I never kept a dollar past sunset,

it always burned a hole in my pants.

Never made a school mama happy,

never blew a second chance on love.

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CHORUS

RIFF1

I need a love to keep me happy,

RIFF1

I need a love to keep me happy.

RIFF2

Baby, baby keep me happy.

RIFF2

Baby, baby keep me happy.

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B

Always took candy from strangers,

didn't wanna get me no trade.

Never want to be like papa,

working for the boss ev'ry night and day.

CHORUS

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RIFF1

I need a love to keep me happy,

RIFF1

I need a love to keep me happy.

RIFF2

Baby, baby keep me happy.

RIFF2

Baby, baby keep me happy.

B

Never got a flash out of cocktails,

when I got some flesh off the bone.

Never got a lift out of Lear jets,

when I can fly way back home.

CHORUS

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RIFF1

I need a love to keep me happy,

RIFF1

I need a love to keep me happy.

RIFF2

Baby, baby keep me happy.

RIFF2

Baby, baby keep me happy.

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