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