Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 21:04:32 -1000
From: Harlan L Thompson
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
From: [email protected] ( Junacko)
Subject: Rolling Stones — Gimme Shelter Tips
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.
From: [email protected] (Glen Macon)
Subject: music : GIMMIE SHELTER
Date: 27 Jul 92 14:23:27 GMT
100
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#