Gimme Shelter Lyrics

Rhythm Guitar Intro
Lead Guitar Intro
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-|>9---------9-----|-----------------|-----------------|-------------9-9>|
-|------------12-9>|>9-----------9b10|-----------------|---9-------12----|
-|>9---------------|-----------------|---9-------9-----|-------------9-9>|
-|------------9b10-|-9b10r9----------|12------12-----9>|>9b10r9---12-----|
-|>9--------9------|-----------------|--------9--------|-----9------------|
-|------------12-9>|b10r9------------|--12-------------|--12--12-9b10-9b10|
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-|>9---------------|-9---------------|-----------------|---9-------------------|
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(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 1,2,4
War, Children, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away
War, Children, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away
Ooh, see the fire sweepin, our very streets today
Burn like a red coal carpet, Mad bull lost its way
(3 times)
Rape, Murder, It's just a shot away, It's just a shot away
Mmm, the flood is threatening, my very life today
Gimme, Gimme Shelter, I'm gonna fade away
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
Rhythm Guitar during verse
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-|-6---6-----6-----|-6---7-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-----7-----------|
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-|-6---6-----6-----|-6---6-6-------6>|>6---6-----6-----|-6-6-6-6-----6-4-|
-|-4---4-----4-----|-4---4-4-------4>|>4---4-----4-----|-----------------|
(3rd verse variation)
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Rhythm Guitar Chorus
Lead at end of Chorus 1
Lead at end of Chorus 2
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-|>11vvvv----------|---9-11----11>>>>|>11vvvv----------|---------------------11-|
-|-11vvvv----------|----------------------------|-11vvv--9-11------|----11--9-11--------|
Other leads are based on the C#m pentatonic scale (C# E F# G# B C#)
Most of the tabs include 8th note rhythms,
i.e. |-9-9---9-1-2-3-44-|
is 8th note, 4th note, 8th note, 8th, 8th, 8th, 16th, 16th
Another version:
"Gimmie Shelter"
by the Rolling Stones
C# B A C# B A C# B A C# B A ,(rock it) C# B A
OH the storm is threaten'in, out on the street today
if I don't get some shelter, oh I gonna fade away
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
Oh the fires is a sweepin , out the street today
Burns like a red coat dog, lets put the logs away
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
oh children , its just a shot away , its just a shot away
oh sister, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
its just a kiss away its just a kiss away its just a kiss away
Main Chords:
C# B A (played as E-shape bar/power chords)
or in notes:
Intro(Rhythm Guitar):
Intro Riff I (Lead Guitar):
End the third time with... -6-66-66--6--4-44-44--------------
Followed by Riff II. ---------------------7-77-77--4---
Riff II:
The Chorus is a variation of Main Riff and Riff I but ends with something like:
Oh I see the storm is threatening, my very life today
If I dont get some shelter, Yeah I'm gonna fade away
War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
Yeah...
Oh I see the fire is sweeping, out on the streets today
Burn me like a blood red carpet, the fool lost the way
Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
Yeah...
Oh I see the storm is threatening, my very life today
Gimmie gimmie shelter, yeah I'm gonna fade away
Love, sister, its just a shot away, it's just a shot away
Love, sister, its just a shot away, shot away, shot away
War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
War children, its just a kiss away, its just a kiss away
Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
Rape, Murder, its just a kiss away , its just a kiss away
(Repeat to fade...)
Peace,
Paul Z audsm@asuacad }8@)
another:
Gimme Shelter Tips
Rolling Stones
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)