Gimme Shelter — The Rolling Stones
Chords and lyrics for Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones (key of C#m).
Intro
[C#] [B] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [A] [E] [B]
Verse
[C#]Ooh, a storm is threatening my very life today
[C#]If I don't get some shelter, oh yeah I'm gonna fade away
Chorus
[C#]War, [B]children, [A]it's just a shot away, [E][A]it's [E]just [A]a [E]shot [A][E]away[B]
[C#]War, [B]children, [A]it's just a shot away, [E][A]it's [E]just [A]a [E]shot [A][E][B]away[C#]
Verse
[C#]Ooh, see the fire is sweepin, our very streets today
[C#]Burns like a red coal carpet, mad bull lost its way
Chorus
[C#]War, [B]children, [A]it's just a shot away, [E][A]it's [E]just [A]a [E]shot [A][E]away[B]
[C#]War, [B]children, [A]it's just a shot away, [E][A]it's [E]just [A]a [E]shot [A][E][B]away[C#]
[C#]Rape, [B]murder, [A]it's just a shot away, [E][A]it's [E]just [A]a [E]shot [A][E]away[B]
[C#]Rape,[B] murder, [A]it's just a shot away, [E]it's[A] [E]just a[A] [E]shot [A][E]away[B]
[C#]Rape,[B] murder, [A]it's just a shot away, [E]it's[A] [E]just a[A] [E]shot [A][E]away, [B]yeah
Verse
[C#]Mmm, the flood is threatening, my very life today
[C#]Gimme, gimme shelter, or I'm gonna fade away
Chorus
[C#]War, [B]children, [A]it's just a shot away, [E][A]it's [E]just [A]a [E]shot [A][E]away[B]
[C#]It's [B]just a [A]shot away, it's just a [E][A]thought [E]away,[A] [E]it's [A][E]just a[B] shot away
[C#]I [B]said, love, [A]sister, it's just a kiss [E][A][E]away, [A]it's [E]just [A]a [E][B]kiss away
[C#]It's [B]just a [A]kiss away, it's just a kiss[E] [A][E]away, [A]kiss[E] [A]away, [E][B]kiss away, yeah
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