Gimme Shelter
The Rolling Stones
[Intro: Merry Clayton]
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh
[Verse 1: Mick Jagger]
Ooh, a storm is threatening
My very life today
If I don't get some shelter
Ooh yeah, I'm gonna fade away
[Chorus: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton]
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
[Verse 2: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton]
Ooh, see the fire is sweepin'
Our very streets today
Burns like a red-coal carpet
Mad bull lost your way
[Chorus: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton]
War, children, yeah
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
War, children, yeah
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
[Guitar Solo]
[Bridge: Merry Clayton]
Rape, murder, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
Rape, murder, yeah, 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
[Verse 3: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton]
Mmm, a flood is threatening
My very life today
Gimme, gimme shelter
Or I'm going to fade away
[Chorus: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton]
War, children
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
It's just a shot away
[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# 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
[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# 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
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
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
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, yeah
[Verse]
C#
Mmm, the flood is threatening, my very life today
C#
Gimme, gimme shelter, or I'm gonna fade away
[Chorus]
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
It's just a shot away, it's just a thought away, it's just a shot away
C# B A E A E A E A E B
I said, love, sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away
C# B A E A E A E A E B
It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away, yeah