Chords:
{t:Gimme Shelter}
{artist:The Rolling Stones}
{define: C#alt frets 6 5 4 4 fingers 3 2 1 1}
{key: A}
Based on Playing for Change version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJtq6OmD-_Y
{c: Thanks to Anton Baggerman for this song}
{c: It is in the shelter of each other that the people live. - Irish proverb}
{c:use [C#alt] or [C#-2] as alternative to [C#] if easier.}
INTRO [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#]
[C#] Oh, a storm is threat'ning, [C#] my very life today
[C#] If I don't get some shelter, [C#] Oh yes, I'm gonna fade away
[C#] War, [B] children, [A] it's just a shot away, it's just a [B] shot away
[C#] War, [B] children, [A] it's just a shot away, it's just a [B] shot away
INTERLUDE [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#]
[C#] Ooh, see the fire is sweepin', [C#] our very streets today
[C#] Burns like a red coal carpet, [C#] mad bull's lost its way
[C#] War, [B] children, [A] it's just a shot away, it's just a [B] shot away
[C#] War, [B] children, [A] it's just a shot away, it's just a [B] shot away [C#] [B] [A] [B]
HARMONICA SOLO [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#]
[C#] Oh, a storm is threat'ning, [C#] my very life today
[C#] If I don't get some shelter, [C#] Oh yes, I'm gonna fade away
[C#] War, [B] children, [A] it's just a shot away, it's just a [B] shot away
[C#] War, [B] children, [A] it's just a shot away, it's just a [B] shot away
[C#] its' just a shot away, [B] it's just a shot away, [A] its' just a shot away,
it's just a [B] shot away,
[C#] its' just a shot away, [B] it's just a shot away, [A] its' just a shot away! [B]
[C#] Gimme [B] love my brother, [A] it's just a kiss away, it's just a [B] kiss away
[C#] Gimme [B] love my brother, [A] it's just a kiss away, it's just a [B] kiss away
[C#] it's just a kiss away, [B] it's just a kiss away, [A] it's just a kiss away,
it's just a [B] kiss away,
[C#] let's give some love away, [B] let's give some love away,
[A] let's give some love away, let's give some [B] love away! [C#]
OUTRO [C#] [C#] [C#] [C#]
