The Rolling Stones – Its Only Rock N Roll (Guitar Tab)

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by The Rolling Stones (M. Jagger, K. Richards) (c) 1974
[INTRO]
   E
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-10/12~--10/12-10-9----------9------------------|
G|-11/13~--11/13-11-9--9----9--11(13)11p9------9~-|
D|---------------------9h11---------------9h11----|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
[VERSE RIFF]
e|-0-----0----0--0-----0--|
B|-0-----0----0--0-----0--|
G|---0h1-----------0h1----|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
E If I could stick my pen in my heart I would spill it all over the stage Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya, Would you think the boy is strange? A G E Ain't he strange? E If I could win ya, If I could sing ya a love song so divine would it be enough for your cheating heart if I broke down and cried? A G E If I cried?
[CHORUS] (Chuck Berry) RIFF:
e|-------12---------12------------------------|
B|-12----12---12----12---12-------------------|
G|-14(16)-----14(16)-----14(16)-14--12(14)----|
D|-----------------------------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
A E I said I know... it's only rock and roll, but I like it A I know... it's only rock and roll, E D A E but I like it, like it, yes I do A Oh well I like it E I like it A I like it D A I said can't you see D A E that this old boy has been a-lonely [VERSE] E If I could stick a knife in my heart Suicide right on the stage Would it be enough for your teenage lust Would it help to ease the pain? A G E Ease your brain? E If I could dig down deep in my heart Feelings would flood on the page Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya, Would you think the boy's insane? A G E He's insane
[CHORUS] (Chuck Berry) RIFF:
e|-------12---------12------------------------|
B|-12----12---12----12---12-------------------|
G|-14(16)-----14(16)-----14(16)-14--12(14)----|
D|-----------------------------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
A E I said I know... it's only rock and roll, but I like it A I know... it's only rock and roll, E D A E but I like it, like it, yes I do A Oh well I like it E I like it A I like it D A I said can't you see D A E that this old boy has been a-lonely
[BRIDGE]
    B
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-11(12)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)11~-|
D|--9h11--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|------11------11-------9-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-9/11----9/11----11\9~---|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

   A
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-12-----12--12-----12-------------------|
G|-14(16)-----14(16)----------------------|
D|----------------------14(16)-12(13)-----|
A|------------------------------------14~-|
E|----------------------------------------|

e|------11------11-------9-|
B|-------------------------|
G|-9/11----9/11----11\9~---|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
B A And do ya think that you're the only girl around? B A I bet you think that you're the only woman in town. [SOLO] (very choppy and aggressive):
    2x
e||-------------------------------------||
B||-12------12-----12------12-----------||
G||-14(16)--14(16)-14(16)-(16)14-12-----||
D||---------------------------------14--||
A||-------------------------------------||
E||-------------------------------------||

e|-------12-12-------12-12---------------12-|
B|-12----12-12-12----12-12-15------------12-|
G|-14(16)------14(16)------14(16)14-12h13---|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-----------12---------12-12---------12---------12---------12-|
B|-12--------12--12-----12-12--12-----12--12-----12-12-12---12-|
G|-14(16)--------14(16)--------14(16)-----14(16)----14(16)-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------12---------12-------------------------------|
B|-12-12--12--12-12--12---15------15------------9-----|
G|-14(16)-----14(16)-----(16)14--(16)14------9-11(13)-|
D|---------------------------------------9h11---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

[CHORUS] (Chuck Berry) RIFF:
e|-------12---------12------------------------|
B|-12----12---12----12---12-------------------|
G|-14(16)-----14(16)-----14(16)-14--12(14)----|
D|-----------------------------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
A E I said I know... it's only rock and roll, but I like it A I know... it's only rock and roll, E D A E but I like it, like it, yes I do A Oh well I like it E I like it A I like it D A I said can't you see D A E that this old boy has been a-lonely ---------------------------- "I like it" Acoustic A riff: ----------------------------
    A                       E
e|--0-x-x---0---0--0---0----0-|
B|--2-x-x---2---5--3---2----0-|
G|--2-x-x---2---6--4---2----1-|
D|--2-x-x---2---------------2-|
A|--0-x-x---0---------------2-|
E|--------------------------0-|
--------------------------- Accompanying electric lick: ---------------------------
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-14(16)-14(16)-14(16)14--12(13)-----|
D|--------------------------------14~-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
[OUTRO RIFF]
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-12-----12--------12--------------------|
G|-14(16)-14(16)----14(16)~-14-12(13)-----|
D|------------------------------------14~-|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
"It's only Rock 'n' Roll but I like it...It's Only Rock 'n' Roll..." -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ NOTES: ------ 1. Bending Strike the note and bend up 1/2 step (one fret). ----------5(6)-------------- whole step bend (two frets) ---------5(7)--------------- 2. Bend & Release Strike the note and bend up 1/2 (or whole) step, then release the bend back to the original note. All three notes are tied, only the first note is struck. ---------5(7)5-------------- 3. Pre-Bend Strike note in bent 1/2 (or whole) step, then release. ---------(7)5--------------- 4. Unison Bend Strike the two note simultaneously and bend the lower note to the pitch of the higher.
--------5(7)----------------|
--------5(7)----------------|
5. Vibrato Vibrate the note by rapidly bending and releasing the string with a left-hand finger. -------10~~-----------------