The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil (Guitar Tab)
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Rolling Stones, Sympath for the devil.
Tabbed by [email protected].
Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste
D A E
I've been around for long, long years I've stolen many a man's soul and faith
D A/C# A E
I was around when Jesus Christ had His moment of doubt and pain
D A/C# A E Esus4 E
I made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate
B A E A/E E
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name,
B E/B B A E Esus4 E
but what's puzzling you, is the nature of my game
D A E
Stuck around St. Petersburg when I saw it was a time for a change
D A/C# A E
Killed the Tzar and his ministers; Anastasia screamed in vain
D A/C# A
I rode a tank held a general's rank when the blitzkrieg raged
E Esus4 E
and the bodies stank
B A E A/E E
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, Oh yeah
B E/B B E A/E E
Ah what's puzzling you, is the nature of my game
E D A/C# A E
I watched with glee while your kings and queens fought for ten decades for the gods they made
Esus4 E D A/C# E Esus4 E
I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedys?" when after all it was you and me
D A/C# A E Esus E
Let me please introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste
D A/C# E Esus4 E
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached Bombay
B A E Esus4 E
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, Oh yeah
B E/B B A E A/E E
But what's puzzling you, is the nature of my game Well get down
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B A E
hope you guessed my name
B E/B A E E/A E
But what's confusing you is just the nature of my game
D A/C# A E
Just as every cop is a criminal and all the sinners saints
A E D A/C# A E
As heads is tails just call me Lucifer 'cause I'm in need of some restraint
A E D A/C# A E
So if you meet me, have some courtesy have some sympathy and some taste
D A/C# A E Esus4 E
Use all your well-learned politesse or I'll lay your soul to waste
B E/B
Pleased to meet you Hope you guessed my name, um yeah
B A E A/E E
hope you guessed my name
B E/B A E E/A E
But what's puzzling you is just the nature of my game
E7 D A7/C# A E7
[Solo 2]
E
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B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------REST----------------|----14Brp12-------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------14----------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/C#
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----14Brp12-------------------|----------REST----------------|
D|------------14----------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D
e|--12--------------------------|------------------------------|
B|--12--------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----14Brp12-------------------|-----12-14-14B--14-12-14-12---|
D|------------14----------------|--14-----------------------14-|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/C# A E
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------REST----------------|----------REST----------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D
e|----12--15--------------------|----12--15--------------------|
B|----------15------------------|----------15------------------|
G|-------------14Brp12----------|---------------12-------------|
D|---------------------14-------|-------------------14---------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/C# A E
e|----12--15--------------------|-------------------12------15B|
B|----------15------------------|------------------------12----|
G|-------------12bb-------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------14--12------|-14p--------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|-----15B----------------------|
G|----------REST----------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/C# A E
e|------------------------------|---17B----17----15-17--15bb---|
B|----------r-------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------REST----------------|----14Brp12-------------------|
D|------------------------------|------------14----------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/C# A E
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|
G|----------REST----------------|--------12-14--14-12\---------|
D|------------------------------|---14-------------------------|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|********************************
| p pull off
| B whole step bend
| b half step bend
| bb quarter step bend
| r release
| ~ vibrato
| REST lead guitar rests during this bar
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