Sympathy For The Devil
Rolling Stones (Jagger & Richards, 1968)
Use this 2 bar pattern over every bar
(I don't want to write it out in 16th notes)
4/4 | D - D - D - - u | - u - u D u D u |
1 2 3 (4) & & & 3 & 4 &
Intro (Z chord strumming or shakers)
[E7↓] ...Please allow me to intro- [D↓] duce myself, I'm a [A↓] man of wealth and [E7↓] taste
[E7↓] ...I've been around for [D↓] long, long years I've [A↓] stolen many a man's soul and [E7↓] faith
[E7↓] ...I was around when [D↓] Jesus Christ had his [A↓] moments of doubt and [E7↓] pain
[E7] ...I made damn sure that [D] Pilate, washed his [A] hands and sealed his [E7] fate [E7]
Chorus
[B7↓] ...Pleased to meet you, [B7↓] ...hope you guess my [E7↓] name, [E7↓]
But what's [B7↓] puzzling you, is the [B7↓] nature of my [E7↓] game [E7↓]
[E7] ...I stuck around St. [D] Petersburg when I [A] saw it was time for a [E7] change
[E7] ...I killed the Tzar and his [D] ministers, Anas- [A] tasia screamed in [E7] vain
[E7] ...I rode a tank, held a [D] gen'ral's rank, when the [A] blitzkrieg raged and the [E7] bodies stank [E7]
Chorus
[B7] ...Pleased to meet you, [B7] ...hope you guess my [E7] name, oh [E7] yeah
Ah what's [B7] puzzling you, is the [B7] nature of my [E7] game, oh [E7] yeah
Backup Vocals begin "Oo oooh" on beats 2 & 3 of every bar.)
[E7] ...I watched with glee while your [D] kings and queens, fought for [A] ten decades for the [E7] gods they made
I [E7] shouted out "Who killed the [D] Kennedys?", when [A] after all it was [E7] you and me
[E7] Let me please intro- [D] duce myself, I am a [A] man of wealth and [E7] taste
[E7] ...And I lay traps for [D] troubadours, who get [A] killed before they reach Bom- [E7] bay [E7]
Chorus
[B7] ...Pleased to meet you, [B7] ...hope you guess my [E7] name, oh [E7] yeah
But what's [B7] puzzling you, is the [B7] nature of my [E7] game, oh [E7] yeah
Solo (Backup Vocals Continue)
| [E7] | [D] | [A] | [E7] |
| [E7] | [D] | [A] | [E7] | [E7] |
Chorus
[B7] ...Pleased to meet you, [B7] ...hope you guess my [E7] name, oh [E7] yeah
But what's [B7] puzzling you, is the [B7] nature of my [E7] game, oh [E7] yeah
Just as [E7] every cop is a [D] criminal, and [A] all the sinners, [E7] Saints
As [E7] heads is tails, just call me [D] Lucifer, 'cause I'm in [A] need of some res- [E7] traint
So if you [E7] meet me, have some [D] courtesy, have some [A] sympathy and some [E7] taste
Use [E7] all your well- learned [D] politesse, or I'll [A] lay your soul to [E7] waste [E7]
Chorus
[B7] ...Pleased to meet you, [B7] ...hope you guess my [E7] name, hmm [E7] yeah
But what's [B7] puzzling you, is the [B7] nature of my [E7] game, hmm [E7] baby, get down...
Outro Solo (Backup Vocals Continue)
Repeat and Fade
| [E7] | [D] | [A] | [E7] |
| [E7] | [D] | [A] | [E7] |
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 01-31-19 JJ
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Rolling Stones (Jagger & Richards, 1968)
Use this 2 bar pattern over every bar
(I don't want to write it out in 16th notes)
4/4 | D - D - D - - u | - u - u D u D u |
1 2 3 (4) & & & 3 & 4 &
Intro (Z chord strumming or shakers)
[E7↓] ...Please allow me to intro- [D↓] duce myself, I'm a [A↓] man of wealth and [E7↓] taste
[E7↓] ...I've been around for [D↓] long, long years I've [A↓] stolen many a man's soul and [E7↓] faith
[E7↓] ...I was around when [D↓] Jesus Christ had his [A↓] moments of doubt and [E7↓] pain
[E7] ...I made damn sure that [D] Pilate, washed his [A] hands and sealed his [E7] fate [E7]
Chorus
[B7↓] ...Pleased to meet you, [B7↓] ...hope you guess my [E7↓] name, [E7↓]
But what's [B7↓] puzzling you, is the [B7↓] nature of my [E7↓] game [E7↓]
[E7] ...I stuck around St. [D] Petersburg when I [A] saw it was time for a [E7] change
[E7] ...I killed the Tzar and his [D] ministers, Anas- [A] tasia screamed in [E7] vain
[E7] ...I rode a tank, held a [D] gen'ral's rank, when the [A] blitzkrieg raged and the [E7] bodies stank [E7]
Chorus
[B7] ...Pleased to meet you, [B7] ...hope you guess my [E7] name, oh [E7] yeah
Ah what's [B7] puzzling you, is the [B7] nature of my [E7] game, oh [E7] yeah
Backup Vocals begin "Oo oooh" on beats 2 & 3 of every bar.)
[E7] ...I watched with glee while your [D] kings and queens, fought for [A] ten decades for the [E7] gods they made
I [E7] shouted out "Who killed the [D] Kennedys?", when [A] after all it was [E7] you and me
[E7] Let me please intro- [D] duce myself, I am a [A] man of wealth and [E7] taste
[E7] ...And I lay traps for [D] troubadours, who get [A] killed before they reach Bom- [E7] bay [E7]
Chorus
[B7] ...Pleased to meet you, [B7] ...hope you guess my [E7] name, oh [E7] yeah
But what's [B7] puzzling you, is the [B7] nature of my [E7] game, oh [E7] yeah
Solo (Backup Vocals Continue)
| [E7] | [D] | [A] | [E7] |
| [E7] | [D] | [A] | [E7] | [E7] |
Chorus
[B7] ...Pleased to meet you, [B7] ...hope you guess my [E7] name, oh [E7] yeah
But what's [B7] puzzling you, is the [B7] nature of my [E7] game, oh [E7] yeah
Just as [E7] every cop is a [D] criminal, and [A] all the sinners, [E7] Saints
As [E7] heads is tails, just call me [D] Lucifer, 'cause I'm in [A] need of some res- [E7] traint
So if you [E7] meet me, have some [D] courtesy, have some [A] sympathy and some [E7] taste
Use [E7] all your well- learned [D] politesse, or I'll [A] lay your soul to [E7] waste [E7]
Chorus
[B7] ...Pleased to meet you, [B7] ...hope you guess my [E7] name, hmm [E7] yeah
But what's [B7] puzzling you, is the [B7] nature of my [E7] game, hmm [E7] baby, get down...
Outro Solo (Backup Vocals Continue)
Repeat and Fade
| [E7] | [D] | [A] | [E7] |
| [E7] | [D] | [A] | [E7] |
#Play along with original in this key.
#Last Updated 01-31-19 JJ
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