Information: Following conventional lyric notation practice, words are broken into syllables to interpret the phrasing of the lyrics. Each word syllable in the lyrics below represents a note on the vocal part of this arrangement. A hyphen '-' or trailing hyphens following a word syllable indicates that the word syllable is extended over more than one note. ============================= Title: Gimme Shelter Key Signature: C# Minor Artist: The Rolling Stones Songwriters:Jagger/Richards Copyright:Westminster Music Ltd/ABKCO Music Ltd HR:MN:SC Total Running Time:00:04:37 ============================= INTRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oh, a storm is threat-'ning
my ver-y life to-day - If I don't get some shel-ter Oh yeah, I'm gon-na fade a-way
- War, - chil-dren, - it's just a shot a-way It's just a shot a-way
War, - chil-dren, - it's just a shot a-way It's just a shot a-way
Ooh, see the fire is swee-pin' our ver-y street to-day
Burns like a red coal car-pet Mad bull lost your way
War, - chil-dren, - it's just a shot a-way It's just a shot a-way
War, - chil-dren, - it's just a shot a-way It's just a shot a-way
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Rape and mur-der! - It's just a shot a-way
It's just a shot a-way
Rape and mur-der! - It's just a shot a-way It's just a shot a-way
Rape and mur-der! - It's just a shot a-way It's just a shot a-way
Mmm, the floods is threat'-ning my ver-y life to-day
Gim-me, gim-me shel-ter or I'm gon-na fade a-way
War, - chil-dren, - it's just a shot a-way It's just a shot a-way It's just a shot a-way
It's just a shot a-way It's just a shot a-way
I tell you love, - sis-ter, - It's just a kiss a-way