Gimme Shelter
Rolling Stones

INTRO (6x):
C#   B   A

1x Rhythm guitar only
2x Rhythm, lead notes, bass drum and background vocal
3x Rhythm, more lead notes, more drum and background vocal
4x Rhythm, lead, drum, bass and background vocal
5x Rhythm, lead, drum, bass, piano and background vocal
6x Rhythm, lead, bass, piano, full drums, no vocal

C#
Oh, a storm is threatening my very life today 
If I don't get some shelter, yeah, I'm gonna fade away 

CHORUS:
C#   B         A                     E A E A E A B
War, children, It's just a shot away
C#   B         A                     E A E A E A B
War, children, It's just a shot away 
 
It's just a shot away 

C#
Ooh, see the fire is sweepin' our very street today 
Burns like a red coal carpet, mad bull lost your way 

CHORUS:
C#   B         A                     E A E A E A B
War, children, It's just a shot away
C#   B         A                     E A E A E A B
War, children, It's just a shot away 
 
It's just a shot away

BREAK:

VERSE (4x):
C#
CHORUS (4x):
C#  B   A

FEMALE VOCAL: (3x)
C#    A
Rape, murder! 
A                     E A E A E A B
It's just a shot away
A                     E A E A E A B
It's just a shot away

C#
Mmm, The floods is threatening my very life today 
Gimme, gimme shelter or I'm gonna fade away 

C#   B         A
War, children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
C#
It's just a shot away 
B
It's just a shot away 
A
It's just a shot away

            C#    B      A
I tell you love, sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away
C#
It's just a kiss away
B
It's just a kiss away
A
It's just a kiss away 
Kiss away, kiss away

FADE ON:
C#   B   A