IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL
By The Rolling Stones
Album: It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (1974)
Guitar 1:
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Guitar 2:
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Guitar 3:
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[Guitar 1 stops and reappears at the chorus, 2 comes back during the verse]
This is the main rhythm guitar[4]
If
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Verse
I could stick my pen in my heart spill it all over the sta
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would it satisfy ya Would it slide on by ya Would
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ya think the boy is strange? Ain't he strange? If
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I could win ya if I could sing ya a love song so divine
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would it be enough for your cheatin' heart if
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I broke down and cried If I cried
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I said
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End Verse
Guitar 2:
This comes in at the "Ain't He strange" Part
Verse
!
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I said
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End Verse
Guitar 1: Chorus
I know it's only rock n roll but I like it
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I said I know it's only rock n rol but I
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like it