Gimme Shelter Chords by Patti Smith

Tempo:
118.95 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#

A

C#m

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Gimme Shelter chords
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[A#]
[F#] [C#] [B]
[A] [B]
[C#] [G#m]
[A] [B]
[C#] [B]
[A]
[B] [C#] [B]
[A]
[B] [C#] [B]
[A]
[E] [C#]
[E] [C#] Oh, the storm is [C#m] threatening [C#] my very life [E] today.
[C#] If I don't get some shelter, oh yeah, I'm gonna fade away.
Oh, [B]
children, [A] it's just a shot away, [B] it's just a [C#] shot away.
Oh, [B]
children, [A] it's just a shot away, it's just [B] a shot [C#] away.
[C#m] [C#] Oh, [E] [C#] see the fire sweeping my very street today.
Walks like a red-coated cop, and mad bull lost his way.
Oh, [B]
children, [A] it's just a shot away, it's [B] just a [C#] shot away.
Oh, [B]
children, [A] it's just a shot away, it's [E] just a [C#] shot away.
[E] [C#]
[C#m] [C#]
[C#m] [C#]
[C#m] [B]
[A]
[C#m] [B]
[E] [B] [A]
[B] [C#m] [B] Ray Mona, [A] it's just a shot away, it's [E] just a shot [C#m] away.
[B] Ray Mona, [A] it's just a shot away, it's [B] just a [C#m] shot away.
Ray, [B]
[A] it's just a shot away, it's [B] just a [C#] shot away.
[C#m] [C#] Oh, the floods are threatening my very life today.
Come on, give me shelter, else I'm gonna fade away.
Oh, [B]
children, [A] this is the shadow way, this is [E] the shadow [C#] way, this is the shadow [B] way, this is the shadow [A] way, this is the shadow way, this is [B] the shadow [C#] way.
Tell me, [B] love, Sister, [A] this is a kiss away, [B] this is the kiss [C#m] away, this is the kiss [B] away, this is the kiss [A] away, this is the kiss away.
A kiss [B] away, a kiss [C#] away love
[B]
[A] It's not a kiss away
[B] Just a [C#m] kiss away [B]
love
[A] Oh, [B] love, [C#m] love, [B] love
[A] Love
[B] [C#] [B]
[A]
[E] Love
[C#] [B] [A] [B]
[C#] [B]
[A] [B]
[C#m]
Key:  
B
12341112
C#
12341114
A
1231
C#m
13421114
E
2311
B
12341112
C#
12341114
A
1231
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To learn Patti Smith - Gimme Shelter chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - C#, B, C#, B, A, C#m, B, A and B of chords. Set your pace at 59 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 119. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of E Major.

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_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C#] Oh, the storm is [C#m] threatening [C#] _ my very life [E] today.
_ [C#] If I don't get some shelter, oh yeah, I'm gonna fade away.
_ Oh, _ [B] _
children, _ [A] _ it's just a shot away, [B] it's just a [C#] shot away.
Oh, _ [B] _
children, _ [A] _ it's just a shot away, it's just [B] a shot [C#] away. _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ Oh, _ [E] _ [C#] _ _ _ see the fire sweeping _ my very street today.
_ _ _ Walks like a red-coated cop, and mad bull lost his way.
Oh, _ [B] _
children, _ [A] _ it's just a shot away, it's [B] just a [C#] shot away.
Oh, _ [B] _
children, _ [A] _ it's just a shot away, it's [E] just a [C#] shot away. _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [B] Ray Mona, _ [A] _ it's just a shot away, it's [E] just a shot [C#m] away.
_ [B] Ray Mona, _ [A] _ it's just a shot away, it's [B] just a [C#m] shot away.
Ray, _ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ it's just a shot away, it's [B] just a [C#] shot away. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ [C#] Oh, _ _ the floods are threatening _ my very life today.
_ _ Come on, give me shelter, _ else I'm gonna fade _ away.
Oh, _ [B] _
children, _ [A] _ this is the shadow way, this is [E] the shadow [C#] way, this is the shadow [B] way, this is the shadow [A] way, this is the shadow way, this is [B] the shadow [C#] way.
Tell me, [B] love, Sister, _ [A] _ this is a kiss away, [B] this is the kiss [C#m] away, this is the kiss [B] away, this is the kiss [A] away, this is the kiss away.
A kiss [B] away, a kiss [C#] away love
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [A] _ It's not a kiss away
[B] Just a [C#m] kiss away _ _ _ [B] _
love
_ [A] _ _ Oh, _ [B] love, [C#m] love, _ _ [B] _ love
_ [A] _ _ _ Love _ _
[B] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] Love
[C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Twelve album.