Chords for MERRY CLAYTON- "GIMME SHELTER" (1970)
Tempo:
117.15 bpm
Chords used:
F
G
Eb
Gm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[F]
[G]
[F]
[G]
Oh, the storm is threatening, my very life today.
If I don't get me no shelter, I think I'm gonna [Gm] fade [G] away.
Oh, [F] children,
[Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
[C] It's just a shadow [Gm] wave.
Oh, [F] children,
[Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
It's [C] just a shadow [Gm] wave. Oh, yeah.
[D] The fire is sweeping [G] my very street [Gm]
today.
Somebody ought to give me a shelter.
Oh, I [G] think I'm gonna fade away.
Oh, [F] children,
[Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
[C] It's just a shadow [G] wave.
Oh, [F] children,
[Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
[Bb] It's just a shadow [Gm] wave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm [G] not a slave.
I'm [A]
[F] not a slave.
[Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] [G]
[Gm] [F]
[Eb] I'm not a slave.
[Gm] I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[F] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] I'm not a slave.
[Gm] I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[F] I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[Eb] I'm not a slave.
I'm not [Bb] a slave.
[Gm] I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[D] [D]
[G] I'm
[Dm]
not a slave.
[G] [F]
[Eb] [C]
[G] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] I'm not a slave.
I'm not [C] a slave.
I'm not [G] a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
When I get my hair [F] cut
Grow [Eb] [Bb]
[G] a bear
[F]
[C]
[G] Oh
[F] [Eb] [G]
[F]
[G]
[F]
[G]
Oh, the storm is threatening, my very life today.
If I don't get me no shelter, I think I'm gonna [Gm] fade [G] away.
Oh, [F] children,
[Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
[C] It's just a shadow [Gm] wave.
Oh, [F] children,
[Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
It's [C] just a shadow [Gm] wave. Oh, yeah.
[D] The fire is sweeping [G] my very street [Gm]
today.
Somebody ought to give me a shelter.
Oh, I [G] think I'm gonna fade away.
Oh, [F] children,
[Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
[C] It's just a shadow [G] wave.
Oh, [F] children,
[Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
[Bb] It's just a shadow [Gm] wave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm [G] not a slave.
I'm [A]
[F] not a slave.
[Eb] [Gm]
[Eb] [G]
[Gm] [F]
[Eb] I'm not a slave.
[Gm] I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[F] [F]
[Eb] [Bb] I'm not a slave.
[Gm] I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[F] I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[Eb] I'm not a slave.
I'm not [Bb] a slave.
[Gm] I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[D] [D]
[G] I'm
[Dm]
not a slave.
[G] [F]
[Eb] [C]
[G] [Gm] [F]
[Eb] I'm not a slave.
I'm not [C] a slave.
I'm not [G] a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
When I get my hair [F] cut
Grow [Eb] [Bb]
[G] a bear
[F]
[C]
[G] Oh
[F] [Eb] [G]
Key:
F
G
Eb
Gm
C
F
G
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, the storm is threatening, _ my very life today.
_ If I don't get me no shelter, _ I think I'm gonna [Gm] fade _ [G] away.
Oh, _ [F] children, _
_ [Eb] _ it's just a shadow wave.
[C] It's just a shadow [Gm] wave.
Oh, _ [F] children, _
_ [Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
It's [C] just a shadow [Gm] wave. Oh, yeah. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] The fire is sweeping [G] _ _ my very street [Gm]
today.
_ _ Somebody ought to give me a shelter.
_ Oh, I [G] think I'm gonna fade away.
_ Oh, _ [F] children, _
_ [Eb] _ it's just a shadow wave.
[C] It's just a shadow [G] wave.
Oh, _ [F] children, _
_ [Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
[Bb] It's just a shadow [Gm] wave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm [G] not a slave.
I'm _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] not a slave. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ I'm not a slave.
_ _ [Gm] I'm not a slave.
_ I'm not a slave.
[F] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] I'm not a slave.
_ [Gm] _ I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[F] I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[Eb] I'm not a slave.
I'm not [Bb] a slave.
[Gm] I'm not a slave.
_ I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
_ [D] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ I'm _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
not a slave.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ I'm not a slave.
I'm not [C] a slave.
I'm not [G] a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
When I get my hair [F] cut
Grow [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] a bear
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Oh
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, the storm is threatening, _ my very life today.
_ If I don't get me no shelter, _ I think I'm gonna [Gm] fade _ [G] away.
Oh, _ [F] children, _
_ [Eb] _ it's just a shadow wave.
[C] It's just a shadow [Gm] wave.
Oh, _ [F] children, _
_ [Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
It's [C] just a shadow [Gm] wave. Oh, yeah. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] The fire is sweeping [G] _ _ my very street [Gm]
today.
_ _ Somebody ought to give me a shelter.
_ Oh, I [G] think I'm gonna fade away.
_ Oh, _ [F] children, _
_ [Eb] _ it's just a shadow wave.
[C] It's just a shadow [G] wave.
Oh, _ [F] children, _
_ [Eb] it's just a shadow wave.
[Bb] It's just a shadow [Gm] wave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm [G] not a slave.
I'm _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] not a slave. _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ I'm not a slave.
_ _ [Gm] I'm not a slave.
_ I'm not a slave.
[F] _ _ [F] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] I'm not a slave.
_ [Gm] _ I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[F] I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
[Eb] I'm not a slave.
I'm not [Bb] a slave.
[Gm] I'm not a slave.
_ I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
_ [D] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ I'm _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
not a slave.
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ I'm not a slave.
I'm not [C] a slave.
I'm not [G] a slave.
I'm not a slave.
I'm not a slave.
When I get my hair [F] cut
Grow [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[G] a bear
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] Oh
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _