Chords for ROLLING STONES: Exile On Main St. Blues (Flexi-Disc NME 1972)

Tempo:
131.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

B

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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ROLLING STONES: Exile On Main St. Blues (Flexi-Disc NME 1972) chords
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[F]
Exile [C] on Main Street, the strange [Fm] streets we walk [F] down.
[C] Exile on Main Street, strange [Fm] streets we walk down.
[F]
[Bb] [G] [D]
[G]
[D] [G] [Dm]
[G] Yeah, heard the thieves are [D] coming, [C] more [G] than life.
Oh, heard the white [D] cars in the street, [C] more [G] than life.
Yeah, hear the women [D] crying, [C] more [G] than life.
Oh, hear the children [D]
crying, [C] [G]
[D] [G] [C]
[Fm] [G]
[Em]
[B] more than life.
[C]
[B] Even think about the West, makes me cry, never end.
Baby, [E] baby, don't you do [Gb] them proud.
[B] Oh, these women, slow down, can't just beat it up like a girl.
Baby, I'm going crazy,
[E] keep your anger to [Am] yourself.
[Gb] [B]
Slow down, you'll be my bossy ass, if you know you know the do's.
[Gb]
[B] [Gb] [B]
[E] [Em] [Ab]
[F] [C] Exile on Main Street, the strange [Fm] streets we walk [F] down.
Now let it [D] loose, now mama, [Bb] let it all hang down.
[F] Round up those [Bb] thieves, move them out of town.
[F] Give me a little drink, no nothing cut.
Take your help, mother, I can [Bb] be all she'll cut.
[F] Feeling so doggone [Bb] happy, like a natural child.
[F] Help me do the [Bb] boogin', all down the line.
[F] Come on Virginia, [Bb] let's do some dives.
[F] My sweet black [Bb] angel, shine a little light.
[C]
So you stretch that [G]
enrobed 1009 [Am] with a smile on your face.
And [G] I tear out your eyes, oh, [F]
come see [C] a girl like.
[G] Oh my [F] sweet honey love, [C]
[G] [C]
of a good, [G] damning dynasty.
[Am] Thank you for the joy of [G] every woman that you [C] meet.
[G] [F] Come on, sing, get [C] high on you.
[G] [F] I [C] [G] need [C]
to put a little [G] light on you.
[C] [F] Make a little noise, [C] make a [G] little cheer.
[C] Need to put a [G] little light on you.
[F] Oh, stop the [C] evening's play.
[G] [C]
Every [E] [A]
[E] [A]
[E] [B] [E] [B]
[E] [B]
[E] [B] time the dogs pass by, I always wanna hold my hand.
Never make a scramble, happy.
Never put a second chance on [E] us.
I need a love [A] to keep you [E] happy.
I need a love to keep you [B] happy.
I need a keeping, happy.
I've been always a keeping stranger.
Never wanna get me no treat.
Never wanna be like papa, working for the boss every night.
[E] I need a love to keep me happy.
I need a love, baby, won't you [B] keep me happy.
Baby, [E] won't you keep [B] me happy.
Baby, please keep me.
[Abm] [B]
[F]
[C] It's on a main street, the strange [Fm] street we walk [F] down.
[C]
It's on a main street, there's a low [Bbm] down [F] diagram.
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
B
12341112
E
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Exile [C] on Main Street, the strange [Fm] streets we walk _ [F] down. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Exile on Main Street, _ strange [Fm] streets we walk _ down.
[F] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ Yeah, _ heard the thieves are [D] coming, _ _ [C] more [G] than life. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, _ heard the white _ [D] cars in the street, [C] more [G] than life. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Yeah, _ hear the women [D] crying, _ _ _ [C] more [G] than life. _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, _ hear the children [D]
crying, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ more than _ life.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ Even think about _ _ _ the West, _ makes me cry, never end. _ _ _
_ Baby, _ _ _ _ [E] baby, _ don't you do [Gb] them proud.
_ _ [B] _ Oh, these women, slow down, can't just beat it up like a girl. _ _ _ _
Baby, _ I'm going crazy, _
_ [E] keep your anger to [Am] yourself.
[Gb] _ [B] _
_ _ Slow down, you'll be my bossy ass, if you know you know the do's.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[F] _ _ [C] _ Exile on Main Street, the strange [Fm] streets we walk _ [F] down.
_ _ _ _ _ Now let it [D] loose, now mama, [Bb] let it all hang down.
_ [F] _ Round up those [Bb] thieves, move them out of town.
[F] _ Give me a little drink, no nothing cut.
_ Take your help, mother, I can [Bb] be all she'll cut.
[F] Feeling so doggone [Bb] happy, like a natural child.
[F] Help me do the _ [Bb] boogin', all down the line.
[F] Come on Virginia, [Bb] let's do some dives.
[F] My sweet black [Bb] angel, shine a little light.
[C] _ _
So you stretch that _ [G] _ _
enrobed 1009 _ [Am] with a smile on your face.
And [G] I tear out your eyes, oh, [F] _ _ _
_ _ come see [C] a girl like.
_ _ _ _ _ [G] Oh my [F] sweet honey love, [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
of a good, _ [G] _ damning _ dynasty.
_ [Am] _ Thank you for the joy of [G] every woman that you [C] meet.
_ [G] _ [F] _ _ Come on, sing, get [C] high _ on you. _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ I [C] _ _ _ [G] need _ [C] _ _
to put a little _ [G] light on you.
_ [C] _ [F] _ Make a little noise, _ [C] _ make a [G] little cheer.
_ [C] _ Need to put _ a [G] little light on you. _ _ _
[F] _ Oh, _ stop the [C] evening's play.
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
Every _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ time the dogs pass by, _ I always wanna hold my hand.
_ Never make a scramble, happy.
_ _ Never put a second chance on _ [E] us.
I need a love [A] to keep you [E] happy.
_ I need a love to keep you [B] happy.
_ I _ need a keeping, happy. _ _ _ _ _
_ I've been always a keeping stranger.
_ _ Never wanna get me no treat.
_ _ Never wanna be like papa, _ _ working for the boss every night.
_ _ [E] I need a love to keep me happy.
I need a love, baby, won't you [B] keep me happy. _
Baby, [E] won't you keep [B] me happy. _ _
Baby, please keep me. _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ It's on a main street, the strange [Fm] street we walk _ [F] down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
It's on a main street, there's a low [Bbm] down _ [F] diagram. _ _ _ _ _

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