Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones

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[Intro]

                        


[Verse]

 
Ooh, a storm i

s threatening 

my very life t

oday
 
If I don't get

 some shelter,

 oh yeah I'm g

onna fade away


[Chorus]

           
War, children,

             
 it's just a s

            
hot away, it's

          
 just a shot a

   
way
           
War, children,

             
 it's just a s

            
hot away, it's

          
 just a shot a

      
way


[Verse]

 
Ooh, see the f

ire is sweepin

, our very str

eets today
 
Burns like a r

ed coal carpet

, mad bull los

t its way


[Chorus]

           
War, children,

             
 it's just a s

            
hot away, it's

          
 just a shot a

   
way
           
War, children,

             
 it's just a s

            
hot away, it's

          
 just a shot a

      
way
           
Rape, murder, 

             
it's just a sh

            
ot away, it's 

          
just a shot aw

  
ay
           
Rape, murder, 

             
it's just a sh

            
ot away, it's 

          
just a shot aw

   
ay
           
Rape, murder, 

             
it's just a sh

            
ot away, it's 

          
just a shot aw

   
ay, yeah


[Verse]


Mmm, the flood

 is threatenin

g, my very lif

e today

Gimme, gimme s

helter, or I'm

 gonna fade aw

ay


[Chorus]

           
War, children,

             
 it's just a s

            
hot away, it's

          
 just a shot a

   
way
           
It's just a sh

             
ot away, it's 

            
just a thought

          
 away, it's ju

   
st a shot away
           
I said, love, 

             
sister, it's j

            
ust a kiss awa

          
y, it's just a

   
 kiss away
           
It's just a ki

             
ss away, it's 

            
just a kiss aw

          
ay, kiss away,

   
 kiss away, ye

ah