It's Only Rock And Roll
All Guitars in standard tuning
There are 7 guitars on this song
I'll try to number them in []
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer on
p pull off
() ghost note
B whole step bend
b half step bend
r() release
~ vibrato
X fret hand mute
@ use this symbols line up parts
! use this symbols line up parts
This is the first electric you hear [1]
@
This is a different gtr[2]
@ This is another guitar[3]
Guitar 1 stops and reappears at the chorus, 2 comes back during the verse
This is the main rhythm guitar[4]
@ If
Verse
I could stick my pen in my heart spill it all over the stage
would it satisfy ya Would it slide on by ya Would
ya think the boy is strange? Ain't he strange? If
!
I could win ya if I could sing ya a love song so divine
would it be enough for your cheatin' heart if
I broke down and cried If I cried
I said
End Verse
Guitar [2]
This comes in at the "Ain't He strange" Part
Verse
!
I said
End Verse
Guitar[1] Chorus
I know it's only rock n roll but I like it
I said I know it's only rock n rol but I
like it
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 97 20:50:43 PST
From: "Stephen V. Smith"
Subject: CRD: It's Only Rock and Roll by The Rolling Stones
It's Only Rock 'N' Roll - The Rolling Stones (1974)
[E]If I could stick my pen in my heart
I would spill it all over the stage
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya,
Would you think the boy is strange?
Ain't he [A]str[G]ang[E]e?
[E]If I could win ya, If I could sing ya
a love song so divine
would it be enough for your cheating heart
if I broke down and cried?
If I [A]cr[G]ie[E]d?
CHORUS
I said [A]I know... it's only rock and roll, but I [E]like it
[A]I know... it's only rock and roll,
but I [E]like it, [D]like it, [A]yes I [E]do
Oh well [A]I like it
I [E]like it
I [A]like it
I said [D]can't you [A]see
that [D]this old [A]boy has been a-[E]lonely
[E]If I could stick a knife in my heart
Suicide right on the stage
Would it be enough for your teenage lust
Would it help to ease the pain?
Ease your [A]br[G]ai[E]n?
[E]If I could dig down deep in my heart
Feelings would flood on the page
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya,
Would you think the boy's insane?
He's [A]in[G]sa[E]ne
CHORUS, repeating to fade
All Guitars in standard tuning
There are 7 guitars on this song
I'll try to number them in []
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer on
p pull off
() ghost note
B whole step bend
b half step bend
r() release
~ vibrato
X fret hand mute
@ use this symbols line up parts
! use this symbols line up parts
This is the first electric you hear [1]
@
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|-------------------10/12--|-------------------10/12--|--------10----9-----------|
|-------------------11/13--|-------------------11/13--|-----9--------9---------9-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------9h|
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This is a different gtr[2]
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---9-10/12----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---9-11/13\11--9-------9--|-----------------9\-------|--------------------------|
|11---------------9h11--9--|-(9)----------------------|----------------9---------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------9h11--------7--|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------7h9----|
@ This is another guitar[3]
|----------------------12--|--------------------------|--12-----12-----12--------|
|----------------------12--|----------rest------------|--12h14--12h14--12--------|
|-----------------/13------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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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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|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------2--|--------4-----5-----4-----|-----2--4-----2-----4-----|
|-----------------------0--|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|
Verse
I could stick my pen in my heart spill it all over the stage
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|-----2--------------4-----|--------------2-----4-----|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|
|--0--0--3h4------0--0-----|-----0--3--4--0--0--0-----|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|
would it satisfy ya Would it slide on by ya Would
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|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----2--------2-----4-----|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|-----5--4-----2--4--------|
|-----0--3--4--0-----0--0--|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|-----0--0-----0--0--------|
ya think the boy is strange? Ain't he strange? If
!
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|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|--X--2--4-----X--4-----7--|-----5-----2--------------|
|--0--0--0-----0-----0-----|--X--0--0-----X--0-----5--|-----3-----0--------------|
I could win ya if I could sing ya a love song so divine
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|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|-----2--------2-----4-----|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|
|--0--0--0-----0-----0-----|-----0--3--4--0-----0-----|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|
would it be enough for your cheatin' heart if
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|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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|-----2--------2-----4-----|-----2--4-----5-----4-----|-----2--------2-----4-----|
|-----0--3--4--0-----0-----|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|-----0--3--4--0-----0-----|
I broke down and cried If I cried
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|--------4-----5-----4-----|--2-----4--------2-----7--|-----5-----2--------4-----|
|-----0--0-----0-----0-----|--0--0--0--------0-----5--|-----3-----0-----0--0-----|
I said
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|-----2--4-----------------|
|-----0--0-----0--0--0--0--|
End Verse
Guitar [2]
This comes in at the "Ain't He strange" Part
Verse
!
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|--------------------------|-----------------9--------|--9--------9--------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------9--------|--9--------9--------------|
|-----------------------7--|-----5--------------------|-------------------10-11--|
|-----------------------5--|-----3-----0--------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----9--------9-----------|--------------------------|
|-----9--11----9-----11----|-----9--------9-----------|-----9--11----9-----11----|
|-----7--7-----7-----7-----|--------------------------|-----7--7-----7-----7-----|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----9--------9--------9--|-----9--------9-----------|-----9--------9--------9--|
|-----9--------9--------9--|-----9--------9-----------|-----9--------9--------9--|
|--------10-11-------------|--------10-11-------------|--------10-11-------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
I said
|-----------------------5--|-----3--------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------------------5--|-----3--------------------|--------------------------|
|------------9----------6--|-----4-----------9--------|--9--------9--------------|
|------------9----------7--|-----5-----------9--------|--9--------9--------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------10-11-|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
End Verse
Guitar[1] Chorus
I know it's only rock n roll but I like it
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|-/10--------10------10----|-----10-10-----10---------|--10B-------10B--------10-|
|-/9---------9-------9-----|-----9--9------9----------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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I said I know it's only rock n rol but I
|(10)-----10---10----------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|(10)B----10B--10Br(10)----|--10\9---10--(10)\--------|--10-10---------10\-------|
|----------------------9\--|--9-\8---9---(9)-\--------|--9--9----------9-\-------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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like it
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 97 20:50:43 PST
From: "Stephen V. Smith"
Subject: CRD: It's Only Rock and Roll by The Rolling Stones
It's Only Rock 'N' Roll - The Rolling Stones (1974)
[E]If I could stick my pen in my heart
I would spill it all over the stage
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya,
Would you think the boy is strange?
Ain't he [A]str[G]ang[E]e?
[E]If I could win ya, If I could sing ya
a love song so divine
would it be enough for your cheating heart
if I broke down and cried?
If I [A]cr[G]ie[E]d?
CHORUS
I said [A]I know... it's only rock and roll, but I [E]like it
[A]I know... it's only rock and roll,
but I [E]like it, [D]like it, [A]yes I [E]do
Oh well [A]I like it
I [E]like it
I [A]like it
I said [D]can't you [A]see
that [D]this old [A]boy has been a-[E]lonely
[E]If I could stick a knife in my heart
Suicide right on the stage
Would it be enough for your teenage lust
Would it help to ease the pain?
Ease your [A]br[G]ai[E]n?
[E]If I could dig down deep in my heart
Feelings would flood on the page
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya,
Would you think the boy's insane?
He's [A]in[G]sa[E]ne
CHORUS, repeating to fade