The Rolling Stones 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] @ |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-------------------10/12--|-------------------10/12--|--------10----9-----------| |-------------------11/13--|-------------------11/13--|-----9--------9---------9-| |--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------9h| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 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------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| Guitar 1 stops and reappears at the chorus, 2 comes back during the verse This is the main rhythm guitar[4] @ If |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------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 |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----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 |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----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 ! |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----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 |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----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 |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |-----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 |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------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 |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-----2--4-----------------| |-----0--0-----0--0--0--0--| End Verse Guitar [2] This comes in at the "Ain't He strange" Part Verse ! |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|-----------------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 |--------------------------|--------------------------|--10--------10---------10-| |-/10--------10------10----|-----10-10-----10---------|--10B-------10B--------10-| |-/9---------9-------9-----|-----9--9------9----------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 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-\-------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| 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? A G E Ain't he strange? 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? A G E If I cried? CHORUS A E I said I know... it's only rock and roll, but I like it A I know... it's only rock and roll, E D A E but I like it, like it, yes I do A Oh well I like it E I like it A I like it D A I said can't you see D A E that this old boy has been a-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? A G E Ease your brain? 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? A G E He's insane CHORUS, repeating to fade