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ARTIST: Rolling Stones
SONG: Rip This Joint
ALBUM: Exile On Main St., 1972
FROM: Lukas Lechner, Austria
E-MAIL: luggi69@web.de
DATE: Jul 14 2002
Rip This Joint
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written by Mick Jagger/Keith Richards
chords used during the rest of the song:
Intro: D A G D G D G D....e-------------------------------- ---------5----3------|B----7--8--7--8--7--------------- ----7----5----3------|G----7--7--7--7--7--etc.--------- ----7----6----4------|D----7--9--7--9--7--------------- ----7----7----5------|A-------------------------------- ----5----7----5------|E-------------------------------- ---------5----3------|
D A
Mama says yes, Papa says no,
D
make up you mind 'cause I gotta go.
D A
I'm gonna raise hell at the Union Hall,
D
drive myself right over the wall.
A
Rip this joint, gonna save your soul,
D G D
round and round and round we go.
A
Roll this joint, gonna get down low,
D G D
start my starter, gonna stop the show.
Oh, yeah!
D A
Mister President, Mister Immigration Man,
D
let me in, sweetie, to your fair land.
A
I'm Tampa bound and Memphis too,
D
Short Fat Fanny is on the loose.
A
Dig that sound on the radio,
D G D
then slip it right across into Buffalo.
A
Dick and Pat in ole D.C.,
D G D
well they're gonna hold some shit for me!
D
Ying yang, you're my thing,
A
oh, now, baby, won't you hear me sing?
D G D
Flip Flop, fit to drop,
A
come on baby, won't you let it rock!?
sax solo
D
Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
A
From San Jose down to Santa Fe,
D
kiss me quick, baby, won'tcha make my day?!
A
Down to New Orleans with the Dixie Dean,
D
'cross to Dallas, Texas with the Butter Queen.
A
Rip this joint, gonna rip yours too,
D G D
some brand new steps and some weight to lose.
A
Gonna roll this joint, gonna get down low,
D G D
round and round and round we'll go.
D A
Wham, Bham, Birmingham, Alabam' don't give a damn.
D G D
Little Rock fit to drop.
A
Aaah, let it rock!
sax solo and fade out
Great rockin' number!
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e-mail me at luggi69@web.de |
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"Won't you tell me, where have all the good times gone?"|
-Ray Davies, 1965 |
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"...enjoy a time when rock was still about making music |
for fun, not money for corporations." |
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