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Salt Of The Earth chords
The Rolling Stones
 E    A   E    A   E    B*
      E              B              E    A    E(E)
 Let's drink to the hard working people
                  B          E       A(A)
Let's drink to the lowly of birth
           E              B              E   A    E(E)
 Raise your glass to the good and the evil
                  B             E      A(A)
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
      E                B             E     A    E(E)
 Say a prayer for the common foot soldier
                       B               E     A(A)
Spare a thought for his back breaking work
      E                B              E     A     E(E)
 Say a prayer for his wife and his children
Who Bburn the fires and who Estill till the Aearth
  E   A    E3x
And C#mwhen I search a G#mfaceless crowd
A C#mswirling mass of G#mgray and
F#mBlack and white
G#mThey don't look real to me
 AIn fact, they look so B7stranBge
           E              B              E    A    E(E)
 Raise your glass to the hard working people
                  B           E      A(A)
Let's drink to the uncounted heads
      E              B          E     A     E(E)
 Let's think of the wavering millions
                        B            E      A(A)
Who need leaders but get gamblers instead
        E                 B              E    A    E(E)
 Spare a thought for the stay at-home voter
                              B        E      A(A) 
His empty eyes gaze at strange beauty shows
      E               B             E     A     E(E)           
 And a parade of the gray suited grafters
A choice of Bcancer or EpoliAo
  E   A    E3x
And C#mwhen I search a G#mfaceless crowd
A C#mswirling mass of G#mgray and
F#mBlack and white
G#mThey don't look real to me
 AIn fact, they look so B7stranBge
      E              B              E    A    E(E)
 Let's drink to the hard working people 
                  B          E      A(A)
Let's think of the lowly of birth
        E                 B           E    A    E(E)
 Spare a thought for the rag taggy people
                  B             E      A(A) 
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
      E              B              E    A    E(E)
 Let's drink to the hard working people
                  B             E      A(A) 
Let's drink to the salt of the earth
      E              B              E     A    E(E)
 Let's drink to the two thousand million
Let's Bthink of the Ehumble of Abirth
  E   A   E......
* Alternates:
Capo II
   E= D  
   B= A  
   A= G  
 C#m= Bm  
 G#m= F#m  
 F#m= Em  
  B7= A7  
Open (These chords are not in the original key)
   E= A  
   B= E  
   A= D  
 C#m= F#m  
 G#m= C#m  
 F#m= Bm  
  B7= E7  
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Salt Of The Earth

by The Rolling Stones

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C#m

G#m

F#m

Salt Of The Earth chords

The Rolling Stones

E A E A E B

E B E A E E

()

Let's drink to the hard working people

B E A A

()

Let's drink to the lowly of birth

E B E A E E

()

Raise your glass to the good and the evil

B E A A

()

Let's drink to the salt of the earth

E B E A E E

()

Say a prayer for the common foot soldier

B E A A

()

Spare a thought for his back breaking work

E B E A E E

()

Say a prayer for his wife and his children

B E A

Who burn the fires and who still till the earth

E A E

C#m G#m

And when I search a faceless crowd

C#m G#m

A swirling mass of gray and

F#m

Black and white

G#m

They don't look real to me

A B7 B

In fact, they look so strange

E B E A E E

()

Raise your glass to the hard working people

B E A A

()

Let's drink to the uncounted heads

E B E A E E

()

Let's think of the wavering millions

B E A A

()

Who need leaders but get gamblers instead

E B E A E E

()

Spare a thought for the stay at-home voter

B E A A

()

His empty eyes gaze at strange beauty shows

E B E A E E

()

And a parade of the gray suited grafters

B E A

A choice of cancer or polio

E A E

C#m G#m

And when I search a faceless crowd

C#m G#m

A swirling mass of gray and

F#m

Black and white

G#m

They don't look real to me

A B7 B

In fact, they look so strange

E B E A E E

()

Let's drink to the hard working people

B E A A

()

Let's think of the lowly of birth

E B E A E E

()

Spare a thought for the rag taggy people

B E A A

()

Let's drink to the salt of the earth

E B E A E E

()

Let's drink to the hard working people

B E A A

()

Let's drink to the salt of the earth

E B E A E E

()

Let's drink to the two thousand million

B E A

Let's think of the humble of birth

E A E

......

* Alternates:

Capo II

E D

B A

A G

C#m Bm

G#m F#m

F#m Em

B7 A7

Open (These chords are not in the original key)

E A

B E

A D

C#m F#m

G#m C#m

F#m Bm

B7 E7

Set8

About Salt Of The Earth Chords by The Rolling Stones

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