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Gimme Shelter

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[Intro]
A Cmaj7 F Fmaj7
A Cmaj7 F Fmaj7
A Cmaj7 F Fmaj7
[Verse]
AOh, A Storm Is threatening
AMy Very Life Today
AIf I Don't Get Some Shelter
AOh Yeah, I'm gonna fade away.
[Chorus]
WAar, ChCmaj7ildren,
FIt's just a shot away
Fmaj7It's just a shot away!
WAar, ChCmaj7ildren,
FIt's just a shot away
Fmaj7It's just a shot away!A  A  
[Verse]
AOoh, See the fire is sweepin'
AOur very street today
ABurns like a red coal carpet
AMad bull lost its way.
[Chorus]
WAar, ChCmaj7ildren,
FIt's just a shot away
Fmaj7It's just a shot away!
WAar, ChCmaj7ildren,
FIt's just a shot away
Fmaj7It's just a shot away!
[Link]
A Cmaj7 F Fmaj7
A Cmaj7 F Fmaj7
[Verse]
AUmm. The floods is threatening
AMy very Life Today
AGimme, Gimme shelter or
AI'm gonna fade away.
[Chorus]
WAar, ChCmaj7ildren,
FIt's just a shot away
Fmaj7It's just a shot away!
WAar, ChCmaj7ildren,
FIt's just a shot away
Fmaj7It's just a shot away!
[Link]
A Cmaj7 F Fmaj7
A Cmaj7 F Fmaj7
[Outro]
RAape! MCmaj7urder!
FIt's just a shot away
Fmaj7It's just a shot away!
RAape! MCmaj7urder!
FIt's just a shot away
Fmaj7It's just a shot away!
AIt's just a shot away!
Cmaj7It's just a shot away
FIt's just a shot away
Fmaj7shot away! shot away!
AIt's just a shot away!
Cmaj7It's just a shot away
FIt's just a shot away
Fmaj7shot away! shot away!
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