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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
SONG: DEMON
ARTIST: KEITH RICHARDS/ROLLING STONES
ALBUM: MAIN OFFENDER
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
E-MAIL: [email protected]
                               DEMON
                           KEITH RICHARDS
                           ROLLING STONES
INTRO:
   (C)     (G)(C) (C)     (G)(C) (C)     (G)(C) (D)       (C)(G)
E ----------3--0-----------3--0-----------3--0---2-2-2-2---0-------|
B -------3--------------3--------------3---------3-3-3-3---1--3----|
G --3/4*-----------3/4*-----------3/4*------------------------4----|
D -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
        IC'm letting yGou Cin
        MaCybe yGou kCnow
    C    G    CLDet me tell you soCmethGing
    C    G    CIt's so painful to sayC  G  C  
        WChich way Gto Cgo
        CI doGn't kCnowC  G  C  
CHORUS:
        There's a deFmon in Cme
        DeFmon in Cme
        DeFmon in Cme
        And DI can't live withoCut Git
VERSE:
    C    G    CEvery river must flow
    C    G    CShine the lightC  G  C  D  C  G  
    C    G    CAnd I want you to stay
    C    G    CBut I'm forcing you out
    C    G    COooCh, GyCeah baby
    C    G    CI can't express it
        It's such a mess
CHORUS:
        DeFmon in Cme
        DeFmon in Cme
        There's this deFmon in Cme
        This deFmon in Cme
        DYeCah, yGeah
INSTRUMENTAL:     C   G     C   C   G     C   C   G     C   D   C     G   C   G  C  
INTERLUDE:
         BetFween you and Cme now
         There's a deFmon in CmeF  C  
         Yes it keeps groFwing in Cme
         Yeah, deFmon in Cme
         Yeah, deFmon in Cme, yeah, it's in my face
         DeFmon in Cme
         DeFmon in CmeD  C  G  
VERSE:
     C    G    CI'm warming you up
     C    G    C'Cause you slide on my mind
     C    G    CHaDmmers on my CheaGrtC  G  C  
     C    G    CWhCich way Gto Cgo
         CI dGon't kCnowC  G  C  
CHORUS/OUTRO:
         It's liCving Gin Cme
         The deFmon in CmeF  C  
           F      C -- play this until FADE OUT
         Demon in me
         Demon in me
         Demon in me
         Demon in me
         Demon in me
         Demon in me
         Demon in me
FADE OUT:
                           E
                           A
                         C C C
                       D   E  EO   EN

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Demon

by Keith Richards

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

SONG: DEMON

ARTIST: KEITH RICHARDS/ROLLING STONES

ALBUM: MAIN OFFENDER

TAB BY: DON CZARSKI

E-MAIL: [email protected]

DEMON

KEITH RICHARDS

ROLLING STONES

INTRO:

C G C C G C C G C D C G

() ()() () ()() () ()() () ()()

E ----------3--0-----------3--0-----------3--0---2-2-2-2---0-------|

B -------3--------------3--------------3---------3-3-3-3---1--3----|

G --3/4*-----------3/4*-----------3/4*------------------------4----|

D -----------------------------------------------------------------|

A -----------------------------------------------------------------|

E -----------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE:

C G C

I'm letting you in

C G C

Maybe you know

C G C D C G

Let me tell you something

C G C C G C

It's so painful to say

C G C

Which way to go

C G C C G C

I don't know

CHORUS:

F C

There's a demon in me

F C

Demon in me

F C

Demon in me

D C G

And I can't live without it

VERSE:

C G C

Every river must flow

C G C C G C D C G

Shine the light

C G C

And I want you to stay

C G C

But I'm forcing you out

C G C C G C

Oooh, yeah baby

C G C

I can't express it

It's such a mess

CHORUS:

F C

Demon in me

F C

Demon in me

F C

There's this demon in me

F C

This demon in me

D C G

Yeah, yeah

C G C C G C C G C D C G C G C

INSTRUMENTAL:

INTERLUDE:

F C

Between you and me now

F C F C

There's a demon in me

F C

Yes it keeps growing in me

F C

Yeah, demon in me

F C

Yeah, demon in me, yeah, it's in my face

F C

Demon in me

F C D C G

Demon in me

VERSE:

C G C

I'm warming you up

C G C

'Cause you slide on my mind

C G C D C G C G C

Hammers on my heart

C G C C G C

Which way to go

C G C C G C

I don't know

CHORUS/OUTRO:

C G C

It's living in me

F C F C

The demon in me

F C -- play this until FADE OUT

Demon in me

FADE OUT:

C C C

E E E

D O N

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