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Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 6:46 AM
SONG: STRUGGLE
ARTIST: KEITH RICHARDS
ALBUM: TALK IS CHEAP
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
E-MAIL: [email protected]
                             STRUGGLE
                          KEITH RICHARDS
INTRO RIFF 1: play 8x's (CONSTANTLY PLAYED THROUGHOUT THE VERSES)
                       RIFF 1
               sl.
               /     Em      Em   Dsus4  Em  
NOTE: THE Em IS PLAYED ON THE 12th FRET (HIT MOSTLY THE TOP STRINGS)
      AS A BARRED CHORD.  THE Dsus4 IS PLAYED ON THE 8th FRET.
Well it's a struggle - Baby
It's a struggle - Yeah Yeah
If it's a struggle between love and hate
                        RIFF 2:
                         sl. sl.
                      Em / D / B  (12th, 10th,7th FRET)
Baby's gonna have to wait
Yeah Yeah Huh Yeah Ooh Yeah Struggle
I'm in the middle
You're not the only one
You're not the only one
                          sl.  sl.   sl.      sl. sl. sl.
                         Em/  D/    B/   Em   Em/  D/  B/ C  
You're not the only one
It's a struggle
It's a struggle
Baby Baby Baby Yeah                           sl.  sl.
                                             Em/  D/ B  
Well it's a struggle to make ends meet honey
Under pressure to express yourself
Then admit it
Don't deny yourself Yeah Yeah
Hard to fight
Struggle, struggle
You and me should never feel neglected, overlooked,
                      sl.  sl.
                     Em/  D/ B  
One worked, overhooked
Doing as you're told
Hell on hold
Through the night
Without a fight          sl.  sl.
                        Em/  D/ B  
You gotta face the day
                       sl.  sl.   sl.      sl. sl. sl.
                      Em/  D/    B/   Em   Em/  D/  B/ C  
If you struffle baby
It only tightens up
Oh Yeah
        ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS E-MAIL ME AT:
                           P
                           E
                           A
                         C C C
                       D   E  EO   EN
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Struggle

by Keith Richards

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Dsus4

Date: Monday, July 26, 1999 6:46 AM

SONG: STRUGGLE

ARTIST: KEITH RICHARDS

ALBUM: TALK IS CHEAP

TAB BY: DON CZARSKI

E-MAIL: [email protected]

STRUGGLE

KEITH RICHARDS

INTRO RIFF 1: play 8x's (CONSTANTLY PLAYED THROUGHOUT THE VERSES)

RIFF 1

sl.

Em Em Dsus4 Em

NOTE: THE Em IS PLAYED ON THE 12th FRET (HIT MOSTLY THE TOP STRINGS)

AS A BARRED CHORD. THE Dsus4 IS PLAYED ON THE 8th FRET.

Well it's a struggle - Baby

It's a struggle - Yeah Yeah

If it's a struggle between love and hate

RIFF 2:

sl. sl.

Em / D / B (12th, 10th,7th FRET)

Baby's gonna have to wait

Yeah Yeah Huh Yeah Ooh Yeah Struggle

I'm in the middle

You're not the only one

sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

Em D B Em Em D B C

/ / / / / /

You're not the only one

It's a struggle

Baby Baby Baby Yeah sl. sl.

Em D B

/ /

Well it's a struggle to make ends meet honey

Under pressure to express yourself

Then admit it

Don't deny yourself Yeah Yeah

Hard to fight

Struggle, struggle

You and me should never feel neglected, overlooked,

sl. sl.

Em D B

/ /

One worked, overhooked

Doing as you're told

Hell on hold

Through the night

Without a fight sl. sl.

Em D B

/ /

You gotta face the day

sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

Em D B Em Em D B C

/ / / / / /

If you struffle baby

It only tightens up

Oh Yeah

ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CORRECTIONS E-MAIL ME AT:

C C C

E E E

D O N

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