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Sympathy For The Devil

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[Verse]
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|--9----7-------------|
D|--9----7----7--------|
A|--7----5----7--4--5--|
E|------------5--------|
[Verse]
EPlease allow me to iDntroduce myself
I'm a Aman of wealth and tEaste
I've been around for a lDong, long year
Stole mAany a man's soul and fEaith
And I was 'round when JDesus Christ
Had his mAoment of doubt and pEain
Made damn sure that PDilate
Washed his hAands and sealed his fEate
[Chorus]
BPleased to meet you
Hope you guess my nEame
But what's puzBzling you
Is the naBture of my Egame
[Verse]
EI stuck around St. PeterDsberg
When I saAw it was a time for a chEange
I killed the Czar and Dhis ministers
AnaAstasia screamed in vEain
I rode a tank
Held a gDeneral's rank
When the BAlitzkrieg raged
And the boEdies stank
[Chorus]
BPleased to meet you
Hope you guess my nEame, oh yeah
What's puzBzling you is the nature of my gEame, oh yeah
[Verse]
EI watched with glee as your kDings and queens
Fought for tAen decades
For the GEods they made
I shouted out
"Who killed the DKennedy?"
When aAfter all
It was yEou and me
So let me please intDroduce myself
I'm a mAan of wealth and taEste
And I laid traps for trDoubadours
Who get kiAlled before they reached BEombay
[Chorus]
BPleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my nEame, oh yeah
But what's puzBzling you is the nature of my gEame, oh yeah
[Solo]
  E    D    A    Ex4 
[Chorus]
BPleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my naEme, oh yeah
But what's puBzzling you is just the nature of my gEame
[Bridge]
EJust as every cop is a Dcriminal
And aAll the sinners saEints
As heads is tails just call me LuDcifer
'Cause I'm in nAeed of some resEtraint
ESo if you meet me
Have some couDrtesy
Have some sympAathy, and some tEaste
Use all your well-learned poDlitesse?
Or I'll lAay your soul to waEste, um yeah
[Chorus]
BPleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my nEame, oh yeah
But what's puzzBling you is the nature of my gEame, oh baby
Oh yDeahA  E  
EB                       D 
Tell me baby, what's my name
Oh tell me hAoney, can you guess my Ename?
EOh Doh Aoh Eoh
[Instrumental]
E  D  A  E
[Outro]
ETell me honey, wDhat's my name
AOh, Ejust the swDeetest, E  E  D  A  E  
Etell me whDat's my name?A  E  D  A  E  
ETell me, swDeetie, whaAt's my nEame
[Outro 2]
  E    D    A    Ex8

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Sympathy For The Devil

by Guns N' Roses

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Verse]

e|---------------------|

B|---------------------|

G|--9----7-------------|

D|--9----7----7--------|

A|--7----5----7--4--5--|

E|------------5--------|

[Verse]

E D

Please allow me to introduce myself

A E

I'm a man of wealth and taste

I've been around for a long, long year

A E

Stole many a man's soul and faith

And I was 'round when Jesus Christ

A E

Had his moment of doubt and pain

Made damn sure that Pilate

A E

Washed his hands and sealed his fate

[Chorus]

Pleased to meet you

Hope you guess my name

But what's puzzling you

B E

Is the nature of my game

[Verse]

E D

I stuck around St. Petersberg

A E

When I saw it was a time for a change

I killed the Czar and his ministers

A E

Anastasia screamed in vain

I rode a tank

Held a general's rank

When the Blitzkrieg raged

And the bodies stank

[Chorus]

Pleased to meet you

Hope you guess my name, oh yeah

B E

What's puzzling you is the nature of my game, oh yeah

[Verse]

E D

I watched with glee as your kings and queens

Fought for ten decades

For the Gods they made

I shouted out

"Who killed the Kennedy?"

When after all

It was you and me

So let me please introduce myself

A E

I'm a man of wealth and taste

And I laid traps for troubadours

A E

Who get killed before they reached Bombay

[Chorus]

Pleased to meet you

Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah

B E

But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game, oh yeah

[Solo]

E D A E

[Chorus]

Pleased to meet you

Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah

B E

But what's puzzling you is just the nature of my game

[Bridge]

E D

Just as every cop is a criminal

A E

And all the sinners saints

As heads is tails just call me Lucifer

A E

'Cause I'm in need of some restraint

So if you meet me

Have some courtesy

A E

Have some sympathy, and some taste

Use all your well-learned politesse?

A E

Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah

[Chorus]

Pleased to meet you

Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah

B E

But what's puzzling you is the nature of my game, oh baby

D A E

Oh yeah

EB D

Tell me baby, what's my name

A E

Oh tell me honey, can you guess my name?

E D A E

Oh oh oh oh

[Instrumental]

E D A E

[Outro]

E D

Tell me honey, what's my name

A E D E E D A E

Oh, just the sweetest,

E D A E D A E

tell me what's my name?

E D A E

Tell me, sweetie, what's my name

[Outro 2]

E D A E

About Sympathy For The Devil Chords by Guns N' Roses

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