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Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long year
Stole many a mans   soul and faith
And I was round when jesus christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that pilate
Washed his hands
and sealed his fate
Pleased to meet you
hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
is the nature of my game
I stuck around st. petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the czar and his ministers
Anastasia  screamed in vain
I rode a tank   held a generals rank
When the blitzkrieg raged
and the bodies stank
Pleased to meet you
hope you guess my name, oh yeah
But what's puzzling you
is the nature of my game, oh yeah
I watched with glee
while your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
for the gods they made
I shouted out
who killed the kennedys?
When after all  it was you and me
Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed
before they reached bombay
Pleased to meet you
hope you guess my name, oh yeah
But what's puzzling you
is the nature of my game, oh yeah
Solo:
Pleased to meet you
hope you guess my name, oh yeah
But what's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game
Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
just call me   lucifer
Cause I'm in need of some restraint
So if you meet me  have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste
um yeah
Pleased to meet you
hope you guess my name, um yeah
But what's puzzling you
is the nature of my game,
uuum mean it, get down
Bridge:
Woo, who   Oh yeah,    get on down
Oh yeah
Bridge:
Tell me baby, what's my name
Tell me honey,   can ya guess my name
Tell me baby,   what's my name
I tell you one time,  you're to blame
Ooo, who   ooo, who, ooo
who  all right
Ooo, who, who,   ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who,   ooo, yeah
Ooo, who, who,   ooo, who, who
Ooo, yeah   what's my name
Tell me, baby, what's my name
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name
Ooo, who, who     ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who     ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who    ooo, who, who
Ooo, who, who    oh, yeah
Bridge:
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Sympathy For The Devil

by Rolling Stones

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Please allow me to introduce myself

I'm a man of wealth and taste

I've been around for a long, long year

Stole many a mans soul and faith

And I was round when jesus christ

Had his moment of doubt and pain

Made damn sure that pilate

Washed his hands

and sealed his fate

Pleased to meet you

hope you guess my name

But what's puzzling you

is the nature of my game

I stuck around st. petersburg

When I saw it was a time for a change

Killed the czar and his ministers

Anastasia screamed in vain

I rode a tank held a generals rank

When the blitzkrieg raged

and the bodies stank

Pleased to meet you

hope you guess my name, oh yeah

But what's puzzling you

is the nature of my game, oh yeah

I watched with glee

while your kings and queens

Fought for ten decades

for the gods they made

I shouted out

who killed the kennedys?

When after all it was you and me

Let me please introduce myself

I'm a man of wealth and taste

And I laid traps for troubadours

Who get killed

before they reached bombay

Pleased to meet you

hope you guess my name, oh yeah

But what's puzzling you

is the nature of my game, oh yeah

Solo:

Pleased to meet you

hope you guess my name, oh yeah

But what's confusing you

Is just the nature of my game

Just as every cop is a criminal

And all the sinners saints

As heads is tails

just call me lucifer

Cause I'm in need of some restraint

So if you meet me have some courtesy

Have some sympathy, and some taste

Use all your well-learned politesse

Or I'll lay your soul to waste

um yeah

Pleased to meet you

hope you guess my name, um yeah

But what's puzzling you

is the nature of my game,

uuum mean it, get down

Bridge:

Woo, who Oh yeah, get on down

Oh yeah

Bridge:

Tell me baby, what's my name

Tell me honey, can ya guess my name

Tell me baby, what's my name

I tell you one time, you're to blame

Ooo, who ooo, who, ooo

who all right

Ooo, who, who, ooo, who, who

Ooo, who, who, ooo, yeah

Ooo, who, who, ooo, who, who

Ooo, yeah what's my name

Tell me, baby, what's my name

Tell me, sweetie, what's my name

Ooo, who, who ooo, who, who

Ooo, who, who oh, yeah

Bridge:

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