Beast Of Burden

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Chords:
XGDGAD
E
X99999
B
X44444
C#sus4
X66676
A
X22222
[INTRO]
EBC#sus4A
(Piano)
(Drums Risoluto)
EBC#sus4A
(Fortissimo)
E B C#sus4 A
[VERSE 1]
E B C#sus4 A
I'll never be your beast of burden,
E B C#sus4 A
My back is broad but it's a hurtin’.
E B C#sus4 A E B C#sus4 A
All I want is for you to make love to me,
E B C#sus4 A
I'll never be your beast of burden.
E B C#sus4 A
I've walked for miles my feet are hurtin’,
E B C#sus4 A E
All I want is for you to make love to me. Come on!
[CHORUS 1]
A
Am I hard enough,
E
Am I rough enough.
A
Am I rich enough,
E A B
I'm not too blind to see.
[VERSE 2]
E B C#sus4 A
I'll never be your beast of burden,
E B C#sus4 A
So let's go home and draw the curtains.
E B C#sus4 A
And put some Music on the radio.
E B C#sus4 A
Come on baby please. I’ll tell ya, one more!
[CHORUS 2]
A
Am I hard enough,
E
Am I rough enough.
A
Am I rich enough,
E A B
I'm not too blind to see.
[REFRAIN]
E
Hey, little sister,
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E B C#sus4AE B C#sus4A
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E B C#sus4AE B C#sus4A
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E B C#sus4AE B C#sus4A
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E B C#sus4AE B C#sus4A
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[VERSE 3]
E B C#sus4 A
Yeah! Such a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, girl,
E B C#sus4 A
You're a pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty girl.
E B
Ohoo, ohoo, yeah,
C#sus4 A
Now, come on baby, please.
[VERSE 4]
I'll tell ya,
E B
You can put me out.
C#sus4 A
On the street,
E B
Now, put me out.
C#sus4 A
With no shoes on my feet,
E B
But, put me out, put me out.
C#sus4 A E
Put me out of misery.
[VERSE 5]
B
Yeah! Now all your acceptor’,
C#sus4 A
I shove it up.
E B
Now, chew it all at me,
C#sus4 A
I swirl it off.
E B
There's one thing baby,
C#sus4 A
That you don't understand.
E B
Now you keep on telling me,
C#sus4 E
Why, I ain't your kind of man.
[CHORUS 3]
A
Ain't I rough enough, ooh baby,
E
Ain't I tough enough.
A
Ain't I rich enough, in love enough,
E A B
Now come on baby, please.
[VERSE 6]
E B C#sus4 A
I'll never be your beast of burden, no!
E B C#sus4 A
I'll never be your beast of burden.
E B C#sus4 A
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never be.
CODA:
E
End
NOTES:
1. The ‘Live Licks’ version differs markedly in the lyrics but keeps the structure of the Studio version.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Licks.

Beast Of Burden chords and lyrics

Free chords for Beast Of Burden by The Rolling Stones. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Chords:
          XGDGAD
E         X99999   
B         X44444
C#sus4    X66676 
A         X22222
[INTRO]
 E B C#sus4 A (Fortissimo)
 E B C#sus4 A 
[VERSE 1]
[CHORUS 1]
[VERSE 2]
[CHORUS 2]
[REFRAIN]
[INSTRUMENTAL]
E  B    C#sus4   A|E  B    C#sus4   A
E  B    C#sus4   A|E  B    C#sus4   A
E  B    C#sus4   A|E  B    C#sus4   A
E  B    C#sus4   A|E  B    C#sus4   A
[VERSE 3]
[VERSE 4]
I'll tell ya, 
[VERSE 5]
[CHORUS 3]
[VERSE 6]
CODA:
E
[End]
NOTES:
1.  The ‘Live Licks’ version differs markedly in the lyrics but keeps the structure of the Studio version.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Licks.

Beast Of Burden Chords by The Rolling Stones

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