It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (but I Like It) The Rolling Stones
It's Only Rock And Roll
All Guitars in standard tuning
There are 7 guitars on this song
I'll try to number them in []
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer on
p pull off
() ghost note
B whole step bend
b half step bend
r() release
~ vibrato
X fret hand mute
@ use this symbols line up parts
! use this symbols line up parts
This is the first electric you hear [1]
@
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This is a different gtr[2]
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@ This is another guitar[3]
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Guitar 1 stops and reappears at the chorus, 2 comes back during the verse
This is the main rhythm guitar[4]
@ If
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Verse
I could stick my pen in my heart spill it all over the stage
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would it satisfy ya Would it slide on by ya Would
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ya think the boy is strange? Ain't he strange? If
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I could win ya if I could sing ya a love song so divine
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would it be enough for your cheatin' heart if
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I broke down and cried If I cried
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I said
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End Verse
Guitar [2]
This comes in at the "Ain't He strange" Part
Verse
!
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I said
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End Verse
Guitar[1] Chorus
I know it's only rock n roll but I like it
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I said I know it's only rock n rol but I
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like it
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 97 20:50:43 PST
From: "Stephen V. Smith" <svsmith@anet.bna.boeing.com>
Subject: CRD: It's Only Rock and Roll by The Rolling Stones
It's Only Rock 'N' Roll - The Rolling Stones (1974)
[E]If I could stick my pen in my heart
I would spill it all over the stage
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya,
Would you think the boy is strange?
Ain't he [A]str[G]ang[E]e?
[E]If I could win ya, If I could sing ya
a love song so divine
would it be enough for your cheating heart
if I broke down and cried?
If I [A]cr[G]ie[E]d?
CHORUS
I said [A]I know... it's only rock and roll, but I [E]like it
[A]I know... it's only rock and roll,
but I [E]like it, [D]like it, [A]yes I [E]do
Oh well [A]I like it
I [E]like it
I [A]like it
I said [D]can't you [A]see
that [D]this old [A]boy has been a-[E]lonely
[E]If I could stick a knife in my heart
Suicide right on the stage
Would it be enough for your teenage lust
Would it help to ease the pain?
Ease your [A]br[G]ai[E]n?
[E]If I could dig down deep in my heart
Feelings would flood on the page
Would it satisfy ya, would it slide on by ya,
Would you think the boy's insane?
He's [A]in[G]sa[E]ne
CHORUS, repeating to fade
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