Its Only Rock N Roll Chords & Tabs
IT'S ONLY ROCK 'N' ROLL
by The Rolling Stones
(M. Jagger, K. Richards)
(c) 1974
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INTRO:
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E
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|-10/12~--10/12-10-9----------9------------------|
G|-11/13~--11/13-11-9--9----9--11(13)11p9------9~-|
D|---------------------9h11---------------9h11----|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
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VERSE RIFF:
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E|-0-----0----0--0-----0--|
B|-0-----0----0--0-----0--|
G|---0h1-----------0h1----|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
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?
A G E
Ain't he strange?
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?
A G E
If I cried?
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CHORUS (Chuck Berry) RIFF:
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E|-------12---------12------------------------|
B|-12----12---12----12---12-------------------|
G|-14(16)-----14(16)-----14(16)-14--12(14)----|
D|-----------------------------------------14-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
A E
I said I know... it's only rock and roll, but I like it
A
I know... it's only rock and roll,
E D A E
but I like it, like it, yes I do
A
Oh well I like it
E
I like it
A
I like it
D A
I said can't you see
D A E
that this old boy has been a-lonely
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VERSE:
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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?
A G E
Ease your brain?
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?
A G E
He's insane
[PLAY CHORUS]
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BRIDGE:
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B
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------9-11(12)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)11~-|
D|--9h11--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
|------11------11-------9-|
|-------------------------|
|-9/11----9/11----11\9~---|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
A
|----------------------------------------|
|-12-----12--12-----12-------------------|
|-14(16)-----14(16)----------------------|
|----------------------14(16)-12(13)-----|
|------------------------------------14~-|
|----------------------------------------|
|------11------11-------9-|
|-------------------------|
|-9/11----9/11----11\9~---|
|-------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rolling_stones/its_only_rock_n_roll_tab_ver_2.html ]
B A
And do ya think that you're the only girl around?
B A
I bet you think that you're the only woman in town.
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SOLO (very choppy and aggressive):
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2x
||-------------------------------------||
||-12------12-----12------12-----------||
||-14(16)--14(16)-14(16)-(16)14-12-----||
||---------------------------------14--||
||-------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------||
|-------12-12-------12-12---------------12-|
|-12----12-12-12----12-12-15------------12-|
|-14(16)------14(16)------14(16)14-12h13---|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-----------12---------12-12---------12---------12---------12-|
|-12--------12--12-----12-12--12-----12--12-----12-12-12---12-|
|-14(16)--------14(16)--------14(16)-----14(16)----14(16)-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------12---------12-------------------------------|
|-12-12--12--12-12--12---15------15------------9-----|
|-14(16)-----14(16)-----(16)14--(16)14------9-11(13)-|
|---------------------------------------9h11---------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
[PLAY CHORUS]
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"I like it" Acoustic A riff:
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A E
|--0-x-x---0---0--0---0----0-|
|--2-x-x---2---5--3---2----0-|
|--2-x-x---2---6--4---2----1-|
|--2-x-x---2---------------2-|
|--0-x-x---0---------------2-|
|--------------------------0-|
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Accompanying electric lick:
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|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-14(16)-14(16)-14(16)14--12(13)-----|
|--------------------------------14~-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
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OUTRO RIFF:
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-12-----12--------12--------------------|
-14(16)-14(16)----14(16)~-14-12(13)-----|
------------------------------------14~-|
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"It's only Rock 'n' Roll but I like it...It's Only Rock 'n' Roll..."
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NOTES:
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1. Bending
Strike the note and bend up 1/2 step (one fret).
----------5(6)--------------
whole step bend (two frets)
---------5(7)---------------
2. Bend & Release
Strike the note and bend up 1/2 (or whole) step, then release the
bend back to the original note. All three notes are tied, only
the first note is struck.
---------5(7)5--------------
3. Pre-Bend
Strike note in bent 1/2 (or whole) step, then release.
---------(7)5---------------
4. Unison Bend
Strike the two note simultaneously and bend the lower note to the pitch of the higher.
--------5(7)----------------|
--------5(7)----------------|
5. Vibrato
Vibrate the note by rapidly bending and releasing the string
with a left-hand finger.
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