Torn And Frayed Chords & Tabs
Torn and Frayed by The Rolling Stones
Exile on Main Street (1972)
Tabbed by: yorkey
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
This is my first tab, so I hope it's accurate enough!!
Intro: Dsus2 D Dsus2 A Em G D
Verse 1:
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2
Hey let him follow you down,
D A E D
Way underground, wind and he's bound.
A E D Dsus4 D Dsus2
Bound to follow you down,
D A E D
Just a dead beat right off the street.
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Bound to follow you down.
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Well the ballrooms and smelly bordellos
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
And dressing rooms filled with parasites.
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
On stage the band has got problems,
D A D A7 A D
They're a bag of nerves on first nights.
Verse 2:
D A E D
He ain't tied down to no home town,
A E D Dsus4 D Dsus2
Yeah, and he thought he was reckless.
D A E D
You think he's bad, he thinks you're mad,
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Yeah, and the guitar player gets restless.
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Chorus:
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
And his coat is torn and frayed,
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
It's seen much better days.
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Just as long as the guitar plays
A D A7
Let it steal your heart away.
A7 A D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Steal your heart away
Solo (Repeat verse 2)
Chorus:
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
And his coat is torn and frayed,
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
It's seen much better days.
A G D D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Just as long as the guitar plays
A D A7
Let it steal your heart away.
Verse 3:
D A E D
Joe's got a cough, seems kind of rough
A E D Dsus4 D Dsus2
Yeah, and the codeine can fix it.
D A E D
Doctor prescribes, drug store supplies,
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2
Who's gonna help him to kick it
Chorus: (x2)
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
And his coat is torn and frayed,
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
It's seen much better days.
A G D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Just as long as the guitar plays
A D A7
Let it steal your heart away.
A7 A D Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
Steal your heart away
The song fades out, and the chorus repeats.
