It’s Only Rock And Roll

All Guitars in standard tuning

There are 7 guitars on this song

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/ 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

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This is the first electric you hear

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Guitar 1 stops and reappears at the chorus, 2 comes back during the verse

This is the main rhythm guitar

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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

This comes in at the “Ain’t He strange” Part

Verse

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I said

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End Verse

Guitar 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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Date: Mon, 27 Oct 97 20:50:43 PST

From: “Stephen V. Smith” <[email protected]>

Subject: CRD: It’s Only Rock and Roll by The Rolling Stones

It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll – The Rolling Stones (1974)

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 strange?

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 cried?

CHORUS

I said I know… it’s only rock and roll, but I like it

I know… it’s only rock and roll,

but I like it, like it, yes I do

Oh well I like it

I like it

I like it

I said can’t you see

that this old boy has been a-lonely

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 brain?

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 insane

CHORUS, repeating to fade