The Rolling Stones – It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (but I Like It)


These known chords are used in this song.


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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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|—9-11/1311–9——-9–|—————–9——-|————————–|
|11—————9h11–9–|-(9)———————-|—————-9———|
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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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|—–2————–4—–|————–2—–4—–|—–2–4—–5—–4—–|
|–0–0–3h4——0–0—–|—–0–3–4–0–0–0—–|—–0–0—–0—–0—–|

would it satisfy ya Would it slide on by ya Would

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|—–2——–2—–4—–|—–2–4—–5—–4—–|—–5–4—–2–4——–|
|—–0–3–4–0—–0–0–|—–0–0—–0—–0—–|—–0–0—–0–0——–|

ya think the boy is strange? Ain’t he strange? If

!

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|—–2–4—–5—–4—–|–X–2–4—–X–4—–7–|—–5—–2————–|
|–0–0–0—–0—–0—–|–X–0–0—–X–0—–5–|—–3—–0————–|

 
I could win ya if I could sing ya  
A 
love song so divine

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|—–2–4—–5—–4—–|—–2——–2—–4—–|—–2–4—–5—–4—–|
|–0–0–0—–0—–0—–|—–0–3–4–0—–0—–|—–0–0—–0—–0—–|

would it be enough for your cheatin’ heart if

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|—–2——–2—–4—–|—–2–4—–5—–4—–|—–2——–2—–4—–|
|—–0–3–4–0—–0—–|—–0–0—–0—–0—–|—–0–3–4–0—–0—–|

I broke down and cried If I cried

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I said

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|—–0–0—–0–0–0–0–|

End Verse

 
Guitar  
2 

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

Verse

!

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|———————–7–|—–5——————–|——————-10-11–|
|———————–5–|—–3—–0————–|————————–|
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|—–9–11—-9—–11—-|—–9——–9———–|—–9–11—-9—–11—-|
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|—–9——–9——–9–|—–9——–9———–|—–9——–9——–9–|
|——–10-11————-|——–10-11————-|——–10-11————-|
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I said

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|————9———-6–|—–4———–9——–|–9——–9————–|
|————9———-7–|—–5———–9——–|–9——–9————–|
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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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B 
—-10B–10Br(10)—-|–109—10–(10)——–|–10-10———10——-|
|———————-9–|–9-8—9—(9)———|–9–9———-9——–|
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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)

 
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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