R o c k s o f f
(Jagger-Richards)
Transcribed by: Patrik Lundstrom, [email protected]
About the song: This song is the opening track of the `72 double album
"Exile on Main St."
I know this this isn`t exactly how Keith plays it, but this works
quite nice for me anyway. There is no need for the open G tuning
in my version but if you want to you can do so without having to
substitute too much of my tabing. Occasionally I tune down the
A-string to a G which enables me to do Stones chording and still
play lead on the higher strings the way I`m used to. Experiment
yourself. Since the right timing is hard to show in tablature, I
haven`t even tried to get it right. Listen to the record and you
will get the feel. Last but not least, I`m not a very accomplished
guitar-player or Stones interpreter but I hope this will help
someone to play one of the greatest songs of all times,
Patrik
intro:
3 times 2 times
E--------------------------------:||-----------------------:||
B---9--9--10--9------------------:||---9--9--9------9------:||
G---9--9--9---9------------------:||---9--9--9------9------:||
D---9--9--11--9------------9--9--:||---9--9--9--11-----11--:||
A-----------------9--9--9--9--9--:||-----------------------:||
E-----------------6--6--6--7--7--:||-----------------------:||
fill 1:
E-------------------------------------|
B---9--9--9------9-------9---10--9----|
G---9--9--9------9-------9---9---9----|
D---9--9--9--11-----11---9---11--9----|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
chorus:
8 times
E---------------:||-------|-------|
B---4--4--5--4--:||---2---|---9---|
G---4--4--4--4--:||---2---|---9---|
D---4--4--6--4--:||---2---|---9---|
A---------------:||-------|-------|
E---------------:||-------|-------|
chorus fill: (Bobby Keys` and Jim Price`s parts actually)
E--------------------|
B--------------------|
G---13--13--11--10---|
D---15--15--13--11---|
A--------------------|
E--------------------|
That is all tab I will supply you with. Now on to lyrics and chords
verse:
w/ fill 1 w/ fill 1
| A | B | E | E | A | B | E | E | A | A |
| A | A | B | B | B | B | A | E |
chorus:
w/ chorus part & fill when you feel like it
| B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | A | E |
bridge:
| F#/A# | F#/A# | F# | F# | C#m | C#m |
| F#/A# | F#/A# | F# | F# | C#m | C#m | B | B |
I hear you talking when I`m on the street
Your mouth don`t move but I can hear you speak
What`s the matter with the boy
He don`t come around no more
Is he checking out for sure
Is he gonna close the door on me
I`m always hearing voices on the street
I want to shout but I can hardly speak
I was making love last night
To a dancer friend of mine
I can`t seem to stay in step
`Cause she come every time she pirouettes over me
But I only get my rocks off when I`m sleeping
I only get my rocks off when I`m dreaming
I`m zipping through the days at lightning speed
Plug in flush out and fire that fucking feed
Heading for the overload
Splattered on a dusty road
Kick me like you kicked before
I can`t even feel the pain no more
But I only get my rocks off when I`m sleeping
I only get my rocks off when I`m dreaming
Feel so mesmerized can`t describe that scene
Feel so hypnotized all that inside me
The sunshine bores the daylights out of me
Chasing shadows moonlight mystery
Heading for the overload
Splattered on a dusty road
Kick me like you kicked before
I can`t even feel the pain no more
But I only get my rocks off when I`m sleeping
I only get my rocks off when I`m dreaming