Sympathy For The Devil

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sympathy for the devil chords
the rolling stones *

E D
please allow me to introduce myself
A E
i’m a man of wealth and taste
E D
i’ve been around for a long , long year
A E
stole many a man’s soul and faith

E D
and i was ’round when jesus christ
A E
had his moment of doubt and pain
D
made damn sure that pilate
A E
washed his hands and sealed his fate

B
pleased to meet you
E
hope you guess my name
B
but what’s puzzling you
A E
is the nature of my game

E D
i stuck around st . petersburg
A E
when i saw it was a time for a change
D
killed the czar and his ministers
A E
anastasia screamed in vain

E
i rode a tank
D
held a general’s rank
A
when the blitzkrieg raged
E
and the bodies stank

B
pleased to meet you
E
hope you guess my name
B
but what’s puzzling you
A E
is the nature of my game
E
i watched with glee
D
while your kings and queens
A
fought for ten decades
E
for the gods they made

E
i shouted out
D
“who killed the kennedys?”
A
when after all
E
it was you and me

E D
let me please introduce myself
A E
i’m a man of wealth and taste
D
and i laid traps for troubadours
A E
who get killed before they reached bombay

B
pleased to meet you
E
hope you guess my name
B
but what’s puzzling you
A E
is the nature of my game
oh yeah , get down , baby

solo

B
pleased to meet you
E
hope you guess my name
B
but what’s puzzling you
A E
is the nature of my game

E D
just as every cop is a criminal
A E
and all the sinners saints

as heads is tails
D
just call me lucifer
A E
’cause i’m in need of some restraint

E
so if you meet me
D
have some courtesy
A E
have some sympathy , and some taste
D
use all your well – learned politesse
A E
or i’ll lay your soul to waste , um yeah

B
pleased to meet you
E
hope you guess my name
B
but what’s puzzling you
A E
is the nature of my game
um baby , get down

woo , who
oh yeah , get on down
oh yeah
oh yeah!
tell me baby , what’s my name
tell me honey , baby guess my name
tell me baby , what’s my name
i tell you one time , you’re to blame
ooo , who
ooo , who
ooo , who
ooo , who , who
ooo , who , who
ooo , who , who
ooo , who , who
oh , yeah
what’s my name
tell me , baby , what’s my name
tell me , sweetie , what’s my name
ooo , who , who
ooo , who , who
ooo , who , who
ooo , who , who
ooo , who , who
ooo , who , who
ooo , who , who
oh , yeah

* alternate :

capo ii

E = D
D = C
A = G
B = A

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