Rocks Off - The Rolling Stones
Double Album - Exile On Main Street (1972)
[Intro tab]
E A E F#/A# B(5)
. . .
e|------------------|-----------------|
B|-----9-9-10-9-----|-----------------|
G|-----9-9-9--9-----|-----------------| x3
D|-----9-9-11-9-----|--------(9)------|
A|----------------9-|---9---9-9-------|
E|-0--------------6-|---6---6-7-------|
. = staccato
Play with slight variations, omit open E first time, play B5 staccato first time only.
[Intro]
E A E F#/A# B
E A E F#/A# B
E A E F#/A# B
E E
[Verse 1]
A B E
I hear you talking when I'm on the street,
A B E
Your mouth don't move but I can hear you speak.
[Pre-chorus]
A A
What's the matter with the boy? He don't come around no more.
B
Is he checking out for sure?
B A E
Is he gonna close the door on me?
[Verse 2]
A B E
I'm always hearing voices on the street,
A B E
I want to shout, but I can't hardly speak.
[Pre-chorus]
A A
I was making love last night, to a dancer friend of mine.
B B
I can't seem to stay in step, 'cause she come every time
A E
that she pirouettes over me.
[Chorus]
B
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming.
A E
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleepin'.
[Verse 3]
A B E
I'm zipping through the days at lightnin' speed.
A B E
Plug in, flush out and fire the fuckin' need.
[Pre-chorus]
A A
Headin' for the overload, splattered on the dirty road.
B
Kick me like you've kicked before,
B A E
I can't even feel the pain no more.
[Chorus]
B
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreaming.
A E
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleepin'.
[Bridge]
F#/A# F# C#m
Feel so hypnotized, can't describe the scene.
F#/A# F# C#m B
It's all mesmerized, all that inside me.
[Verse 4]
A B E
The sunshine bores the daylights out of me.
A B E
Chasing shadows, moonlight mystery.
[Pre-chorus]
A A
Headin' for the overload, splattered on the dirty road.
B
Kick me like you've kicked before,
B A E
I can't even feel the pain no more.
[Chorus]
B
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreamin'.
A E
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleepin'.
B
And I only get my rocks off while I'm dreamin'.
A E
I only get my rocks off while I'm sleepin'.
[Outro]
B
And I only get my socks off while I'm sleepin'.
A E
(Only get them off, get them off. Only get them off)
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fade out