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Let It Bleed
Gimme Shelter

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The Rolling Stones

Gimme Shelter

Release date: 5th December 1969

From Let It Bleed

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"Gimme Shelter" is a track by The Rolling Stones, from the album Let It Bleed, released 5th December 1969. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about The Rolling Stones.

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Lyrics

Gimme Shelter

[Intro: Merry Clayton]

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh

[Verse 1: Mick Jagger]

Ooh, a storm is threatening

My very life today

If I don't get some shelter

Ooh yeah, I'm gonna fade away

[Chorus: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton]

War, children

It's just a shot away

It's just a shot away

War, children

It's just a shot away

It's just a shot away, yeah

[Verse 2: Mick Jagger, Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton]

Ooh, see the fire is sweepin'

Our very streets today

Burns like a red-coal carpet

Mad bull, lost your way

[Chorus: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton, Mick Jagger]

War, children, yeah

It's just a shot away

It's just a shot away

War, children, yeah

It's just a shot away

It's just a shot away

[Guitar Solo]

Hey-hey

[Bridge: Merry Clayton & Mick Jagger]

Rape, murder, it's just a shot away

It's just a shot away

Rape, murder, yeah, it's just a shot away

It's just a shot away

Rape, murder (Whoo), it's just a shot away

It's just a shot away, yeah

[Verse 3: Mick Jagger, Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton]

Mmm, a flood is threatening

My very life today

Gimme, gimme shelter

Or I'm gonna fade away

[Chorus: Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton]

War, children

It's just a shot away

It's just a shot away

It's just a shot away

It's just a shot away

It's just a shot away

[Outro: Mick Jagger, Mick Jagger & Merry Clayton]

I tell you, love, sister

It's just a kiss away

It's just a kiss away

It's just a kiss away

It's just a kiss away

It's just a kiss away

Kiss away, kiss away

[Instrumental Outro]

[Harmonica Solo]

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Let It Bleed

1969

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Album

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Release year

1969

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
Producer: Jimmy Miller
Engineer: Glyn Johns
Bass: Bill Wyman
Drums: Charlie Watts
Guitar: Keith Richards
Vocals: Merry Clayton, Mick Jagger
Background Vocals: Keith Richards, Merry Clayton, Mick Jagger
Harmonica: Mick Jagger
Percussion: Jimmy Miller
Piano: Nicky Hopkins

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