Sympathy For The Devil

paroles & musique : M. Jagger/K. Richards © 1968

tempo :112 bpm       mesure :     4/4

 

introduction

8 mesures de percussions

 

 

premier couplet

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

Stolen many a man's soul and faith.

E                                                        A/C#  A

I was 'round when Jesus Christ had His mo… ment

                    E

of doubt and pain.
 E                                                     A/C#   A

Made damn sure that Pilate …washed his hands

                       E        Esus    E         B

 and sealed His fate.

 

 

refrain 1

B                                                       

Pleased to meet you  …

                         A           E                  A/E     E

 Hope you guess my … name.
                B                                      

But what's puzzling you…

                        A       E           E_sus                 E

 is the nature of my game.

 

 

deuxième couplet

Stuck around at Saint Petersburg
When I saw it was a-time for a change.
Killed the tzar and his ministers;
Anastasia screamed in vain.
I rode a tank held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank.

refrain

 

troisième couplet

I watched with glee
While your kings and queens (whoo whoo)
Fought for ten decades (whoo whoo)
For the gods they made. (whoo whoo)

I shouted out, (whoo whoo)
"Who killed the Kennedys?" (whoo whoo)
When after all (whoo whoo)
It was you and me. (whoo whoo)

Let me please introduce myself (whoo whoo)
I'm a man of wealth and taste. (whoo whoo)
And I lay traps for troubadours (whoo whoo)
Who get killed before they reached

Bombay. (whoo whoo, whoo whoo)

 

 

refrain

 

 

instrumental (sur les accords d’un couplet)

 

 

refrain

 

 

quatrième couplet

Just as every cop is a criminal (whoo whoo)
And all the sinners, Saints. (whoo whoo)
As heads is tails, (whoo whoo)
Just call me Lucifer (whoo whoo)
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint. (whoo whoo)

So if you meet me, (whoo whoo)
Have some courtesy (whoo whoo)
Have some sympathy, (whoo whoo)

 and some taste. (whoo whoo)
Use all your well-learned politesse (whoo whoo)
Or I'll lay your soul to waste. (whoo whoo

 

 

refrain

 

 

instrumental 2

ad libitum sur les accords du couplet