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Gimmie Shelter Lyrics
Oooo, oooo, oooo.
Oooo, oooo, oooo.
Oooo, a storm is threatenin', my very life today.
If I don't get some shelter, oh, I'm gonna' fade away.
CHORUS
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.
Oooo, see the fire sweeping, up every street today.
Burns like a red-coal carpet, mad bull lost it's way.
CHORUS
Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
Oooo, a storm is threatenin', my very life today.
If I don't get some shelter, oh, I'm gonna' fade away.
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.
I said a 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, kiss away, kiss away.
CHORUS
CHORUS
Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.
Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.
War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.
War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.
(repeat alternation to fade)
Oooo, oooo, oooo.
If I don't get some shelter, oh, I'm gonna' fade away.
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.
Burns like a red-coal carpet, mad bull lost it's way.
Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
If I don't get some shelter, oh, I'm gonna' fade away.
It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away.
Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.
War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.
War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.
Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.
(repeat alternation to fade)
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Submitted by
spliphstar On Jan 29, 2002
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In the life version of this song, from the 1971 tour in Shea Stadium New York New York, Mark farner says in the beginning,
"Yeah this song, This is like uh, Our generations national anthem..."
This song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones. GFR did a very good cover version of it.
i love grand funk. great band
I really don't care for the Rolling Stones (I only like Sympathy for the Devil). I prefer GFR version of this. Mark's chorus sounds wonderful.
I actually prefer this version over Rolling Stones version. Was never a big fan of the Rolling Stones anyways.
Anywho, obviously written during the Vietnam War era so I could see it being their "generation's national anthem"
Still a great song no matter who does it