Sympathy For the Devil
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E D A E
Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth and taste
D A E
I've been around for long, long years stole many a man's soul and faith
D A/C# A E
And I was around when Jesus Christ had His moment of doubt and pain
D A/C# A E Esus4 E
Made damn sure that Pilate washed his hands and sealed his fate
B A E A/E E
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name,
B E/B B A E Esus4 E
but what's puzzling you, is the nature of my game
D A E
I stuck around St. Petersburg when I saw it was a time for a change
D A/C# A E
Killed the Czar and his ministers, Anastasia screamed in vain
D A/C# A
I rode a tank held a general's rank when the blitzkrieg raged
E Esus4 E
and the bodies stank
B A E A/E E
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, Oh yeah
B E/B B E A/E E
Ah what's puzzling you, is the nature of my game, oh yeah (woo woo, woo woo)
E D A/C# A E
I watched with glee while your kings and queens fought for ten decades for the gods they made
(woo woo, woo woo)
Esus4 E D A/C# E Esus4
I shouted out, "Who killed the Kennedys?" when after all it was you and me(who who, who who)
E D A/C# A E Esus E
Let me please introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste
D A/C# E Esus4 E
And I laid traps for troubadours who get killed before they reached Bombay(woo woo, who who)
B A E Esus4 E
Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name, Oh yeah
B E/B B A E A/E E
But what's puzzling you, is the nature of my game(woo woo, who who) Well get down
1st Solo
E A/E E D G/D D
|-----------12-----------------|------------------------------|
|-------------15p12------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------14Brp12----|------------------------------|
|--------------------------14~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/C# D/A A E7 A/E E
|-----------12-----------------|------------------------------|
|-------------15p12------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------14Brp12----|--------------------12-14-14B-|
|--------------------------14--|-----------------14-----------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E7 A/E E D7 G/D D
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------15B-|------------------------------|
|--------------------12-14-----|------------------------------|
|-----------------14-----------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A7/C# D/A A E7 A/E E
|-17B|------17~~~~~~~~-15b------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-17~~~~~----------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E7 A/E E D7 G/D D
|--17p15--17--17p15-17-15------|-------15-17--17B-r-15-17p15--|
|-------17-----------------17--|-15h17---------------------17-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A7/C# D/A A E7 A/E E
|------17B|--r17-17----15-17-15b|------------------------------|
|----17------------------------|----------------17~~~~~-------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
E7 A/E E D7 G/D D
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------17------------|------17----17-17-17----------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A7/C# D/A A E7 A/E E
|------15-17-17b--17--15-17-15bb--------15-17-15p17p15--------|
|---17-------------------------|17-15-17----------------17-17~|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/E E B E/B
Pleased to meet you
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--17~~~~~------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-14p--------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
B B A E
Pleased to meet you, hope you guessed my name
B E/B A E E/A E
But what's confusing you is just the nature of my game(woo woo, who who)
D A/C# A E
Just as every cop is a criminal and all the sinners saints
A E D A/C# A E
As heads is tails just call me Lucifer 'cause I'm in need of some restraint(woo woo, who who)
A E D A/C# A E
So if you meet me, have some courtesy have some sympathy and some taste(woo woo)
D A/C# A E Esus4 E
Use all your well-learned politesse or I'll lay your soul to waste(woo woo, woo woo)
B B A E A/E E
Pleased to meet you, hope you guessed my name , um yeah(woo woo)
B E/B A E E/A E
But what's puzzling you is just the nature of my game(woo woo, woo woo)
Obs:.Junto do segundo solo, o Mick Jagger até com uma voz engraçada essa parte, o legal dessa parte é ter
uma outra pessoa cantando o (woo woo who who) e outro cantando a parte do Mick.
Woo, who
Oh yeah, get on down
Oh yeah
Oh yeah!
(woo woo)
Tell me baby, what's my name
Tell me honey, can ya guess my name
Tell me baby, what's my name
I tell you one time, you're to blame
Oh, who
woo, woo
Woo, who
Woo, woo
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Oh, yeah
What's my name
Tell me, baby, what's my name
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Oh, yeah
Woo woo
Woo woo
2nd solo
E7 D A7/C# E A E7
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|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----14Brp12-------------------|
|------------------------------|------------14----------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/C#
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----14Brp12-------------------|------------------------------|
|------------14----------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D
|--12--------------------------|------------------------------|
|--12--------------------------|------------------------------|
|----14Brp12-------------------|-----12-14-14B|--14-12-14-12---|
|------------14----------------|--14-----------------------14-|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/C# A E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D
|----12--15--------------------|----12--15--------------------|
|----------15------------------|----------15------------------|
|-------------14Brp12----------|---------------12-------------|
|---------------------14-------|-------------------14---------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/C# A E
|----12--15--------------------|-------------------12------15B|
|----------15------------------|------------------------12----|
|-------------12bb-------------|------------------------------|
|------------------14--12------|-14p--------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----15B|----------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/C# A E
|------------------------------|---17B|----17----15-17--15bb---|
|----------r-------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|----14Brp12-------------------|
|------------------------------|------------14----------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
A/C# A E
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------12-14--14-12\---------|
|------------------------------|---14-------------------------|
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----------------- Acordes -----------------
A = X 0 2 2 2 0
A/C# = X 4 X 2 5 5
A/E = 0 X 2 2 2 0
A7/C# = X 4 5 2 5 X
B = X 2 4 4 4 2
D = X X 0 2 3 2
D/A = X 0 X 2 3 2
D7 = X X 0 2 1 2
E = 0 2 2 1 0 0
E/A = X 0 2 1 0 0
E/B = X 2 2 1 0 0
E7 = 0 2 2 1 3 0
Esus = 0 2 2 1 0 0
Esus4 = 0 2 2 2 0 0
G/D = X 5 5 4 3 X
How to play Sympathy For the Devil
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.