The Rolling Stones

Released: November 1, 2004

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: The Glimmer Twins Don Was

[Intro]
Oooooh

[Verse 1]
Ooh, a storm is threatening
My very life today
If I don't get some shelter
Ooh yeah, 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

[Verse 2]
Ooh, see the fire is sweeping
Our very street today
Burns like a red coal carpet
Mad bull lost your way

[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

[Guitar Solo 1]

[Bridge: Lisa Fischer]
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

[Audience Cheering]

[Verse 3]
Mmm, the floods is threatening
My very life today
Gimme the, gimme the shelter
Or I'm going to fade away

[Chorus]
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, shot away, away
It's just a shot away, it's just a shot away
It's just a shot away, shot away, away

[Guitar Solo 2]

[Outro]
I tell you love, sister
It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away
I tell you love, sister
Don't come this a-way, don't come this a-way
It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away
It's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away
It's just a kiss away, kiss away, kiss away, kiss away, kiss away
Yeah
Gimme shelter
Gimme shelter, yeah
Gimme shelter, yeah
Gimme shelter, yeah
Yeah
Gimme shelter
Gimme shelter
Gimme shelter, yeah

[Guitar Solo 3/Outro]

[Audience Applause]

[Spoken Word: Mick Jagger]
Try a bow Lisa. Yeah!

Formed in London in 1962, The Rolling Stones led the “British Invasion” along with The Beatles and were so successful their influence can be seen in arguably every rock ‘n’ roll band that followed.

Three of the current members have been there since the band’s singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, who write the majority of the band’s catalogue and also produced some albums as The Glimmer Twins; and drummer Charlie Watts. The fourth official member is guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has been there since 1975 (the keyboardist and bassist who play in studio and live are usually not listed). The Stones have released more than 20 studio albums, and even as age caught up on them, continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit, with big stadium tours continuing through the 1990s, 2000s and into the 2010s.

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