Rocks Off

	  		Transcribed by: Patrik Lundstrom, [email protected] 
 
About the song: This song is the opening track of the '72 double album  
                "Exile on Main St." 
 
I know this this isn't exactly how Keith plays it, but this works 
quite nice for me anyway. There is no need for the open G tuning 
in my version but if you want to you can do so without having to 
substitute too much of my tabing. Occasionally I tune down the  
A-string to a G which enables me to do Stones chording and still  
play lead on the higher strings the way I'm used to. Experiment 
yourself. Since the right timing is hard to show in tablature, I 
haven't even tried to get it right. Listen to the record and you 
will get the feel. Last but not least, I'm not a very accomplished 
guitar-player or Stones interpreter but I hope this will help  
someone to play one of the greatest songs of all times, 
 
Autor: Patrik 
 
 
intro: 
3 times				     2 times 
E--------------------------------:||-----------------------:|| 
B---9--9--10--9------------------:||---9--9--9------9------:|| 
G---9--9--9---9------------------:||---9--9--9------9------:|| 
D---9--9--11--9------------9--9--:||---9--9--9--11-----11--:|| 
A-----------------9--9--9--9--9--:||-----------------------:|| 
E-----------------6--6--6--7--7--:||-----------------------:|| 
 
 
fill 1: 
 
E-------------------------------------| 
B---9--9--9------9-------9---10--9----| 
G---9--9--9------9-------9---9---9----| 
D---9--9--9--11-----11---9---11--9----| 
A-------------------------------------| 
E-------------------------------------| 
 
 
Chorus: 
8 times 
E---------------:||-------|-------| 
B---4--4--5--4--:||---2---|---9---| 
G---4--4--4--4--:||---2---|---9---| 
D---4--4--6--4--:||---2---|---9---| 
A---------------:||-------|-------| 
E---------------:||-------|-------| 
 
 
Chorus fill: (Bobby Keys' and Jim Price's parts actually) 
 
E--------------------| 
B--------------------| 
G---13--13--11--10---| 
D---15--15--13--11---| 
A--------------------| 
E--------------------| 
 
 
That is all tab I will supply you with. Now on to lyrics and chords 
 
 
verse: 
	w/ fill 1	w/ fill 1 
| A | B | E | E | A | B | E | E | A | A | 
 
| A | A | B | B | B | B | A | E | 
 
 
Chorus: 
w/ Chorus part & fill when you feel like it 
| B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | A | E |  
 
 
bridge: 
 
| F#/A# | F#/A# | F# | F# | C#m | C#m | 
| F#/A# | F#/A# | F# | F# | C#m | C#m | B | B | 
 
 
 
I hear you talking when I'm on the street 
Your mouth don't move but I can hear you speak 
What's the matter with the boy  
He don't come around no more 
Is he checking out for sure 
Is he gonna close the door on me 
 
I'm always hearing voices on the street 
I want to shout but I can hardly speak 
I was making love last night  
To a dancer friend of mine 
I can't seem to stay in step 
'Cause she come every time she pirouettes over me 
 
But I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping 
I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming 
 
I'm zipping through the days at lightning speed 
Plug in flush out and fire that fucking feed 
Heading for the overload 
Splattered on a dusty road 
Kick me like you kicked before 
I can't even feel the pain no more 
 
But I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping 
I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming 
 
Feel so mesmerized can't describe that scene 
Feel so hypnotized all that inside me 
 
The sunshine bores the daylights out of me 
Chasing shadows moonlight mystery 
Heading for the overload 
Splattered on a dusty road 
Kick me like you kicked before 
I can't even feel the pain no more 
 
But I only get my rocks off when I'm sleeping 
I only get my rocks off when I'm dreaming