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Song title: Gimme shelter

(Jagger, Richard) by The Rolling Stones

Gimme shelter

Oh, a storm is threat'ning
My very life today
If I don't get some shelter
Oh yeah, 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

Ooh, see the fire is sweepin'
Our very street today
Burns like a red coal carpet
Mad bull lost its way

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

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

The floods is threat'ning
My very life today
Gimme, gimme shelter
Or 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 tell you 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
It's just a kiss away
Kiss away, kiss away

Notes: Often bridged into the coda of Cover me during the 1988 tour.


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This song has never been published on any official release.

Very few performances of this songs are known (to me, at least!):
 - 17/10/1995 Stone Pony, Asbury Park,NJ ,USA, during the soundcheck.
 - 21/10/1995 Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh,PA ,USA

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Unique known live performance: 21/10/1995 Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh,PA ,USA

Song 'history':


The song was only played in informal happenings or off-tour appearances (21/10/1995 Nick's Fat City, Pittsburgh,PA ,USA)
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