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Rolling Sly Stone

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Tab
★4.1(10)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Bass Intro

I should be on my way I really ought not stay Far to strong, pin up on Hear my

"I'm gone!"

e||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B||-------------1-1--|----------1-1----|---------------1-1--|--------------------|
G||---2--0--2--------|--2--0--2--------|---2--0--2----------|--------------------|
D||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--5~---5/7---5---3--|
E||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|

I should have let you know This boat was made to row The band is who I'm married to And

is what god said to do

e||------------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------8-8-8----|
B||-------------1-1--|----------1-1----|---------------1-1---|---1h3----8-8-8----|
G||---2--0--2--------|--2--0--2--------|---2--0--2-----------|-------------------|
D||------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
A||------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|

I let my motor stray Forgive me where I play Sending my love to a Tennessee She got

now lets see

e||------------------|----------------|----------------|---------8-8-8-----------|
B||-------------3-1--|----------3-1---|--------------1-|-1h3-----8-8-8-----------|
G||---2--0--2--------|--2--0--2-------|----2--0--2-2---|-------------------------|
D||------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
A||------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
E||------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|

I remember who to surrender to The captain of my ship is brave It's brother's love on a

day

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B||-------------3-1--|----------3-1----|---------------1-1-|---------------------|
G||---2--0--2--------|--2--0--2--------|---2--0--2-2-------|---------------------|
D||------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|
A||------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-5~-5/7--------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|-------------------|---------------------|

Do do do dit do Do do do dit do

e||-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-|-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|
G||-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-11-|
D||-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|-x--9-x--9-x--9-x--9-x--9-x--9-x--9-|
A||-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Do do do dit do Do do do dit do

e||-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B||-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-x-13-|-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G||-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-x-12-|-x-11-x-11-x-11-x-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D||-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-x-10-|-x--9-x--9-x--9-x-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
A||-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Aw sure enough I love you

Aw sure enough I do

So just remember who you

Who you surrender to

e||--------------------------------|
B||-13--13-x-----------------------|
G||-12--12-x-12-12-14--------------|
D||-10--10-x-12-12-14--------------|
A||----------10-10-12--------------|
E||--------------------------------|
e||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B||-------------1-1--|----------1-1----|---------------1-1--|--------------------|
G||---2--0--2--------|--2--0--2--------|---2--0--2----------|--------------------|
D||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--5~---5/7---5---3--|
E||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|

I'm off to wonderland Just in my second hand Life is short but ain't it grand I'm a

outside but in demand

e||------------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------8-8-8----|
B||-------------1-1--|----------1-1----|---------------1-1---|---1h3----8-8-8----|
G||---2--0--2--------|--2--0--2--------|---2--0--2-----------|-------------------|
D||------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
A||------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|
E||------------------|-----------------|---------------------|-------------------|

I'll take it on my chin Go back and forth again Find me on some telephone With a broken

voice and a shaky tone

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B||-------------1-1--|----------1-1----|---------------1-1--|--------------------|
G||---2--0--2--------|--2--0--2--------|---2--0--2----------|--------------------|
D||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------5--|
A||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--5~---5/7---5------|
E||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|

Do unto others who You would have do to you Ain't no way I'd ever trade That sparer life

this piece of shade

e||------------------|----------------|----------------|---------8-8-8-----------|
B||-------------3-1--|----------3-1---|--------------1-|-1h3-----8-8-8-----------|
G||---2--0--2--------|--2--0--2-------|----2--0--2-2---|-------------------------|
D||------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
A||------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
E||------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|

Destined for battle zone Why's there no lesson on The lesson's not to wait for me Unless

got a taste for the bittersweet

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B||-------------3-1--|----------3-1---|--------------1-|-1h3-----8-8-8-----------|
G||---2--0--2--------|--2--0--2-------|----2--0--2-2---|-------------------------|
D||------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
A||------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|
E||------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------|

Do do do dit do

Do do do dit do

Do do do dit do

Do do do dit do

Aw sure enough I love you

Aw sure enough I do

So just remember who you

Who you surrender to

e||-10--10-12-12-10-10---10--10-12-12-10-10-|
B||-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-|
G||-11--11-11-11-11-11---11--11-11-11-11-11-|
D||-12--12-12-12-12-12---12--12-12-12-12-12-|
A||-----------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------|
e||-----------------------------------------|
B||-13--13-15-15-13-13----8--8-10-10--8--8--|
G||-14--14-14-14-14-14----9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D||-15--15-15-15-15-15---10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A||-----------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------|

Let your joy decide Let your joy decide

e||-10--10-12-12-10-10---10--10-12-12-10-10-|
B||-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-|
G||-11--11-11-11-11-11---11--11-11-11-11-11-|
D||-12--12-12-12-12-12---12--12-12-12-12-12-|
A||-----------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------|

Everything we do

e||-----------------------------------------|
B||-13--13-15-15-13-13----8--8-10-10--8--8--|
G||-14--14-14-14-14-14----9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D||-15--15-15-15-15-15---10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A||-----------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------|

Let your joy decide

Let your joy devide

Everything we do

Let your motor ride Let your motor ride

e||-10--10-12-12-10-10---10--10-12-12-10-10-|
B||-10--10-10-10-10-10---10--10-10-10-10-10-|
G||-11--11-11-11-11-11---11--11-11-11-11-11-|
D||-12--12-12-12-12-12---12--12-12-12-12-12-|
A||-----------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------------|

Everything we do Ow hit me

e||----------------------17-17-17--17-17--17-17-17--17-17-|
B||-13--13-15-15-13-13---17-17-17--17-17--17-17-17—-17-17-|
G||-14--14-14-14-14-14---17-17-17--17-17--17-17-17--17-17-|
D||-15--15-15-15-15-15------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------------------------|

Bass loopje

Solo:

(wah wah)

e||------------------------------|-----------5--------------|
B||------------------------------|---------5----------------|
G||-5h7~~~~-----7--5---------b5--|-------b7(9)_h5-7-5-b7(9)-|
D||------------------7p5--7------|-7p5-7--------------------|
A||------------------------------|--------------------------|
E||------------------------------|--------------------------|
e||---------------8--8--8----8—b10(12)-|-b10(12)p8------b16(17)-b16(17)-b16(17)-b16(17)-|
B||-----8-10-10-----------10-----------|-----------8------------------------------------|
G||-7/9--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D||------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

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