Rocks off
D - A D - A
D - A - D
G A
D
1. I hear you talking when I'm on the street,
G
A D
your mouth
don't move but I can hear you speak.
G
- G
What's the matter with the
boy? He don't come around no more ?
A - A G
- D
Is he checking out for sure? Is he gonna close the door on me?
G A
D
2. I'm always hearing voices on the street,
G A
D
I want to shout, but I can't hardly speak.
G
- G
I was making love last night to a dancer friend of mine,
A
I can't seem to stay in step,
A G - D
'cause she
come ev'ry time that she pirouettes over me.
A
But I only get my rocks off
while I'm dreaming,
G D
I only get my rocks off while
I'm sleeping.
G A
D
3. I'm zipping through the days at lightning speed.
G A
D
plug in, flush out and fire
the fuckin' feed.
G - G
Heading for the overload, splattered on the dirty road,
A
kick me like you've kicked before,
A
G - D
I can't even feel the pain no
more.
A
But I only get my rocks off
while I'm dreaming,
G D
I only get my rocks off while
I'm sleeping.
E - E B7
Feel so hypnotized, can't describe the scene,
E - E B7 - A
it’s all mesmerized all that inside me.
G A
D
4. The sunshine bores the daylights out of me.
G A
D
chasing shadows, moonlight
mystery.
G - G
Headed for the overload, splattered on the dirty road,
A
kick me like you've kicked
before,
A G - D
I can't even feel the pain no
more.
A
But I only get my rocks off
while I'm dreaming,
G D
I only get my rocks off while
I'm sleeping.
A
But I only get my rocks off
while I'm dreaming,
G D
I only get my rocks off while
I'm sleeping.
A ~ ~ G - D (3x) ……
(orig. = capo 2nd) (The Rolling
Stones)