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Can't You Hear Me Knocking

The Rolling Stones
Version1TuningE2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Guitar lick based on chords ---------
 (start with playing middle notes of the F chord barred on the 8th fret,
 and slide between the chords quickly to get the idea. Whittle it down
 from there :)
 Yeah, you  got satin shoes
 Yeah, you  got plastic  boots
 Y'all got  cocaine eyes
 Yeah, you  got speed-freak  jive
Can't  you hear me knockin'  on your window
Can't  you hear me knockin' on  your door
Can't  you hear me knockin'  down your dirty street, yeah
Help  me baby, ain't  no stranger
 Help me baby, ain't no stranger
 Help me baby, ain't no stranger
Can't  you hear me knockin', ahh,  are you safe asleep?
Can't  you hear me knockin', yeah,  down the gas  light street, now
Can't  you hear me knockin', yeah,  throw me down the keys
 Alright now
Hear  me ringing big  bell tolls
 Hear me singing soft and low
 I've been begging on my knees
 I've been kickin', help me please
Hear  me prowlin', I'm  gonna take  you down
 Hear me growlin', Yeah, I've got flatted feet now, now, now, now
 Hear me howlin', And all, all around your street now
 Hear me knockin', And all, all around your town
 Jam - Sax Solo - Guitar Solo

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Readable chord sheet for Can't You Hear Me Knocking by The Rolling Stones

Tuning: E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4 (low to high)

Guitar lick based on chords [F]-[E]-[D]-[E]-[F]-[E]-[D]-[D]-[B]-[D]
(start with playing middle notes of the F chord barred on the 8th fret,
and slide between the chords quickly to get the idea.  Whittle it down
from there :)

[C]   Yeah, [D]you got satin shoes

[C]   Yeah, [G]you got [D]plastic boots

[C]   Y'all [D]got cocaine eyes

[C]   Yeah, [G]you got [D]speed-freak jive

[C]Can't you hear me [D]knockin' on your window

[C]Can't you hear me [G]knockin' [D]on your door

[C]Can't you hear me [D]knockin' down your dirty street, yeah  [C]

[G]Help me [F]baby, [C]ain't no [G]stranger
Help me baby, ain't no stranger
Help me baby, ain't no stranger

[C]Can't you hear me knockin', [D]ahh, are you safe asleep?

[C]Can't you hear me knockin', [G]yeah, down the [D]gas light street, now

[C]Can't you hear me knockin', [D]yeah, throw me down the keys  [C]
Alright now

[G]Hear me [F]ringing [C]big bell [G]tolls
Hear me singing soft and low
I've been begging on my knees
I've been kickin', help me please

[G]Hear me [F]prowlin', [C]I'm gonna [G]take you down
Hear me growlin', Yeah, I've got flatted feet now, now, now, now
Hear me howlin', And all, all around your street now
Hear me knockin', And all, all around your town

Jam - Sax Solo - Guitar Solo

[Dm7]   [Em7]   [Dm7]   [Em7]                           [Dm7]

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