Gimme Shelter song by The Rolling Stones from Primary Album Let-it-bleed. The music is composed and produced by Joel. Genre is Soul, UK, Singer-Songwriter music. The Record company is unknown. Released on December 5, 1969.
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Gimme Shelter Meaning
| [[Intro: Merry Clayton] Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh [Verse 1: Mick Jagger] Ooh, a storm is threatening My very life today If I don’t get some shelter Ooh yeah, I’m gonna fade away [Chorus: Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton] 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, yeah [Verse 2: Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton] Ooh, see the fire is sweepin’ Our very streets today Burns like a red-coal carpet Mad bull lost your way , [Chorus: Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton] War, children, yeah It’s just a shot away It’s just a shot away War, children,yeah It’s just a shot away It’s just a shot away [Instrumental Break 02:04-02:44] [Guitar Solo] [Bridge: Merry Clayton] Rape, murder, it’s just a shot away It’s just a shot away Rape, murder, yeah, 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 Yeah [Verse 3: Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton] Mmm, a flood is threatening My very life today Gimme, gimme shelter Or I’m going to fade away , [Chorus: Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton] 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 [Outro: Mick Jagger and Merry Clayton] 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 [Instrumental Outro] [Harmonica Solo]] |
Common queries
- What is the name of the producer of the lyrics for Gimme Shelter?
This lirics prodiucer by Jimmy Miller.
- Who is credited with writing the music and lyrics to this song? Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter song is written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
- Who is the vocalist for this track?
The Gimme Shelter lyrics Song vocalist is Merry Clayton & Mick Jagger
