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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1998 13:40:25 +0100
From: Benjamin Reed
Subject: CRD r/rolling_stones/torn_and_frayed.crd
written by Jagger-Richards, From the album `Exile on Main Street`
Transcribed by Benjamin Reed. breed@globalnet.co.uk
Its played as normal chords rather than barre chords and the `d`
chords will often have a `sus4` or is played with 2 fingers
(ignoring the finger placement on the e string-i think its called
an add2)but more often than not it is just a straight `d`
d, a, e, d
a g d
hey let them follow you down
d a e d
way undergound, wind and he`s bound
a g d
bound to follow you down
d a e d
just a deadbeat, right off the street
a g d
bound to follow you down
a g d
though ball rooms and smelly bordellos
a g d
and dressing rooms filled with parasites
a g d
on stage, the band has got problems
a d a a d a
theyre a bag of nerves on first nights
a g d
he aint tied down to no home town
yeh and you thought he was reckless
you think hes bad, he thinks youre mad
yeh, and the guitar player looks reckless
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CHORUS
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a g d
well his coat is torn and frayed
a g d
and its seen much better days
a g d
just as long as the guitar plays
a d a a d a
let ity steal your heart away
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d a e d
Joes got a cough, sounds kind of rough
a g d
yeh, got the codine to fix it
d a e d
Doctor prescribes drugstore supplies
a g d
who`s gonna help him to kick it
repeat chorus
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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kostas Rhythm Player |
#1 by kostas kouveliotis at Jul 17, 1970 at 4:40 AM EST |
| pt? are you Mick Taylor in disguise?? If you are youre an ace guitarist. Maybe its just a bluesy made up lyric? | |
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FUCK Rhythm Player |
#2 by FUCK OFF at Sep 11, 1971 at 8:25 AM EST |
| Keith Vs. Mick is all opinion. Mick held the band together for a good part of the 70's and always wrote a bulk of the lyrics.....the best musician was Mick Taylor (check out the up grade on Ya-ya's on the old material) Boot leg stuff from 73 shows even more so how Taylor was By FAR the best musican.....and that's why the stones will never release cock sucker blues and other live material from 70-73. O the song? I though it said his "arm" is torn and Frayed. i.e. junkie's shot up arm.....if in fact that is the line, it's pretty sick. either way a hell of a song on the greatest album ever. | |
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zoe Wanna Be |
#3 by zoe cherrie at Jul 28, 1976 at 8:54 PM EST |
| That sounds pretty accurate, especially since Keith was known for wearing his favorite jackets and shirts until they literally fell off his body. I love the verse about Joe. How very true those words are. | |
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Dan Lead Player |
#4 by Dan archy at Oct 30, 1987 at 2:52 AM EST |
| mick wrote this about keith and heroin. mick saved keith's life. keith would be dead now if mick hadn't set aside everything to pull his friend out of his addiction, even though keith fought him every step of the way. Mick & keith are my favorite love story. | |
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Phillip Average |
#5 by Phillip Nguyen at Sep 9, 1989 at 9:40 PM EST |
| Definitely about Keef. | |
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The Mexican Who Average |
#6 by The Mexican Who's Living Under Satan's Wing at Mar 10, 1991 at 5:52 PM EST |
| i think mick wrote this about keith. i think he is basically saying: 'things are going to get worse, but until they do, just enjoy things.' | |
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phil Average |
#7 by phil gdfgr at Oct 27, 1996 at 2:24 AM EST |
| That's not right. Mick and Bianca have tried to take credit for helping Keith kick heroin but in truth they did very little. In fact, after Keith got his act together, he says that Mick privately wished he was a junkie again because Mick had gotten used to being the sole leader of the band and resented Keith's new input. And why wouldn't he resent it? After all he knows deep down that Keith is a much better pure musician than himself. Keith has more emotion and "realness" in his pinky toe than Mick has in his entire body. | |
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