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Tumbling Dice

by The Rolling Stones · posted by chibluesteve

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How to read this tab — notation key
+
Blow note
−
Draw note
b or '
Half-step bend
bb or ''
Two half-step bend
bbb or '''
Three half-step bend
(###)
Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *
Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab
-7 7    7    7  -5 5
Women think I'm tasty,
 5    5      6  7   7 7   7   -5   5    
but they're always tryin' to waste me
 5   6   7   7    7  -5 5    5    6 -5 6 
And make me burn the candle right down,
 5  -8 8  -8 8  5  -7    7   7  6 -5 5  5  5  -5    
But baby, baby, I don't need no jewels in my crown.
   5    6   7  6 -5  5   6   7     5  5 
'Cause all you women is low down gamblers,
 -7 -6    7   7  -5    5    6
Cheatin' like I don't know how,
 5  -8 8  -8 8    5     -7 7  7   7   -5    5   -5 6
But baby, baby, there's fever in the funk house now.
 5    6   6   -5  5     5  6   6    6   6 -5  5
This low down bitchin' got my poor feet a itchin',
 5   -7   7   7    7    6   5   -5   6 -5 6
You know you know the duece is still wild.
-8 8  7  -8    8     7   7  5  -7 7 -7 6 5 
Baby, I can't stay, you got to roll----- me
 5   6   -5  5  -5 -3  5 -5 6 -5 5  
And call me the tumblin' dice-----
-7 7   7  7 -5 5   5  6 7   7   7  -5 5 
Always in a hurry, I never stop to worry,
 -7    5   5   5   6    -5  5   6 -5 6 -5 6 -5 6
Don't you see the time flashin' by.
-8 8    7  7  -8  8
Honey, got no money,
 7   7  -7 7   7   6  5   5  -5 6
I'm all sixes and sevens and nines.
 7  -7   7  6   5   5   6    6 4 -3 
Say now, baby, I'm the rank outsider,
 6   6  6  6   6  -5  5  6 <-5 6 -5 6 -5 6
You can be my partner in crime.
 5  -8 8  7  -8    8
But baby, I can't stay,
 7   7  7  -7 7 -7 7 6 5
You got to roll------- me 
 5   6   -5  5  -5 -3 5
and call me the tumblin',
-7 7 -7 7 6 5
Roll------- me 
 5   6   -5  5  -5 -3 5  -5 6 -5 5
and call me the tumblin' dice.
7   -7  7   6    6   7   -7   7    6  5
Oh, my, my, my, I'm the lone crap shooter,
 6  7    7    5   5  -5  6 7
Playin' the field ev'ry night.
-8 8   -8    8
Baby, can't stay,
 5   5  5  -7 7 -7 7 6 5 
You got to roll------- me 
 5   6   -5  5  -5 -3  5   
and call me the tumblin' 
-7 7 -7 7 6 5
Roll------- me 
 5   6   -5  5  -5 -3  5  -5 6 -5 5
and call me the tumblin'  dice-----,

(repeat and fade)
 5  5   -5  5
Got to roll me.
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound

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