Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones Cover)

(Jagger, Richards) from the album "The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet" (1968)

-Sympathy for the Devil-

Please allow me to introduce myself
Im a man of wealth and taste
Ive been around for a long, long year
Stole many a mans soul and faith
I was around when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands to seal his fate.

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But whats puzzling you
Is just the nature of my game.

I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
I Killed the Czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain
I rode a tank
Held a generals rank
When the Blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank.

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But whats puzzling you
Is just the nature of my game.

I watched with glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the gods they made
I shouted out,
Who killed the Kennedys?
When after all
It was you and me
Let me please introduce myself
Im a man of wealth and taste
And I laid tracks for troubadours
Who get killed before they reach Bombay.

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
But whats puzzling you
Is just the nature of my game.

Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners, saints
As heads is tails
Just call me Lucifer
Because Im in need of some restraint
So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
Give all your well-learned politesse
Or Ill lay your soul to waste.

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name
But whats puzzling you
Is just the nature of my game.

Tell me baby, whats my name
Tell me sweetie, whats my name
Tell me honey, can you guess my name
I tell you one time, youre to blame

Who? Who?
Who? Who?
Who? Who?

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Music

Tags:

• rolling
• stones
• sympathy
• devil
• Beggars
• Banquet
• guitar
• acoustic
• cover
• palbolt

[PawneePilot22]

Very nice

I'm intrigued by the guitar: why play a 12 string with 6 strings removed? Is it just that you didn't want to buy a six string guitar, or some other reason?

Was that regular tuning btw?

[palbolt]

Thanks, it is in Eb tuning (standard but down a semi-tone. I removed the other six strings because tuning was too annoying. I didn't think of buying another guitar because there was beer to buy!

[chabeworks]

@palbolt i luv that reply--and your rendition was really good

[starvinfolkartist]

I'm watching the Stones covers uploaded to utube.

They're 1 of my faves...not bad.

[glowfilmsau]

What a great, unique cover - I'm sure the Stones would love it!

[Trintaman]

Bealtiful version!

[plitwit]

Brilliant. Love your covers. Thanks for sharing your passion with us.

[GuiTuber]

Now that was down right innovative. I loved that. Awesome job, Pabolt. -Rob

[kazl1m]

I loved the pace you set. Had to mark this one as a Favorite! Thanks!

Kaz

[karly7567]

very good :)