Gimme Shelter lyrics
by Grand Funk Railroad



Oooo, oooo, oooo.Oooo, oooo, oooo.Oooo, a storm is threatenin', my very life today.If I don't get some shelter, oh, I'm gonna' fade away.CHORUSWar 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.Oooo, see the fire sweeping, up every street today.Burns like a red-coal carpet, mad bull lost it's way.CHORUSRape, murder, 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.Rape, murder, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.Oooo, a storm is threatenin', my very life today.If I don't get some shelter, oh, I'm gonna' fade away.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.I said a 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, kiss away, kiss away.CHORUSCHORUSLove sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.War children, it's just a shot away, it's just a shot away.Love sister, it's just a kiss away, it's just a kiss away.(repeat alternation to fade)

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