Sittin On A Fence Tab by The Rolling Stones

Sittin On A Fence tab by The Rolling Stones

Guitar Tab

This first tab is the part played by Brian Jones on classical guitar.  I'm fairly
confident the notes are in the right order but my spacings might be a bit out?  Listen to the
original Stones version to get the correct tempo and timings.

INTRO
e|-----9-11-12--12-12--11--9-9--9-9----------------------------------------|
B|-12-------------------------------12----9-10-10--9-9-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
G|-------------------------------------11-----------------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7 -6h7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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VERSE 1
Since I was young

e|-12-12-11-11-9-9---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------9-10-10-10---9-9-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5|
G|-----------------11--------------------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-12-11-11-9-9---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------9-10-10-10----9-10----9-10----9-10-10----9-10--------|
G|-----------------11------------11------11------11---------11-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS
               I'm just sittin
e|----9-11-12-12-12-12--11--9-9-9-9----------------------------------------|
B|-12--------------------------------12-12----9-10-10-10-9-9-7--5-5-5-5----|
G|-----------------------------------------11------------------7-7-7-7-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Trying to make up
e|-----------------------------12-12-11-11-9-9-9-9-------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5----------------------12----9-10-10-9-9-7-----|
G|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7--------------------------11-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

So I'm sittin on a fence  (Pause)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------9-11-12--|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------12----------|
G|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 2
   All of my friends at school
e|-12-12-11-11-9-9---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------9-10-10-10---9-9-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5|
G|-----------------11--------------------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

One things not said too much
e|-12-12-11-11-9-9---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------9-10-10-10----9-10----9-10----9-10-10----9-10--------|
G|-----------------11------------11------11------11---------11-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS
               I'm just sittin
e|----9-11-12-12-12-12--11--9-9-9-9----------------------------------------|
B|-12--------------------------------12-12----9-10-10-10-9-9-7--5-5-5-5----|
G|-----------------------------------------11------------------7-7-7-7-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Trying to make up
e|-----------------------------12-12-11-11-9-9-9-9-------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5----------------------12----9-10-10-9-9-7-----|
G|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7--------------------------11-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

So I'm sittin on a fence  (No pause, straight into Instrumental bit)
e|-------------------------9-11-12-----------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---12-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

INSTRUMENTAL BIT

e|-12-12-11-11-9-9---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------9-10-10-10---9-9-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5|
G|-----------------11--------------------7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-12-11-11-9-9---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------9-10-10-10----9-10----9-10----9-10-10----9-10--------|
G|-----------------11------------11------11------11---------11-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS
               I'm just sittin
e|----9-11-12-12-12-12--11--9-9-9-9----------------------------------------|
B|-12--------------------------------12-12----9-10-10-10-9-9-7--5-5-5-5----|
G|-----------------------------------------11------------------7-7-7-7-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Trying to make up
e|-----------------------------12-12-11-11-9-9-9-9-------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5----------------------12----9-10-10-9-9-7-----|
G|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7--------------------------11-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

So I'm sittin on a fence
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

PAUSE FOR HARPSICHORD BIT.  The day will come when you get old etc.

CHORUS
               I'm just sittin
e|----9-11-12-12-12-12--11--9-9-9-9----------------------------------------|
B|-12--------------------------------12-12----9-10-10-10-9-9-7--5-5-5-5----|
G|-----------------------------------------11------------------7-7-7-7-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Trying to make up
e|-----------------------------12-12-11-11-9-9-9-9-------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5----------------------12----9-10-10-9-9-7-----|
G|-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-6h7-7-7-7--------------------------11-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

So I'm sittin on a fence
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

OUTRO

e|----9-11-12--12-12--11--9-9--9-9-----------------------------------------|
B|-12------------------------------12----9-10-10---9-9-7--5-5-5-5----5-----|
G|------------------------------------11-----------------7-7-7-7-6----7----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---12--------12----------------------------------------------------------|
B|------9h10---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9---------9-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Keith Richards guitar part.

INTRO
            D  /  E  / A / D                  D    Dsus4   D
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
-------(0)---------------------0--------------------------------|
--0-2-4--------------------------0-4-2-----0--------------------|
-----------------------------------------4----------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1

G            A                           D

Since I was young I've been very hard to please

G           A               D        D7

And I don't know wrong from right

G

But there is one thing I could never understand

A           Asus4               A              Asus4

Some of the sick things that a girl does to a man, so

CHORUS

D        G            A

I'm just sitting on a fence

D       G            A       Asus4

You can say I got no sense

D             E

Trying to make up my mind

A             D

Really is too horrifying

G       A           D      Dsus4   D  Dsus4

So I'm sitting on a fence

VERSE 2

G           A                                   D

All of my friends at school grew up and settled down

G          A                 D        D7

And they mortgaged up their lives

G

One things not said too much, but I think it's true

A            Asus4                   A             Asus4

They just get married cause there's nothing else to do, so

CHORUS

D        G            A

I'm just sitting on a fence

D       G            A       Asus4

You can say I got no sense

D             E

Trying to make up my mind

A             D

Really is too horrifying

G        A          D      Dsus4   D  Dsus4

So I'm sitting on a fence



Instrumental bit  next.

G           A                         D

G           A                 D        D7

G

A            Asus4              A               Asus4

CHORUS

D        G            A

I'm just sitting on a fence

D       G            A       Asus4

You can say I got no sense

D             E

Trying to make up my mind

A             D

Really is too horrifying

G        A          D      Dsus4   D  Dsus4

So I'm sitting on a fence

Verse 3. with the Harpsichord playing in background. Play slower and lighter picking the
odd 4th or 5th string to suit.

G               A                            D

The day can come when you get old and sick and tired of life

G        A         D       D7

You just never realize

G

Maybe the choice you made wasn't really right

A

But you go out and you don't come back at night, so

CHORUS at normal pace again

D        G            A

I'm just sitting on a fence

D       G            A      Asus4

You can say I got no sense

D             E

Trying to make up my mind

A           D

Really is too horrifying

G        A          D      Dsus4   D  Dsus4

So I'm sitting on a fence

OUTRO

D   E   A    D   G    A    D   Dsus4  D

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