The Rolling Stones

Back Street Girl(Tabs)

The Rolling Stones

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	        BACK STREET GIRL 

As recorded by The Rolling Stones 
(From the 1967 Album FLOWERS) 

Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards 

Transcribed by Slowhand 


Gtr I (D G C F A D) - 'Keith Richards - Acoustic Guitar (1 step down)' 


   Intro 
    Q=154 
    E/A        D/A        A 
   3/4 
    Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. / 1 step down: D G C F A D)  
    Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q 
||-----4-----|----2-----|-------5-----|----5--5--| 
||o-------5--|-------3--|-----2---3-5-|----2--2--| 
||-----------|----------|---2---------|----2--2--| 
||-----------|----------|-------------|----2--2--| 
||o-0--------|-0--------|-0-----------|-0--------| 
||-----------|----------|-------------|----------| 


  E           D           A 
  E E Q  Q    E E Q  Q    E E E E E E   Q  E E Q 
|-----0-----|-----------|---------5---|----5-5-5---|| 
|---0----0--|-----3-----|-----2-----3-|-2--2-2-2--o|| 
|-----------|---2----2--|-------------|----2-2-2---|| 
|-----------|-0---------|---2---2-----|----2-2-2---|| 
|-----------|-----------|-0-----------|-----------o|| 
|-0---------|-----------|-------------|------------|| 


   1st - 4th Verses 
    $ 
    $$ 
    E/A        D/A        A 
    Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q 
||-----4-----|----2-----|-------5-----|----5--5--| 
||o-------5--|-------3--|-----2---3-5-|----2--2--| 
||-----------|----------|---2---------|----2--2--| 
||-----------|----------|-------------|----2--2--| 
||o-0--------|-0--------|-0-----------|-0--------| 
||-----------|----------|-------------|----------| 


  E           D           A 
  E E Q  Q    E E Q  Q    E E E E E E   Q  E E Q 
|-----0-----|-----------|---------5---|----5-5-5--| 
|---0----0--|-----3-----|-----2-----3-|-2--2-2-2--| 
|-----------|---2----2--|-------------|----2-2-2--| 
|-----------|-0---------|---2---2-----|----2-2-2--| 
|-----------|-----------|-0-----------|-----------| 
|-0---------|-----------|-------------|-----------| 


  E/A        D/A        A 
  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q 
|----4-----|----2-----|-------5-----|----5--5--| 
|-------5--|-------3--|-----2---3-5-|----2--2--| 
|----------|----------|---2---------|----2--2--| 
|----------|----------|-------------|----2--2--| 
|-0--------|-0--------|-0-----------|-0--------| 
|----------|----------|-------------|----------| 


  E           D           A 
  E E Q  Q    E E Q  Q    E E E E E E   Q  E E Q 
|-----0-----|-----------|---------5---|----5-5-5--|| 
|---0----0--|-----3-----|-----2-----3-|-2--2-2-2--|| 
|-----------|---2----2--|-------------|----2-2-2--|| 
|-----------|-0---------|---2---2-----|----2-2-2--|| 
|-----------|-----------|-0-----------|-----------|| 
|-0---------|-----------|-------------|-----------|| 


 Pre-Chorus 
  Bm            F#7/A#        Bm 
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E 
|-------2-----|-------0-----|-------2-----|-------2-----| 
|-----3---3---|-----2---2---|---------3---|---------3---| 
|---4-------4-|---3-------3-|-----4-----4-|-----4-----4-| 
|-------------|-------------|---4---------|---4---------| 
|-2-----------|-1-----------|-2-----------|-2-----------| 
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| 


  C#m           D             A 
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E 
|-------4-----|-------2-----|-------------| 
|---------5---|-----3---3---|-------2-----| 
|-----6-----6-|---2-------2-|-----2---2---| 
|---6---------|-0-----------|---2-------2-| 
|-4-----------|-------------|-0-----------| 
|-------------|-------------|-------------| 


  E 
  Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E   Q  E E E E 
|----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|| 
|----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|----0-0-0-0-|| 
|----1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1-1-|----1-1-1-1-|| 
|----2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-|| 
|----2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-|----2-2-2-2-|| 
|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|| 


 Chorus 
  E/A        D/A        A 
  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q    E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q 
|----4-----|----2-----|-------5-----|----5--5--| 
|-------5--|-------3--|-----2---3-5-|----2--2--| 
|----------|----------|---2---------|----2--2--| 
|----------|----------|-------------|----2--2--| 
|-0--------|-0--------|-0-----------|-0--------| 
|----------|----------|-------------|----------| 


                         1. 
                To Coda 
                To Coda 
  E           D           A 
  Q  E E Q    Q  E E Q    Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q 
|----0------|-----------|----------|-----5--5--| 
|------0----|------3----|----2--2--|-3p2-2--2--| 
|-----------|----2---2--|----2--2--|-2---2--2--| 
|--------2--|-0---------|----2--2--|-2---2--2--| 
|-----------|-----------|-0--------|-----------| 
|-0---------|-----------|----------|-----------| 


  E/A        D/A         A 
  Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q    E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q 
|----4-----|-----2-----|-------5-----|----5--5--| 
|-------5--|---3----3--|-----2---3-5-|----2--2--| 
|----------|-----------|---2---------|----2--2--| 
|----------|-----------|-------------|----2--2--| 
|-0--------|-0---------|-0-----------|-0--------| 
|----------|-----------|-------------|----------| 


  E           D           A 
  E E Q  Q    E E Q  Q    E E E E E E   Q  E E Q 
|-----0-----|-----------|---------5---|----5-5-5---|| 
|---0----0--|-----3-----|-----2-----3-|-2--2-2-2--o|| 
|-----------|---2----2--|-------------|----2-2-2---|| 
|-----------|-0---------|---2---2-----|----2-2-2---|| 
|-----------|-----------|-0-----------|-----------o|| 
|-0---------|-----------|-------------|------------|| 


  2. 
          D.S. al Coda &   D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda 
  Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q     Q  Q  Q    E E Q  Q 
|----------|-----5--5--||----------|-----5--5--|| 
|----2--2--|-3p2-2--2--||----2--2--|-3p2-2--2--|| 
|----2--2--|-2---2--2--||----2--2--|-2---2--2--|| 
|----2--2--|-2---2--2--||----2--2--|-2---2--2--|| 
|-0--------|-----------||-0--------|-----------|| 
|----------|-----------||----------|-----------|| 


  && 
  A                       E/A 
  Q  E E E E   Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q 
|----5-----5-|----------|----4-----|| 
|----2---3---|----2--2--|-------5--|| 
|----2-2-2---|----2--2--|----------|| 
|--------2---|----2--2--|----------|| 
|-0----------|-0--------|-0--------|| 
|------------|----------|----------|| 


 Outro 
  D/A         A                        E 
  E E Q  Q    E E E E E E   Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q 
|-----2-----|-------5-----|----5--5--|----0-----| 
|---3----3--|-----2---3-5-|----2--2--|-------0--| 
|-----------|---2---------|----2--2--|----------| 
|-----------|-------------|----2--2--|----------| 
|-0---------|-0-----------|-0--------|----------| 
|-----------|-------------|----------|-0--------| 


             H.=H 
  D          A 
  Q  Q  Q    Q  E E E E   E E H      +H. 
|----------|------5---5-|----------|--------*| 
|----3--3--|----2---3---|-3p2-2----|-(2)----*| 
|----2--2--|----2---2---|-2---2----|-(2)----*| 
|-0--------|----2---2---|-2---2----|-(2)----*| 
|----------|-0----------|-0---0----|-(0)----*| 
|----------|------------|----------|--------*| 


Duration Legend 
--------------- 
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura 
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted 
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) 
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line 
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the 
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi- 
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low 
melody durations appear below the staff 

Tablature Legend 
---------------- 
 h   - hammer-on 
 p   - pull-off 
 b   - bend 
 pb  - pre-bend 
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) 
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to 'nowhere') 
 s   - legato slide 
 S   - shift slide 
  - natural harmonic 
n  - artificial harmonic 
n(n) - tapped harmonic 
 ~   - vibrato 
 tr  - trill 
 T   - tap 
 TP  - trem. picking 
 PM  - palm muting 
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip 
 \n  - tremolo bar down 
 n/  - tremolo bar up 
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip 
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls 
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer) 
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash 
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash 

Misc Legend 
----------- 
 |  - bar 
||  - double bar 
||o - repeat start 
o|| - repeat end 
*|  - double bar (ending) 
 :  - bar (freetime) 
 $  - Segno 
 &  - Coda 
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths 




I don't want you to be high 
I don't want you to be down 
Don't want to tell you no lie 
Just want you to be around 

Please come right up to my ears 
You will be able to hear what I say 

Don't want you out in my world 
Just you be my backstreet girl 

Please don't be part of my life 
Please keep yourself to yourself 
Please don't you bother my wife 
That way you won't get no hell 

Don't try to ride on my horse 
You're rather common and coarse anyway 

Don't want you out in my world 
Just you be my backstreet girl 

Please don't you call me at home 
Please don't come knocking at night 
Please never ring on the phone 
Your manners are never quite right 

Please take the favors I grant 
Curtsy and look nonchalant, just for me 

Don't want you part of my world 
Just you be my backstreet girl

Written by Mick Jagger/Keith Richards

See Also:

Coldplay - Yellow
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water (Easy Intro)
Aerosmith - Dream On
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of silence