Just A Gift Chords
Just A Gift by Keith Richards is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, F, C, G, Am, Bb and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro:
E F C G G
E -------0---------1--0--0----
B -----0---------1----1--0----
G ---1---------2------0--0----
D -2---------3--------2--0----
A --------------------3--2----
E --------------------0--3----
E F C G C
E -------0---------1--0--0-------
B -----0---------1----1--0-------
G ---1---------2------0--0-------
D -2---------3--------2--0-------
A --------------------3--2---2-3-
E --------------------0--3-------
Verse:
C Am
Just how could I resist
C F
A kiss that don't exist?
C G
It's behind me
C Am
You're just like shoothing stars
C F
Hanging round in bars
E G
Well it bores me
F Bb C
If you find yourself
In need
F Bb C
And need a friend to call
F Bb
Well you know
C
Where I live
F G
And I'll open up
C
That door
Verse:
C Am
Whatever they may say,
C F
There's nothing that can stay
C G
Behind me
C Am
'Cause this is just a gift
C
And you
F
Give me a lift
E
Come on,
G
Surprise me
F Bb C
If you want and feel a need to call
F Bb C
You will know my name
F Bb C
My address hasn't changed at all
F G C
And I'm still the same
BREAK:
F
(That's all right)
G
Mmm, That's all right
Am Em G C
That's all right with me-ee
Verse:
C Am
Nothing's what it seems
C F
Maybe just a dream
C G
If you should find me
C Am
'Cause I'm hanging around in bars
C F
With a lot of shooting stars
E G
And they bore me
F Bb C
If you find that you may need a friend
F Bb C
You know who to call
F Bb C
If you want I'll meet you down the stairs
F
And open
G C
Up the door
OUTRO:
F
'Cause that's all right,
G C G
(That's all ri-ght)
F
(That's all right)
G
(That's all right)
F
Yeah, that's all right
G
That's all right
Am G F
That's all right with me-ee
F
(That's all right)
G
(That's all right) That's all right with me
Am G F
(With me-ee)
F
(That's all right)
G
That's all right
Am G F
(With me-ee)
F
(That's all ri-ght)
G
(That's all right)
Am G F
(With me-ee)
- PLAYED DURING THE VERSES -
FILL 1:
C G
E -------------------------------------------
B ---3-5-3-----------------------------------
G -5-------5-4-2---2-4-5-4-2-----------------
D ---------------------------5-3--IMPROVISE--
A -------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------
E G
E -------------------------------------------
B ---3-5-3-----------------------------------
G -5-------5-4-2---2-4-5-4-2-----------------
D ---------------------------5-3--IMPROVISE--
A -------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------
- PLAYED DURING THE Chorus -
FILL 2:
E ---5-6-5---------------
B -6-------8-6-5---------
G ---------------7-7-5---
D -----------------------
A -----------------------
E -----------------------
E ---5-6-5---------------
B -6-------8-6-5---------
G ---------------7-7-5---
D -----------------------
A -----------------------
E -----------------------
E ---5-6--5----------------------------------------------
B -6--------8-6-5----------------------------------------
G ----------------7-7-5---5-7-9--7h9-10b--10-9-7-5-7-5---
D -------------------------------------------------------
A -------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------