#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.#
#----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Song title:       Tumbling Dice
Original Album:   Exile On Main Street

Words and Music by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Copyright © 1972 Rolling Stones Records/Atlantic
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
On the recording, there are 4 electric guitars: 3 tuned to Open G and capoed
on 4; and one in standard tuning. Not sure what the live arrangement would be.
This transcription is of the rhythm guitar part.

Tuning is Open G: DGDGBD for the rhythm guitar (Keith Richards). Capo on 4.
Chords and tab are relative to capo. Timing is 4/4 throughout. 


Key to tab
----------
h  - hammer-om
p  - pull-off
/  - slide up
\  - slide down
b  - bend
x  - muted note
_  - tied note
~  - vibrato
%  - repeat chord from preceding bar

|-3-|  - triplet





INTRO:
                                        G5
|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-/-3-\-1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-/-4-\-2---0---0-------0-------|-----0---0-------0---------------|
|-----------------2---0---0-------|-----0---2-------0---------------|
|-------------------------4---2---|-0---0---0-------0---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----0---0-------x---0---0---0______---0---0-------x---0-------0___|
|-----0___2-------x---0---2---0______---0---2-------x---0-------0___|
|-0---0---0-------x---0---0---0______---0---0---0---x---0-------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |



VERSE1:

      G5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__---0---0---0---0-------0---0______---0---0-------x---0-------0___|
|__---0___2---0---0-------2---0______---0---2-------x---0-------0___|
|__---0---0---0---0---0---0---0______---0---0-------x---0-------0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                               Wo   -    men think   I'm crazy,  but



      G5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0______-------------------------------|
|__---0___2-------0-------0---0______---0---0-------0-------0---0___|
|__---0___2-------0-------2---0______---0---2-------0-------2---0___|
|__---0---0-------0---0---0---0______---0---0-------0---0---0---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

    they're always tryin' to waste       me, make    me burn the candle



      G5                            D   G   D   G       C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__-------------------------------|-7---8---7---0____---1___0-------|
|__---0---0-------0-------0-------|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|
|__---0___2-------0-------2-------|-7---9---7---0____---2___0---0---|
|__---0---0-------0---0---0---0_____7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      right down                    Ba   -      by,



  D   G   D   G       C   G         C   F           C   F       D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---8---7---0____---1___0---0---|-5---6---6---x---5---6-------7___|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|-5---5---5---x---5---5-------7___|
|-7---9---7---0____---2___0---0---|-5---7---7---x---5---7---0---7___|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|-5---5---5---x---5---5---0---7___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

   ba    -     by                  I don't need no jewels in my crown.



VERSE2:

      D   G                   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__---7---8-------7---8---7---0______-------------------------------|
|__---7---7-------7---7---7---0______-------0-------0-------0---0___|
|__---7---9-------7---9---7---0______-------2-------0-------2---0___|
|__---7---7---0---7---7---7---0______-------0-------0---0---0---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                      'Cause  all            you women       is low-



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0______---------------------------0___|
|__---0___0-------0-------0---0______---0---0-------0-------0---0___|
|__---0___2-------0-------2---0______---0___2-------0-------2---0___|
|__---0---0---0---0---0---0---0______---0---0-------0---0---0---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

           down   gamblers,    Cheatin'      like    I   don't   know



      G5                            D   G   D   G       C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__---0___1-----------------------|-7---8---7---0____---1___0-------|
|__---0---0-------0-------0-------|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|
|__---0___2-------0-------2-------|-7---9---7---0____---2___0---0---|
|__---0---0---0---0-------0---0---|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

       how                           Ba   -      by,



  D   G   D   G       C   G         C   F           C   F        D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---8---7---0____---1_____________5---5---6---6---5---5---6----7__|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5----7__|
|-7---9---7---0____---2___0---0---|-5---5---7---7---5---5---7----7__|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5----7__|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

   ba  -   by              there's  fever    in the funk-house    now.



VERSE3:

      D   G   D   D       G   G      
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__---7---8---8---7---7---8---0______-------------------------------|
|__---7---7---7---7---7---7---0______---0---0-------0-------x---0___|
|__---7---9---9---7---7---9---0______---0---2-------0-------x---0___|
|__---7---7---7---7---7---7---0______---0---0-------0-------x---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                              This  low-down bitchin' got my



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0______---------------------------0___|
|__---0---0-------0-------0---0______---0---0-------0-------0---0___|
|__---0___2-------0-------2---0______---0___2-------0-------2---0___|
|__---0---0---0---0---0---0---0______---0---0---0---0---0---0---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

       poor feet a itchin', You          know you know the deuce is still



      G5                            D   G   D   G       C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__-------------------------------|-7---8---7---0____---1___0-------|
|__---0---0-------0---x---0-------|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|
|__---0___2-------0---x---2-------|-7---9---7---0____---2___0---0---|
|__---0---0---0---0---x---0---0---|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

       wild.                         Ba  - by,



  D   G   D   G       C   G
|---------------------------------|
|-7---8---7---0____---1-----------|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|
|-7---9---7---0____---2___0---0---|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|
|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

I can't stay, You      got to...



CHORUS:

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-------1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------0-----------0-----------|-----0-----------------------0___|
|-----------------2---0-----------|-----0-----------------------0___|
|-----------------------------2/--|/4-------2___0---4-\-2___0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

   roll            me,         And  call me the tumblin'


      G
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|__---0---0-------x-------0---0---|
|__---0___2-------x-------2---0---|
|-----0---0-------x-------0---0---|
|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

       di-ce. 


VERSE4:

      G5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0______---------------------------0___|
|__---0---0-------0-------0---0______---0---0-------0-------0---0___|
|__---0___2-------0-------2---0______---0___2-------0-------2---0___|
|__---0---0---0---0---0---0---0______---0---0-------0-------0---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                              Al    -   ways        in      a   hurry,


      G5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------0-------0______---------------------------0___|
|__---0---0-------0---0---0---0______---0---x-------x-------x---0___|
|__---0___2-------0---0---2---0______---0---x-------x-------x---0___|
|__---0---0-------0---0---0---0______---0---x-------x-------x---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      I   never   stop to worry,        Don't see the time flashin'



      G5                            D           G       C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---7---7---0____---1___0-------|
|__---0---0-------0-------0-------|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|
|__---0___2-------0-------2-------|-7---7---7---0____---2___0---0---|
|__---0---0-------0-------0-------|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

       by?                           Ho  -  ney,             got no



  D   G   D   G       C   G         C       F       C   F       D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---8---7---0____---1___0-------|-5-------6-------5---6-----------|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|-5-------5-------5---5---0-------|
|-7---9---7---0____---2___0---0---|-5-------7-------5---7---0---9---|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|-5---0-------0---5-------0---7---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  mo   -  ney,       I'm all        sixes  and sev -ens and ni- ni-



VERSE5:

  D       G                   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7---8-------7---x---x---0______-------------------------------|
|-7---7---7-------7---x---x---0______---0---0-------0-------0-------|
|-7---7---9-------7---x---x---0______---0---2-------0-------2-------|
|-7---7---7---7---7---x---x---0______---0---0-------0-------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

   nines                       Said      now, baby,  I'm      the



  G5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0---0______---0---0-------0-------0---0___|
|-0-------2-------0-------2---0______---0___2-------0-------2---0___|
|-0---0---0-------0---0---0---0______---0---0-------0---0---0---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

  rank out-sider,      You can be        my partner in       crime.



      G5                            D           G       C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---8---7---0____---1___0-------|
|__---0---0-------0-------0-------|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|
|__---0___2-------0-------2-------|-7---9---7---0____---2___0---0---|
|__---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                 But ba - by,



  D   G   D   G       C   G
|---------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---0____---1-----------|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|
|-7---7---7---0____---2___0-------|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

I can't stay,         You got to...



CHORUS:

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-------1-----------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------0-------0---0-----------|-----0-----------------------0---|
|-----------------2---0-----------|-----0-------------------2-------|
|-----------------------------2/--|/4-------2___0---4-\-2---0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

   roll    me,         And     call me  the  tumblin'


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-1-------1-----------------------|-----------------------------0---|
|-2-------0-------0---0-----------|---------0-------------------0---|
|-----------------2---0-----------|---------0---------------0-2-----|
|-----------------------------2/--|-4-\-2-------4-\-2---0-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

   Roll    me,         And           call me the tumblin'    dice



  G5
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0---0---0-------|
|-0-------2-------0---0___2-------|
|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


[GUITAR SOLO over VERSE chords]



VERSE6:

      G5                            D           G       C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-7---7---7---0____---1___0-------|
|-----0---0-------x-------x-------|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|
|-----0___2-------x-------x-------|-7---7---7---0____---2___0-------|
|-----0---0-------x-------x-------|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
 
                           Oh,       my, my, my, I'm     the lone



  D   G   D   G       C   G         C   F           C   F   G   D
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---8---7---0____---1___0-------|-5---5---6-------5---6---0---7___|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|-5---5---5-------5---5---0---7___|
|-7---9---7---0____---2___0---0---|-5---5---7-------5---7---0---7___|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0---0---|-5---5-------5---5---5-------7___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

 crap-shooter, Playin' the field ev'ry night. But ba - by, I can't stay,



CHORUS:

      D   G   D   G       C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__---7---8---8---7---7---8-------|---------------------------------|
|__---7---7---7---7---7---7---0______-------0-------0-------0---0___|
|__---7---9---9---7---7---9---0______-------2-------0-------2---0___|
|__---7---7---7---7---7---7---0______-------0---0____-------0---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

       You got to roll me and call           me the tumblin' dice (Call



CHORUS:

      G5                      G         G5
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0______---------------------------0___|
|__---0___0-------0-------0---0______---0---0---0---0-------0---0___|
|__---0___2-------0-------2---0______---0___2---0---0-------2---0___|
|__---0---0---0---0---0---0---0______---0---0---0---0---0---0---0___|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

       me the tumbling dice
                           Got to roll       me  Got to roll me, Got



      G5          G                 D   G   D   G       C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|__---------------0---0-------0---|-7---8---7---0____---1___0-------|
|__---0---0-------0---0-------0---|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|
|__---0___2-------0---0-------0---|-7---9---7---0____---2___0-------|
|__---0---0---0---0---0-------0---|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      to roll me, (Oh yeah)   Got    to roll me,         Got to



  D   G   D   G       C   G
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-7---8---7---0____---1___0-------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|---------------------------------|
|-7---9---7---0____---2___0-------|---------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---0____---0---0-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      roll me (yeah) Got to roll me.



OUTRO:

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-1-------1-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------0-------0---0-----------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------2---0-----------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2/--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                     me    (Keep on rolling)    Got



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------1-|-1-------1-------------------3-\-|
|-------------------------------0-|-2-------0-----------0-------4-\-|
|---------0---------------0---2---|-----------------2---0-----------|
|/4-\-2---0---4-\-2---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

   to roll me              Got to rollme    (Keep on rolling)    Got
              (Keep on rolling)



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--\--1-------3-\-1-------------1-|-1-------1-------------------3-\-|
|--\--2---0---4-\-2---0---------0-|-2-------0-----------0-------4-\-|
|-------------------------0---2---|-----------------2---0-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

   to roll me    My baby, call me the tumblin' dice      Got     to



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--\--1-------3-\-1-------------1-|-1-------1-----------------------|
|--\--2---0---4-\-2---0---------0-|-2-------0-------0---0-----------|
|-------------------------0___2---|-----------------2---0-----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------2/-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      roll me     Baby sweet as sugar                    Yeah     my
                                (Got to roll me)



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------1-|-1-------1-------------------3-\-|
|-------------------------------0-|-2-------0-----------0-------4-\-|
|---------0---------------0---2---|-----------------2---0-----------|
|/4-\-2---0---4-\-2---0-----------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

   my my yeah (Got to roll me) I went down  baby     oh  Got     to



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--\--1-------3-\-1-------------1-|-1-------1-----------------------|
|--\--2---0---4-\-2---0---------0-|-2-------0-------0---0-----------|
|-------------------------0___2---|-----------------2---0-----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------2/-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

      roll me (hit me)  Baby I'm down



|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--\--1-------3-\-1-------------1-|-1-------1-----------------------|
|--\--2---0---4-\-2---0---------0-|-2-------0-------0---0-----------|
|-------------------------0___2---|-----------------2---0-----------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------2/-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |


[repeat last 2 bars until fade]