Under My Thumb . . . Rolling Stones ~~~~~~[D]

Back in 1966 Mick Jagger was going out with a model named Chrissie Shrimpton.
He wrote this as sarcasm.
He has said she inspired the song because he was feeling so dominated by her.

intro: 2 snares [3,4] start = 4&
F#m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. . . . . .D
Under my thumb's the girl who once had me down
Under my thumb's the girl who once pushed me around
It's down to [A] me . . . . . [D] . the difference in the [B] clothes she wears
It's down to [F#] me the change has [E] come, she's [D] under my [A] thumb  (Ain't it the truth babe)
Under my thumb's a squirming dog who just had her day
Under my thumb a girl who has just changed her ways
It's down to me yes it is the way she does just what she's told
Down to me the change has come she's under my thumb   (It's all right)
Under my thumb's a siamese cat of a girl
Under my thumb she's the sweetest pet In the world
It's down to me the way she talks when she's spoken to
Down to me the change has come she's under my thumb  (Take it easy babe) 
INSTRUMENTAL... verse chords  
It's down to me the way she talks When she's spoken to
Down to me the change has come she's under my thumb        (It's all right)
Under my thumb her eyes are just kept to herself
Under my thumb well, I -- I can still look at someone else
It's down to me the way she talks when she's spoken to
Down to me the change has come she's under my thumb [ain't it the truth] ... F#m • E • D:| ... F#m
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Tempo 128 - 135 [jealous]                              

 

Live in '81

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