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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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
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--0-2-4--------------------------0-4-2-----0--------------------|
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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
