The Rolling Stones

Sympathy For The Devil


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Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
I've been around for a long, long years
Stole many a man's soul and faith

And I was 'round when Jesus Christ
Had his moment of doubt and pain
Made damn sure that Pilate
Washed his hands and sealed his fate

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game

I stuck around St. Petersburg
When I saw it was a time for a change
Killed the czar and his ministers
Anastasia screamed in vain

I rode a tank
Held a general's rank
When the blitzkrieg raged
And the bodies stank

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name, oh yeah
Ah, what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah
(woo woo, woo woo)

I watched with glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the gods they made
(woo woo, woo woo)

I shouted out,
"Who killed the Kennedys?"
When after all
It was you and me
(who who, who who)

Let me please introduce myself
I'm a man of wealth and taste
And I laid traps for troubadours
Who get killed before they reached Bombay
(woo woo, who who)

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
(who who)
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, oh yeah, get down, baby
(who who, who who)

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, oh yeah
But what's confusing you
Is just the nature of my game
(woo woo, who who)

Just as every cop is a criminal
And all the sinners saints
As heads is tails
Just call me Lucifer
'Cause I'm in need of some restraint
(who who, who who)

So if you meet me
Have some courtesy
Have some sympathy, and some taste
(woo woo)
Use all your well-learned politesse
Or I'll lay your soul to waste, um yeah
(woo woo, woo woo)

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guessed my name, um yeah
(who who)
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game, um mean it, get down
(woo woo, woo woo)

Woo, who
Oh yeah, get on down
Oh yeah
Oh yeah!
(woo woo)

Tell me baby, what's my name
Tell me honey, can ya guess my name
Tell me baby, what's my name
I tell you one time, you're to blame

Oh, who
woo, woo
Woo, who
Woo, woo
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Oh, yeah

What's my name
Tell me, baby, what's my name
Tell me, sweetie, what's my name

Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Woo, who, who
Oh, yeah
Woo woo
Woo woo

Sympathy For The Devil de The Rolling Stones

This song appears in 21 albums

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Bridges To Buenos Aires (Live)
2019
Bridges to Bremen (Live) - The Rolling Stones
Bridges to Bremen (Live)
2019
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Voodoo Lounge Uncut (Live)
2018
Havana Moon (Live) - The Rolling Stones
Havana Moon (Live)
2016
The Complete Collection 1971-2013 - The Rolling Stones
The Complete Collection 1971-2013
2013
The Rolling Stones Singles Box Set (1971-2006) - The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones Singles Box Set (1971-2006)
2011
Get Yer Ya Yas Out - The Rolling Stones
Get Yer Ya Yas Out
2009
Beggars Banquet - The Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet
2008
Singles 1968-1971 - The Rolling Stones
Singles 1968-1971
2005
Forty Licks - The Rolling Stones
Forty Licks
2005
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (Expanded Edition) - The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus (Expanded Edition)
1996
Flashpoint - The Rolling Stones
Flashpoint
1991
Flashpoint (Live) - The Rolling Stones
Flashpoint (Live)
1991
Singles Collection - The London Years - The Rolling Stones
Singles Collection - The London Years
1989
Singles Collection: The London Years - The Rolling Stones
Singles Collection: The London Years
1989
Love You Live (Remastered) - The Rolling Stones
Love You Live (Remastered)
1977
Love You Live - The Rolling Stones
Love You Live
1977
Hot Rocks 1964-1971 - The Rolling Stones
Hot Rocks 1964-1971
1972
Hot Rocks 1964-1971 - The Rolling Stones
Hot Rocks 1964-1971
1971
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones In Concert (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) - The Rolling Stones
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones In Concert (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
1970
Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition) - The Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition)
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