Album: Exile on Main St. (1972)

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• Yeah, heard the diesel drumming all down the line
  Oh, heard the wires a humming all down the line
  Yeah, hear the women sighing all down the line
  Oh, hear the children crying all down the line
  
  (All down the line)
  We'll be watching out for trouble, yeah
  (All down the line)
  And we keep the motor running, yeah
  (All down the line)
  Well, you can't say yes and you can't say no
  Just be right there when the whistle blows
  She's a sanctified girl with a sanctified mind to help me now
  
  Yeah, all the people singing all down the line
  Mmmm, watch the men all working, working, yeah
  (All down the line)
  
  (All down the line)
  And we'll open up the throttle yeah
  (All down the line)
  Bust another bottle, yeah
  (All down the line)
  
  Need a shot of salvation, baby, once in a while
  Hear the whistle blowing, hear it for a thousand miles
  
  (All down the line)
  We're gonna open up the throttle, yeah
  (All down the line)
  We're gonna bust bust bust another bottle, yeah
  Well you can't say yes, and you can't say no
  Just be right there when the whistle blows
  I need a sanctified mind to help me out right now
  
  Be my little baby for a while
  Won't you be my little baby for a while?
  Won't you be my little baby for a while?
  Won't you be my little baby for a while?
  Won't you be my angel oh my darling girl Writer/s: Keith Richards, Mick Jagger
  Publisher: Abkco Music Inc.
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Comments: 17

• Trond Aronsen from Arlington WashingtonSounds good, and I can still hear,
• Saintannie6976 from TnLuv this song. Fun to sing.
• AnonymousWood is the best Rolling Stone guitarist next to Keith the band ever and still has. I could tell Taylor was always a temporary band member. To me Wood even in 69 had far more talents far past just a lead guitarist. Ronnie's slide I believe could've made this an even better tune. Keith would've also had help with backing vocals and a true to Muddy, a real Rolling Stone.
• Liam from Sparta, NjFor the record, Mick Taylor is at #37 on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists. The live version of this song from their 1972 American Tour showcases Taylor's brilliant slide guitar work, and is the cements his place as the most talented guitarist the band ever had.
• Paul from Boston, MaKeeping in mind that Jumping Jack Flash may be the greatest rock-n-roll single of all time, All Down the Line may be the most emblematic of Stones rockers, especially from the Taylor period. I think it would have done well as a single. It has been a concert staple since its introduction. It showcases Taylor's formidable slide abilities, though not to the same extent as Silver Train a year later. It's a travesty that Taylor is nowhere to be found on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitar Players list.
• Jim from Long Beach, CaOne of the best Stones songs from one of the best albums in Rock N Roll history...
• Warren from Darwin, AustraliaI suspect Ronnie Wood or Mick Taylor, not Keith, would have their guitar tuned to open-G as it is a a common slide tuning.If open-G guitar tuning is used it is likely that the song key is G. Therefore use a C harmonica to play standard blues "cross harp"
• Matt from Albuquerque, Nm"All Down the Line" is the B-side to the US single release of "Happy" from "Exile On Main St." , 1972.
• Ted from Phoenix, AzIf I'm not mistaken, "All down the Line," was the b-side of the U.S. single release of "Tumbling Dice."
  
  Also, a true stereo version of this song has never been released.
• Daevid from Glendale, Ca"The Greatest Rock-n-Roll Band In The World"....The Rolling Stones
• Fred from Vancouver, BcIf I was to play the harmonica on the song All Down the Line with the guitar being an open G, what key should the harmonica be? Anyone know?
• David from Orlando, FlKiller song, but never the same live since Mick Taylor left. Ronnie Wood is a great "weaver" with Keith, but he can't dominate a song with a slide guitar like Mick Taylor could.
• Juan from Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOne of best rock and roll songs of all times.
• Andrew from New York, United StatesGreat song...Keith uses his favorite tuning, OPen-G, to great effect...
• Grant from Auckland, New ZealandThe greatest song ever done by the Stones, Have it in my will to be played at my funeral
• John from Brighton, Misounds like a party on wheels.
• Chelsea from Nyc, OrJagger wanted this to be the initial single off "Exile". It has been steadily performed on tour since 1972.

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