Plundered My Soul

Album: Exile on Main St. (2010 re-release) (2010)
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  • Can you believe it,
    I've won no medals
    In this love game.
    I've been resting on my laurels,
    I'm a bad loser,
    I'm a yard off my pace.

    I smell rubber
    And I soon discover
    That you're gone for good.
    My indiscretions
    Made a bad impression,
    I guess I was misunderstood.

    I thought you needed my lovin',
    But it's my heart that you stole.
    I thought you wanted my money,
    But you plundered my soul.
    (Plundered my soul)

    I started askin' around,
    But your friends
    Pretty lips were sealed.
    I wrote a letter
    Full of trite confessions
    About wounds that heal.
    I heard some gossip,
    You'd become an alcoholic,
    You were dryin' out.
    So I phoned every clinic
    In the Yellow Pages,
    Not a trace I found.

    I thought you needed my lovin',
    But it's my heart that you stole.
    I thought you wanted my money,
    But you plundered my soul.
    (Plundered my soul)

    I hate quittin',
    But I'm close to admittin'
    I'm a sorry case.
    But on quiet reflection,
    My sad rejection's
    Not a total disgrace.

    But I do miss your quick repartee
    And the smile
    That lights up your face.
    You'll be a hard act to follow,
    A bitter pill to swallow,
    You'll be tough, you'll be tough to replace.

    I thought you wanted my lovin',
    But it's my heart that you stole.
    You were a trick up my sleeve,
    My ace in the hole.
    I thought you wanted my money,
    But you plundered my soul.

    Oh, plundered my soul
    Oh yeah (plundered my soul)
    You plundered my soul
    Yeah, yeah (plundered my soul)
    Oh, yes, yes, yes you, baby
    (Plundered my soul) Writer/s: KEITH (GB) RICHARDS, MICHAEL (MICK) JAGGER
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
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Comments: 4

  • Dawn from Montreal Canadathis was always one of my favorites They could do it today and it would hit the top of the charts its
  • Mike from Grand Rapids Mi.Plundered my soul is so good. I don’t know how they missed this one. Maybe because it was a double album. Hard to decide what makes the cut. Can’t believe it wasn’t on another album.
  • Ando from Toronto, On"(Of the new Exile bonus tracks), one of them had some kind of vocals on it, I'm Not Signifying. The rest had no vocals or words, just [rhythm] tracks. There was nothing in terms of melody or lyrics. So I wrote them for So Divine (Aladdin Story), Following the River, Plundered my Soul, and started from scratch on vocals. (Some of the tracks in the archives) were a bit loose, they were unfinished and very raw. But Plundered my Soul surprised me, it was very together, no mistakes, no messing about, very arranged, very thought out, obviously very together." - Jagger.
  • Erika from Shelby Twp Mich, MiLove this soulful tune--although I can't understand barely one word Mick is saying......
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