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You Cant Always Get What You Want

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Capo 5
This song will be played in an open G tuning so that means EADGBe will be XGDGBD.
Take the lowest E off, tune the 'A' string to a 'G' and tune the highest E to a 'D'.
Now you have a tuning like this: XBDGBD
You can also tune the lowest 'E' down a 'D'. Then, in case you happen to hit it... 
the chords will still sound OK
G      |-x-0-0-0-0-0-|
Gadd9  |-x-0-0-2-0-0-|
C      |-x-0-2-0-1-0-|
A      |-x-2-2-2-2-2-|
D      |-x-2-4-2-3-2-|
[Intro]
G        Gadd9   G  C              G
D|-Gadd90-0-0-0-0G-0C-0-0-0-0---0-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-1p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-----1--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-3-1-0-0-|
G|-2p0-0-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-0-0-0--0--0--|-0-0-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| x2
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--0h2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
G|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|
X|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[Verse]
I saGw heGadd9r todaGy at the receptiCon,
a gGlass Gadd9of winGe in her Chand
I kGnew Gadd9she waGs gonna meet her Cconnection,
at her GfeeGadd9t was Ga footloose mCan
[Chorus]
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
but if you tAry sometimes, you mCight find, you get what you Gneed
[Instrumental]
|  G   Gadd9   G|      C| x2
[Verse]
I weGnt dGadd9own to Gthe demonCstration,
to Gget Gadd9my faiGr share of Cabuse
SinGgingGadd9, "we'Gre gonna vent our Cfrustration,
if we Gdon'Gadd9t we'rGe gonna blow a 50 Camp fuse"
[Chorus]
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
but if you tAry sometimes, you mCight find, you get what you Gneed
[Instrumental]
|  G   Gadd9   G|      C| x2
[Verse]
I wenGt dowGadd9n to tGhe Chelsea CDrug Store,
to Gget yGadd9our prGescription Cfilled
I waGs staGadd9nding Gin line with CMr. Jimmy
and Gman dGadd9id he Glook pretty Cill
We GdecidGadd9ed we Gwould have a Csoda,
my GfavorGadd9ite flGavour: cherrCy red
I Gsung Gadd9my sonGg to Mr. CJimmy,
and he Gsaid Gadd9one woGrd to me and that waCs "dead"
[Chorus]
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
but if you tAry sometimes, you mCight find, you get what you Gneed
[Break]
|  G   Gadd9   G|      C|
|          D|      C|
|          D|      C|      C|
|  G   Gadd9   G|      C|
|  G   Gadd9   G|
|  G   Gadd9   G|
|          D|      C|
|  G   Gadd9   G|      C|
|  G   Gadd9   G|      C|
[Chorus]
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
but if you tAry sometimes, you mCight find, you get what you Gneed
[Verse]
I sGaw heGadd9r todaGy at the recepCtion,
in her Gglass Gadd9was a Gbleeding Cman
She Gwas pGadd9racticGed at the art of Cdeception,
I could Gtell Gadd9by her Gbloodstained Chands
[Chorus]
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
but if you tAry sometimes, you mCight find, you get what you Gneed
[Instrumental]
|  G   Gadd9   G|      C|
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
You cGan't Gadd9alwayGs get what you Cwant
but if you tAry sometimes, you mCight find, you get what you Gneed
[Outro]
|  G   Gadd9   G|      C| x8
***********************************
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
***********************************

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You Cant Always Get What You Want

by The Rolling Stones

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd9

Capo 5

This song will be played in an open G tuning so that means EADGBe will be XGDGBD.

Take the lowest E off, tune the 'A' string to a 'G' and tune the highest E to a 'D'.

Now you have a tuning like this: XBDGBD

You can also tune the lowest 'E' down a 'D'. Then, in case you happen to hit it...

the chords will still sound OK

G |-x-0-0-0-0-0-|

Gadd9 |-x-0-0-2-0-0-|

C |-x-0-2-0-1-0-|

A |-x-2-2-2-2-2-|

D |-x-2-4-2-3-2-|

[Intro]

G Gadd9 G C G

Gadd9 G C

D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0--------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|

B|-1p0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-----1--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---1-1-3-1-0-0-|

G|-2p0-0-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-0-0-0--0--0--|-0-0-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-| x2

D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--0h2---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-|

G|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|

X|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

[Verse]

G Gadd9 G C

I saw her today at the reception,

G Gadd9 G C

a glass of wine in her hand

G Gadd9 G C

I knew she was gonna meet her connection,

G Gadd9 G C

at her feet was a footloose man

[Chorus]

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

A C G

but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need

[Instrumental]

G Gadd9 G C

| | | x2

[Verse]

G Gadd9 G C

I went down to the demonstration,

G Gadd9 G C

to get my fair share of abuse

G Gadd9 G C

Singing, "we're gonna vent our frustration,

G Gadd9 G C

if we don't we're gonna blow a 50 amp fuse"

[Chorus]

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

A C G

but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need

[Instrumental]

G Gadd9 G C

| | | x2

[Verse]

G Gadd9 G C

I went down to the Chelsea Drug Store,

G Gadd9 G C

to get your prescription filled

G Gadd9 G C

I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy

G Gadd9 G C

and man did he look pretty ill

G Gadd9 G C

We decided we would have a soda,

G Gadd9 G C

my favorite flavour: cherry red

G Gadd9 G C

I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy,

G Gadd9 G C

and he said one word to me and that was "dead"

[Chorus]

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

A C G

but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need

[Break]

G Gadd9 G C

| | |

D C

| | |

D C C

| | | |

G Gadd9 G C

| | |

G Gadd9 G

| |

G Gadd9 G

| |

D C

| | |

G Gadd9 G C

| | |

G Gadd9 G C

| | |

[Chorus]

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

A C G

but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need

[Verse]

G Gadd9 G C

I saw her today at the reception,

G Gadd9 G C

in her glass was a bleeding man

G Gadd9 G C

She was practiced at the art of deception,

G Gadd9 G C

I could tell by her bloodstained hands

[Chorus]

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

A C G

but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need

[Instrumental]

G Gadd9 G C

| | |

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

G Gadd9 G C

You can't always get what you want

A C G

but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need

[Outro]

G Gadd9 G C

| | | x8

***********************************

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

***********************************

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