#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: You Can't Always Get What You Want Original Album: Let It Bleed Words and Music by Jagger/Richards Copyright © 1969 ABKCO Music Inc Published by Universal Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: Transcribed in standard tuning from the original Let It Bleed recording. The song is in the key of C major (the chords: C, Cadd9, F and D). On Let It Bleed, and for the “Hot Rocks 1964-1971” version, Keith uses Open E tuning (EBEG#Be), capoed on 8 (which puts you back in C). The song is still in the key of C major, and the actual chords are still C, Cadd9, F and D. Open E tuning (EBEG#BE & capo8) ------------- C 000000 Cadd9 002000 F 020120 D 222222 On the Steel Wheels tour, Richards tuned to Open G (DGDGBD), capoed on 5 (which puts you back in C again). The song is still in the key of C major, and the actual chords are still C, Cadd9, F and D. Open G tuning (DGDGBD & capo5) ------------- C x00000 Cadd9 x00200 F x02012 D 222222 Guitar figure 1, with minor strumming variations, is played in the INTRO, VERSEs and CHORUSes. INTRO: Chords: (standard): (Open E, capo8) (Open G, capo5) (standard, capo5) C x32010 C 000000 C x00000 C 320033 Cadd9 x30010 Cadd9 002000 Cadd9 x00200 Cadd9 300203 or 300003 F x33211 F 020120 F 020120 F 032013 [play:] Guitar Figure 1 C Cadd9 C Cadd9 Cadd9 F C C |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-1-----------1-----------1-----------------------| |-1-----------1--------1--1-----1-----1--1--1--1--|-1-----------1-----------1-----------1-----------| |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-2-----------2-----------2-----0-h2--------2-----| |-2-----------2--------2--0-----2-----0--2--0--2--|-3-----------3-----------3-----------------------| |-3-----------3--------3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--|-3-----------3-----------3-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Cadd9 C Cadd9 Cadd9 F C C |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----------------------| |-1-----------1--------1--1-----1-----1--1--1--1--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----------------1-----| |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-2-----------2-----2-----2---------0h2-----------| |-2-----------2--------2--0-----2-----0--2--0--2--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----------------------| |-3-----------3--------3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Cadd9 C Cadd9 Cadd9 F C C |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----------------1-----| |-1-----------1--------1--1-----1-----1--1--1--1--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----------1-----------| |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-2-----------2-----2-----2---0h2-----------------| |-2-----------2--------2--0-----2-----0--2--0--2--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----------------------| |-3-----------3--------3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Cadd9 C Cadd9 Cadd9 F C C |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----------1-----------| |-1-----------1--------1--1-----1-----1--1--1--1--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----------------------| |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-2-----------2-----2-----2---0h2-----------------| |-0-----------2--------2--0-----2-----0--2--0--2--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----------------------| |-3-----------3--------3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | I VERSE1: Chords: (standard): (Open E, capo8) (Open G, capo5) (standard, capo5) C x32010 C 000000 C x00000 C 320033 Cadd9 x30010 Cadd9 002000 Cadd9 x00200 Cadd9 300203 or 300003 F x33211 F 020120 F 020120 F 032013 Guitar Figure 1 C Cadd9 C Cadd9 Cadd9 F C C |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-1-1-| |-1-----------1--------1--1-----1-----1--1--1--1--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-1-1-| |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-2-----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-2-| |-2-----------2--------2--0-----2-----0--2--0--2--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-| |-3-----------3--------3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F C saw her to - day at the re - ception, C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F a glass of wine in her hand. I C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F knew she was gonna meet her con - nection. At her C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F feet was her foot -loose man You CHORUS: Chords: (standard): (Open E, capo8) (Open G, capo5) (standard, capo5) C x32010 C 000000 C x00000 C 320033 Cadd9 x30010 Cadd9 002000 Cadd9 x00200 Cadd9 300203 or 300003 F x33211 F 020120 F 020120 F 032013 D xx0232 D 222222 D 222222 D 002220 Guitar Figure 1 C Cadd9 C Cadd9 Cadd9 F C C |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-1-----1-----1--------1--1-----1-----1--1--1-----| |-1-----------1--------1--1-----1-----1--1--1--1--|-1-----1-----1--------1--1-----1-----1--1--1-----| |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-2-----2-----2--------2--2-----2-----2--2--2-----| |-2-----------2--------2--0-----2-----0--2--0--2--|-3-----3-----3--------3--3-----3-----3--3--3-----| |-3-----------3--------3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--|-3-----3-----3--------3--3-----3-----3--3--3-----| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F can't always get what you want You C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F can't always get what you want You C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F can't always get what you want But if you | D | F | C | F try some -time, you might find you get what you need, oh, yeah. And I VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: (standard): (Open E, capo8) (Open G, capo5) (standard, capo5) C x32010 C 000000 C x00000 C 320033 Cadd9 x30010 Cadd9 002000 Cadd9 x00200 Cadd9 300203 or 300003 F x33211 F 020120 F 020120 F 032013 Guitar Figure 1 C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F C C |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-1-1-| |-1-----------1--------1--1-----1-----1--1--1--1--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-1-1-| |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-2-----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-2-| |-2-----------2--------2--0-----2-----0--2--0--2--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-| |-3-----------3--------3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F went down to this dem - on - stra -tion to C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F get my fair share of a - buse. Sing -ing C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F "We're gon - na vent our frust - ration If we C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F don't we're gonna blow a 50 - amp fuse." Sing it to me now... [repeat CHORUS] VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: (standard): (Open E, capo8) (Open G, capo5) (standard, capo5) C x32010 C 000000 C x00000 C 320033 Cadd9 x30010 Cadd9 002000 Cadd9 x00200 Cadd9 300203 or 300003 F x33211 F 020120 F 020120 F 032013 Guitar Figure 1 C Cadd9 C Cadd9 Cadd9 F C C |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-1-1-| |-1-----------1--------1--1-----1-----1--1--1--1--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-1-1-| |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-2-----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-2-| |-2-----------2--------2--0-----2-----0--2--0--2--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-| |-3-----------3--------3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F I went down to the Chel -sea drugstore to C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F get your pre - scrip-tion filled I was C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F stan -ding in line with Mr. Jimmy and C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F man, did he look pret-ty ill We de - C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F - ci - ded that we would have a soda, my C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F favourite fla - vour, Che - rry Red I Cadd9 C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F sung my song to Mr. Jimmy, yeah, and he Cadd9 C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F said one word to me, and that was "dead" I said to him: [repeat CHORUS] PIANO INTERLUDE: Chords: (standard) (Open E, capo8) (Open G, capo5) (standard, capo5) Dm11/A 555555 Dm11/A 220120 Dm11/A 220120 Dm11/A 000000 C/B x22010 C/B x40000 C/B 400000 C/B 220003 Csus4 x33010 Csus4 000100 Csus4 000010 Csus4 330010 G7sus4 33303x G7sus4 002100 G7sus4 000210 G7sus4 300213 [play: 4/4| Dm11/A | C/B | Csus4 | Dm11/A | G7sus4 |] [repeat CHORUS with "aaahs"] VERSE4: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: (standard) (Open E, capo8) (Open G, capo5) (standard, capo5) C x32010 C 000000 C x00000 C 320033 Cadd9 x30010 Cadd9 002000 Cadd9 x00200 Cadd9 300203 or 300003 F x33211 F 020120 F 020120 F 032013 Guitar Figure 1 C Cadd9 C Cadd9 Cadd9 F C C |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-1-1-| |-1-----------1--------1--1-----1-----1--1--1--1--|-1-----------1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-1-1-| |-0-----------0--------0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--|-2-----------2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-2-2-| |-0-----------2--------2--0-----2-----0--2--0--2--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-| |-3-----------3--------3--3-----3-----3--3--3--3--|-3-----------3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-3-3-| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F C I saw her to - day at the re - ception, in a C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F glass was a bleed-ing man She was C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F prac -ticed at the art of de - ception. Well, I could C Cadd9 C Cadd9 F tell by her blood-stained hands [repeat CHORUS] [x2]