Open E tuning (capo 8) E B E G#B e + + + + + + ( C) E: 0 0 2 0 0 0 ( F) A: 0 2 0 1 2 0 (occasionally hammering the 5th string) ( D) F#: 2 2 2 2 2 2
In the Steel Wheels tour he uses his trusty 5-string-open- G-tuned Telecaster. (Obviously Keith`s a closet banjo player. Gee...wouldn`t an electric banjo version of "Honkey Tonk Women" be interesting. But I digress...)
(Note: Keith doesn`t have the 6th (bass) string) Open G tuning (capo 5) DGDGBd ++++++ ( C) G: 000000 (000200 for add9) ( F) C: 002010 or sometimes 002012 (occasionally hammering the 4th string) (sometimes he`ll quickly slide up to and back or just down from 004030) ( D) A: 222222
In the 1968 video "Rock and Roll Circus" Keith plays the entire set (including "Jumping Jack Flash" which he now plays in open G, and "You Can`t Always Get What You Want") in standard tuning without a capo.
I`m not really sure how he`s playing it in the video, but it looks/sounds like he`s barring 8-10-12-9-8-8 for the Cadd9.
Though Keith doesn`t play it this way, if you don`t want to bother going to open tuning, the following is easy to play and very close to the same sound:
Standard tuning (capo 5) EADGBe ++++++ ( C) G: 320003 (300203 for add9) ( F) C: 032013 (occasionally hammering the 4th string) ( D) A: 002220
After all that, the song itself is just pounding out the chords:
C F C F... C F I saw her today at the reception C F А glass of wine in her hand C F I knew she was gonna meet her connection C F At her feet was a footloose man
Chorus: C F You can`t always get what you want C F You can`t always get what you want C F You can`t always get what you want D But if you try sometimes, F You might find C F C F You get what you need... ahhhhhhh, yeah.....
I went down to the demonstration, To get my fair share of abuse. Singing "we`re gonna vent our frustration, And if we don`t we`re gonna blow a 50-amp fuse."
You can`t always get what you want, You can`t always get what you want, You can`t always get what you want, But if you try sometimes well you might find You`ll get what you need.
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore To get your prescription filled. I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy, And man, did he look pretty ill. We decided that we would have a soda, My favorite flavor, cherry red. I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy, And he said one word to me, and that was "dead," I said to him:
You can`t always get what you want, You can`t always get what you want, You can`t always get what you want, But if you try sometimes you just might find You`ll get what you need, ...oh yes
[instrumental] You`ll get what you need--yeah, oh baby.
I saw her today at the reception, In her glass was a bleeding man. She was practiced at the art of deception, Well I could tell by her bloodstained hands.
You can`t always get what you want, You can`t always get what you want, You can`t always get what you want, But if you try sometimes you just might find You just might find You`ll get what you need.
You can`t always get what you want, You can`t always get what you want, You can`t always get what you want, But if you try sometimes you just might find You just might find You`ll get what you need.