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Main rhythm guitar: acoustic in OPEN E TUNING, CAPO 8!
(Once you figure that out the rest isn't too hard)

tempo: medium ballad--about 104 b.p.m.

E tuning, low to high:  E, B, E, G#, B, E

Chords:                     () = chord with capo
            E  B  E  G# B  E
E add 9     0  0  2  0  0  0     (C add 9)  
A           0  2  0  1  2  0     (F)
F#          2  2  2  2  2  2     (D)
E           0  0  0  0  0  0     (C)
F#sus       2  2  2  3  2  2     (Dsus)
B7sus       x  2  1  0  0  0     (G7sus)

This song is built around the following 2 bar lick:

opening  |
flourish | E add 9 (=C add 9)             A (=F)

-----------------0---0-------0--0-0-0-0----------0--0--0-------------
  --     |                              |                           |
-2--0-------0----0---0---0---0--0-0-0-0-|--0--0--2--2--2-------------
  --     |                              |                           |
-2--0----|--0----0---0---0---0--0-0-0-0-|--1--1--1--1--1-------1-----
  --     |                              |                           |
-2--0----|--2------------2------2---2---|--0--0--0--0--0-------0-----
         |                              |                  __       |              
---------|--0------------0--------------|--2--------------0--2-------
         |                              |                           |
---------|--0------------0--------------|--0----------------------0--

this pattern repeats throughout the song
with slight (mostly rhythmic) variations--listen to recording 
for rhythm

Full structure: lyrics, chords--in capoed tone, measures (|)


(Opening: choir sings 1st verse, chorus)

C add9 | F  x 4, with French horn intro.

Verse:
  | C add 9                  | F    
I saw her today at the reception, 
| C add 9                   | F
a glass of wine in her hand
  | C add 9                       | F
I knew she was gonna meet her connection, 
       | C add 9               | F
at her feet was a footloose man

Chorus:
    | C add 9                  | F 
You can't always get what you wa-ant       x 3
           | D  (see fill #1 below) | F                    | C    | F 
but if you try sometimes, you might find, you get what you need

Verse 2:
I went down to the demonstration, to get my fair share of abuse
Singing, "we're gonna vent our frustration, 
if we don't we're gonna blow a 50 amp fuse"

Chorus

Verse 3 (add 4 extra C add 9, F's--twice as long):

I went down to the Chelsea Drug Store, to get your prescription 
filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy, and man did he look pretty ill
We decided 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...
Chorus

Interlude, with brief electric solo and choir:

Dsus| C | F | Dsus| G7sus| then an instrumental chorus with last 
line sung

(If you don't have a choir handy--I seem to have misplaced mine 
right at the
moment--or a lead guitarist, try changing the rhythm to rapid 
strumming)

Verse 4: (back to standard pattern/rhythm)

I saw her today at the reception, in her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception,
I could tell by her bloodstained hands

Chorus 3 times, then repeat and fade on C add 9, F with choir

___________________

Fill #1, last line of chorus, first time only:

-----------------------------------------------------------
                              |                           |
-----------------------------------------------------------
                              |                           |
--2------------------------------1--------------------1----
                              |                           |
--2----------------------2-------0----------------0--------
                    --        |                --         |              
--2----------------0--2----------2------------0--2---------
                              |                           |
--2--------------2---------------0-------------------------
                   h.o.                       h.o.


Electric for lead is in standard tuning, using C7 scale
play 8th fret C, F barre chords during chorus