What You Want Chords & Tabs
You have to play it properly, its tuned to Open C - (tune the 5th string
up a fret, the 3rd string down 2 frets, the 2nd string down 2 frets, and
the 1st string down 4 frets)
Intro:
E ----------------------|
C ---2------------------|
G ---0---12---------7---|
C ---0---11----7----6---|
G ---0----9----4----4---|
C ---0----9----4----4---|
E ----------------------|
C ---2--------------7---|
G ---0---12---------x---|
C ---0---11----7----6---|
G ---0----9----4----4---|
C ---0----9----4----4---|
The intro varies between these two parts, and then the 1st part is used
in the verse
Fill
E -------------------------|-------------------------|
C -------------------------|-------------------------|
G -------------------------|---------------------7---|
C -----4---4-4-6-6/7\6-4---|-----4---4-4-6-6/7\6-----|
G ---5---------------------|---5---------------------|
C -------------------------|-------------------------|
Where the horizontal lines are, towards the end of the fill, john
slowly adds
E ----------------|
C ------0-----0---|
G ----------------|
C ----------------|
G ---5-----5------|
C ----------------|
The next bit is like the intro, except for a few minor additions
E ------------------6^7(6)-4-4-----|
C -----------------------------5-4-|
G ---0---12------------------------|
C ---0---11----7-------------------|
G ---0----9----4-------------------|
C ---0----9----4-------------------|
Play this twice, then
E ------------------12-10-------10---------|
C ---2--------------------12-11----12------|
G ---0---12---------------------------12---|
C ---0---11----7---------------------------|
G ---0----9----4---------------------------|
C ---0----9----4---------------------------|
Then after, play
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_butler_trio/what_you_want_tab_ver_4.html ]
E ----------------------|
C ----------------------|
G ---0---12-------------|
C ---0---11----7----6---|
G ---0----9----4----4---|
C ---0----9----4----4---|
Fill 2
E ------------------3-3-3---|
C -------------4----4-4-4---|
G -------0-2-4---4--0-0-0---|
C ---2-4--------------------|
G --------------------------|
C --------------------------|
-3-
The -4- strumming bit comes in more at the end of the fill, not so
-0- much at the start.
E -----------------------------------------------------------------|
C ----------------------11-11-12-12---11-11-12-11---11-11-12-11/14-|
G -----------------------------------------------------------------|
C ---4---6---7---9---0~--------------------------------------------|
G ---4---6---7---9---0~--------------------------------------------|
C ---4---6---7---9---0~--------------------------------------------|
E --------------------------10--10---12---14---15---|
C ----------------------6/7------7----7----9---11---|
G --------------------------------------------------|
C ---4---6---7---9---0~-----------------------------|
G ---4---6---7---9---0~-----------------------------|
C ---4---6---7---9---0~-----------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------------------------------|
C ----------------------6-6^7(6)-4-4----------6-6^7(6)-4-4--------|
G -----------------------------------5-5--4----------------5-5--4-|
C ---4---6---7---9---0~-------------------------------------------|
G ---4---6---7---9---0~-------------------------------------------|
C ---4---6---7---9---0~-------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------|
C ------------------------|
G ------------------------|
C ---4---6---7---9---0~---|
G ---4---6---7---9---0~---|
C ---4---6---7---9---0~---|
That’s it