All I Want Is You Tab by The Decemberists

All I Want Is You tab by The Decemberists

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: G

The rhythm is a sort of lazy triplet swing. Listen to the song to get a feel for it.


Intro:


  G:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|

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Verse 1:

  G:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
      Don't want pretty poses.          Don't want rows of roses.

  C:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       All I want is                    All I want is


Verse 2:

  G:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
       Don't want Summer Mondays.      Don't want stunning word play.

  C:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       All I want is                    All I want is you.

  G:                               C:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
A|----------------|----------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
                                        All I want is

  C:
e|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
A|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
       All I want is you.


Chorus:

  G:                               Em:             Cmaj7:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-------0-----|----------------|------------0---|
G|----0-----0---0-|------0-------0-|------------0---|--------0-------|
D|------0-----0---|----0-------0---|--------2-------|----2-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----2-----------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
                                       All the united nations

  G:                               Em:             Cmaj7:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|----------------|------------0---|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|------------0---|--------0-------|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|--------2-------|----2-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----2-----------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|0---------------|----------------|
                                       couldn't feed my sensations

  G:              G:     D:
e|----------------|--0-------------|
B|--0-----0-------|------3-------0-|
G|----0-----0---0-|----------2-----|
D|------0-----0---|------------0---|
A|----------------|----2---0-------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
                   half as well as how you do.

  C:
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|h1-1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|
G|-----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|-------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
A|-3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                       When all I want is you.


Verse 3:

  G:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|

  G:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
       Don't want run-on phrases     - your dull and monied phases.

  C:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
       drinks and downers               with out-of-towners.


Verse 4:

  G:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
       Drag me to your altar            when my footing falters.

  C:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
A|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
        All I want is                 All I want is you.

  G:                               C:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
A|----------------|----------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
                                       All I want is

  C:
e|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
A|3---------------|3---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|
     All I want is you.


Chorus 2:

  G:              G  \  F#:       Em:             Cmaj7:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-------0-----|----------------|------------0---|
G|----0-----0---0-|------0-------0-|------------0---|--------0-------|
D|------0-----0---|----0-------0---|--------2-------|----2-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----2-----------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|3-------2-------|0---------------|----------------|
                                        All the wives of Ohio

  G:              G:              Em:             Cmaj7:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|----------------|------------0---|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|------------0---|--------0-------|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|--------2-------|----2-----------|
A|----------------|----------------|----2-----------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|0---------------|----------------|
                                        couldn't move me a mile

  G:              G:     D:
e|----------------|--0-------------|
B|--0-----0-------|------3-------0-|
G|----0-----0---0-|----------2-----|
D|------0-----0---|------------0---|
A|----------------|----2---0-------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
                   Half as well as how you do.

  C:
e|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|h1-1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|--1-----1-------|
G|-----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|-------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
A|-3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
                                       When all I want is you.


Outro:

  G:                               C:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
A|----------------|----------------|3---------------|3---------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|----------------|----------------|
                                        When All I want is you.

  G:                               C:                                 G:
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------|---3-----|
B|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0-------|--0-----0---------|---0-----|
G|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0-|----0-----0---0---|---0-----|
D|------0-----0---|------0-----0---|------2-----2---|------2-----2-----|--0------|
A|----------------|----------------|3---------------|3-----------------|-2-------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|----------------|------------------|3--------|
                                       When All I want is you.



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Published: June 20, 2024

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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