All I Want Is You Chords & Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my All I Want Is You chord chart by U2. Very cool and super simple song. Uses only 3 chords with a pretty easy to get in and out of. I'm going to list an accented rhythm below (> = accent), but if you are a beginner guitar player, this might be a little tricky for you. So you can play the simple strum listed below or just do 4 down strums per chord.

All I Want Is You Guitar Chords:

All I Want Is You Strumming Patterns:

Simple Strum:
1 +  2+  3+ 4+
DD DD DD DD

Accented Strum:
>      >        >

1 +  2+  3+ 4 +
DD DD DD DD

The above accented rhythm is actually quite common in a lot of songs. The more you play it, the more you will start to hear it when you are listening to other songs.

Intermediate Chorus Strum:
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
D      UD U D      U DU D    DU

All I Want Is You Guitar Lesson:

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All I Want Is You Chord Chart:

Intro: G Cadd9 C Cadd9

Verse:
          G           Cadd9
You say you want
   G                                   Cadd9
Diamonds on a ring of gold
         G           Cadd9
You say you want
            G                         Cadd9
Your story to remain untold

Chorus:
                      Em                    C
But all the promises we make
                      Em                     C
From the cradle to the grave
              G      C         G    Cadd9   G   Cadd9
When all I want is you
          G            Cadd9
You say you'll give me
      G                                 Cadd9
A highway with no one on it
  G                                    Cadd9
Treasure just to look upon it
               G                     Cadd9
All the riches in the night

Verse:
          G            Cadd9
You say you'll give me
  G                              Cadd9
Eyes in a moon of blindness
       G                           Cadd9
A river in a time of dryness
       G                        Cadd9
A harbour in the tempest

Chorus:
                       Em                   C
But all the promises we make
                      Em                     C
From the cradle to the grave
              G      C        G    Cadd9   G   Cadd9
When all I want is you

Verse:
         G           Cadd9
You say you want
          G                            Cadd9
Your love to work out right
      G                                             Cadd9
To last with me through the night
         G            Cadd9
You say you want
  G                                  Cadd9
Diamonds on a ring of gold
          G           Cadd9
You say you want
          G                         Cadd9
Your love not to grow old

Chorus
G       Cadd9
You...all I want is...
G       Cadd9
You...all I want is...
G       Cadd9
You...all I want is...
G       Cadd9
You...

Repeat G Caad9 all the way out

This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.

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