You Can't Always Get What You Want
The Rolling Stones (1969)


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Intro
[C] [F] [C] [F]

I [C] saw her today at the re- [F] ception
A [C] glass of wine in her [F] hand
I [C] knew she was gonna meet her con- [F] nection
At her [C] feet was a footloose [F] man

Chorus
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
But if you [D↓] try sometimes, you [F↓] might find
You get what you [C] need... ahhhh- [F] hhh, [C] yeah... [F]

I [C] went down to the demon- [F] stration,
To [C] get my fair share of a- [F] buse
Singin' [C] "we're gonna vent our fru- [F] stration,
And if we [C] don't we're gonna blow a 50- amp [F] fuse"

Chorus
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
But if you [D↓] try sometimes, you [F↓] might find
You get what you [C] need... ahhhh- [F] hhh, [C] yeah... [F]

I [C] went down to the Chelsea [F] drugstore
To [C] get your prescription [F] filled
I was [C] standin' in line with Mr. [F] Jimmy,
And [C] man, did he look pretty [F] ill
We de[C]cided that we would have a [F] soda,
My [C] favorite flavour, cherry [F] red.
I [C] sung my song to Mr. [F] Jimmy,
And he [C] said one word to me, and that was [F] "dead," I said to him,

Chorus
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
But if you [D↓] try sometimes, you [F↓] might find
You get what you [C] need... ahhhh- [F] hhh, [C] yeah... [F]

I [C] saw her today at the re- [F] ception,
In her [C] glass was a bleeding [F] man
She was [C] practised at the art of de- [F] ception,
Well, I could [C] tell by her bloodstained [F] hands

Chorus
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
But if you [D↓] try sometimes, you [F↓] might find
You get what you [C] need... ahhhh- [F] hhh, [C] yeah... [F]

Chorus
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [C] can't always get what you [F] want
But if you [D↓] try sometimes, you [F↓] might find
You get what you [C] need... ahhhh- [F] hhh, [C] yeah... [F]
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C↓]


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