You Can't Always Get What You Want[C] - The Rolling Stones
| [Cadd9] / [C] | [F] | x 4
Verse
I [Cadd9] [C] saw her today at the re [F] ception
a [Cadd9] [C] glass of wine in her [F] hand
I [Cadd9] [C] knew she was gonna meet her con-[F]nection,
at her [Cadd9] [C] feet was a footloose [F] man,
Chorus
You [Cadd9][C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [Cadd9][C] can't always get what you [F] want
You [Cadd9][C] can't always get what you [F] want
but if you [D] try sometimes, you might [F] find, you get what you [Cadd9] [C] need [F] [Cadd9]
Verse
I [C] went down to the demon-[F]stration,
to [C] get my fair share of a-[F]buse
Singing, [C] "we're gonna vent our frus-[F]tration,
if we [C] don't we're gonna blow a [F] 50 amp fuse", sing it with me
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 just might [F] find, you get what you [Cadd9] [C] need [F]
Verse
I [C] went down to the Chelsea [F] Drug Store,
to [C] get your prescription [F] filled
I was [C] standing in line with Mr. [F] Jimmy
and [C] man did he look pretty [F] ill
We de-[C]cided 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] "death", 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 just might [F] find, you get what you [C] need, oh yeah [F]
Break - rapid strum
[Dm]][C] [Em]](ahh[F]]h)[[G7]]F] ([G7]]ahhh) x3
[D6] [F] you get what you [C] need [F] [C] [F]
Verse
I [C] saw her today at the re-[F]ception,
in her [C] glass was a bleeding [F] man
She was [C] practiced at the art of de-[F]ception,
Well I could [C] tell by her bloodstained [F] hands
Chorus 2x
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 just might find, you [F] just might find,
you get what you [C] need (ahhh) [F] (ahhh) [C] (ahhh) [F] (ahhh)