Orchestra: |
C F C |
I saw her today at the reception |
C F |
A glass of wine in her hand |
C F |
I knew she was gonna meet her connection |
C F |
At her feet was footloose man |
C F |
You can't always get what you want |
C F |
You can't always get what you want |
C F |
You can't always get what you want |
D F |
And if you try sometimes you will find |
C |
You get what you need |
Bridge and verses: x2 |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F Cadd9 |
I saw her today at the reception |
C Cadd9 C F |
A glass of wine in her hand |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
I knew she was gonna meet her connection |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
At her feet was footloose man |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
D F |
But if you try sometimes well you might find |
Cadd9 |
You get what you need |
Bridge: |
C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F x2 |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
I went down to the demonstration |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
To get my fair share of abuse |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse" |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
D |
But if you try sometimes |
F |
well you just might find |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 |
You get what you need |
C F Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
ohhhh baby yeah ohhh |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
I went down to the Chelsea drugstore |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
To get your prescription filled |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
And man, did he look pretty ill |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
We decided that we would have a soda |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
My favorite flavor, cherry red |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C |
Yeah, and he said one word to me, |
F |
and that was "dead" |
F |
I said to him |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
D |
But if you try sometimes |
F |
well you just might find |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You get what you need ohhhh yeah ohhh |
Bridge: |
Dm Bm F D G |
C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F D F |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C |
You get what you need |
F Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
yeah, oh baby |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
I saw her today at the reception |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
In her glass was a bleeding man |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
She was practiced at the art of deception |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want yeah |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
D |
But if you try sometimes |
D |
well you just might find |
F |
You just might find |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You get what you need ohh yeah |
Bridge: |
C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
Bridge: |
C C C C x4 |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want no no baby |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You can't always get what you want |
D |
But if you try sometimes |
D |
well you just might find |
F |
You just might find |
Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F |
You get what you need ohh yeah |
Bridge: |
C C C C x4 |
Ending: |
C Cadd9 C Cadd9 C F x8 |