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The three verses (along with the varied theme in the 4th verse) address the
Major topics of the 1960s: love, politics, and drugs.
Each verse captures the essence of the initial optimism and eventual disillusion,
followed by the resigned pragmatism in the chorus.
Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
Author And Composer: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
Editor: TAB4U Staff
Rock
Editor: TAB4U Staff
Rock
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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