Rolling Stones – You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Guitar chords and lyrics of You Can’t Always Get What You Want by Rolling Stones
Published 1969
Original key C

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Guiter tuning Open E

E-B-E-G♯-B-E

Capo 8th fret

E B E G#B E
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C:  0 0 2 0 0 0
F:  0 2 0 1 0 0
D:  2 2 2 2 2 2

.  C                                      F
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
But if you try sometimes well you might find
.                                   C             F C F
You get what you need

I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse
Singing, “We’re gonna vent our frustration
If we don’t we’re gonna blow a 50-amp fuse”

You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
.                  D                              F
But if you try sometimes well you just might find
.                                   C             F C F
You get what you need

I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescription filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
And man, did he look pretty ill

We decided that we would have a soda
My favorite flavor, cherry red
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
.                  D                              F
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was “dead”
.                                   C             F C F
I said to him

You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you just might find

You get what you need

You get what you need, yeah, oh baby

I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the art of deception
Well I could tell by her blood-stained hands

You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
.                  D                              F
But if you try sometimes well you just might find
.                                   C             F C F
You just might find
You get what you need

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You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometimes you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need