You Can't Always Get What You Want
Open G Tuning 5th fret - The Rolling Stones
 
C F 2x *
 
  C                    F
I saw her today at a reception
  C                    F
A glass of wine in her hand
  C                          F
I knew she would meet her connection
       C                      F
At her feet was her footloose man
 
        C                         F
No, 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 sometime, you might find
                 C           F   C   F
You get what you need  ahhhhhhah yeah
 
 
And 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"
Sing it to me now...
 
    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 sometime, you might find
                 C           F   C   F
You get what you need  ahhhhhhah yeah
 
 
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
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"
I said to him
 
    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 sometime, you might find
                 C           F   C   F
You get what you need  ahhhhhhah yeah
Oh yes! Woo!
 
You get what you need--yeah, oh baby!
Oh yeah!
 
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
 
    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 sometime, you might find
                 C           
You get what you need  
 
    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 sometime, you might find
                 C           F   C   F
You get what you need  ahhhhhhah yeah
 
* Alternate:
 
Capo III
 
C = A
F = D
D = B