Originally in C, I play in A
Skipping the choir intro
Intro
| A | D |
| x 4 |
| A | D | |
| I | saw her today at the re | ception |
| A | D |
| A glass of wine in her | hand |
| A | D | |
| I | knew she would meet her con | nection |
| A | D | |
| At her | feet was her footloose | man |
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| B | D | |
| But if you | try sometimes, you might | find |
| A | |
| You get what you | need |
| A | D |
| x 4 |
| A | D | |
| And I | went down to the demons | tration |
| A | D | |
| To | get my fair share of ab | use |
| A | D | |
| Singing, | we’re gonna vent our frus | tration |
| A | D | |
| If we | don’t we’re gonna blow a 50-amp f | use |
Sing it to me now...
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| B | D | |
| But if you | try sometimes, well you | just might find |
| A | |
| You get what you | need |
| A | D |
| x 4 |
| A | D | |
| I | went down to the Chelsea dr | ugstore |
| A | D | |
| To | get your prescription f | illed |
| A | D | |
| I was | standing in line with Mr. J | immy |
| A | D | |
| And | man, did he look pretty i | ll |
| A | D | |
| We de | cided that we would have | a soda |
| A | D | |
| My | favorite flavor, cherry r | ed |
| A | D | |
| I | sung my song to Mr. J | immy |
| A | D | |
| Yeah, and he s | aid one word to me, and that was d | ead |
I said to him
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| B | D | |
| But if you | try sometimes, you | just might find |
| A | |
| You get what you | need |
| A | D |
| Bm7 | F#m7 | D | Bm7 | E |
| A | D |
| x 3 |
| B | D | A | D |
| You get what you | need, yea | h |
| A | D | |
| I | saw her today at the re | ception |
| A | D | |
| In her | glass was a bleeding | man |
| A | D | |
| She was | practiced at the art of de | ception |
| A | D | |
| Well I could | tell by her blood-stained h | ands |
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| A | D | |
| You | can’t always get what you | want |
| B | D | |
| But if you | try sometimes, you just might find, you | just might find |
| A | |
| You get what you | need |
| A | D |
| x 4 |