[Intro]
I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hands
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was a footloose man
Now 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 sometime
Oh, yeah, you get what you need
Yeah, ain't that the truth yeah?

[Verse]
Oh, sing it pretty
And I went down to the demonstration, yeah
To get my fair shares of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
And if we don't, we going to blow a 50-amp fuse"
Sing it

[Chorus]
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
Yeah, baby, if you try sometimes
Oh, you might find
You get what you need
Yeah, I wouldn't lie to you, baby

[Verse]
And I went down to the Chelsea drugstore
To get your prescriptions filled
I was standing in line with Mr. Jimmy
Yeah man, did he look pretty ill
We decided we would have a soda
Yeah, what's your favorite flavor? Oh, cherry red
I sung my song to my friend Jimmy
Yeah, he turned 'round and said one word to me, and that was "death"

[Chorus]
I said you can't always get what you want
Yeah, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
Yeah, baby, if you try sometimes
Yeah, you get what you need
Yeah, baby
Ain't it true sometime?

[Solos]

Ooh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah yeah yeah
Oh baby
Shicka?
Yeah and I saw her today at the reception
In her glass was a bleeding man
She was practiced at the arts of deception
Yeah, I could tell, I could tell by her blood-stained hands, yeah

[Outro]
Yeah, you can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
Yeah, if you try sometimes, yeah, you just might find
You just might find you get what you need, yeah
?
Let's do one more
Yeah you can't always get what you want (no, baby)
You can't always get what you want
Yeah, you can't always get what you want
Yeah, but if you try sometimes, you just might find
You get what you need
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Ooh yeah
Aww baby