The Rolling Stones

Released: September 4, 2020

Songwriter: Keith Richards Mick Jagger

Producer: Jimmy Miller

[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

Formed in London in 1962, The Rolling Stones led the “British Invasion” along with The Beatles and were so successful their influence can be seen in arguably every rock ‘n’ roll band that followed.

Three of the current members have been there since the band’s singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards, who write the majority of the band’s catalogue and also produced some albums as The Glimmer Twins; and drummer Charlie Watts. The fourth official member is guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has been there since 1975 (the keyboardist and bassist who play in studio and live are usually not listed). The Stones have released more than 20 studio albums, and even as age caught up on them, continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit, with big stadium tours continuing through the 1990s, 2000s and into the 2010s.

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