The Rolling Stones

Released: April 19, 2020

Songwriter: Mick Jagger Keith Richards

[Verse 1]
When I saw her today at the reception
A glass of wine in her hand
I knew she was gonna meet her connection
At her feet was a footloose man

[Chorus]
Now, you can't always get what you want
Now, you can't always get what you want
Now, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
You just might find
You get what you need, oh yeah
You get what you need

[Verse 2]
So I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair shares of abuse
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration
And if we don't, we're going to blow a 50-amp fuse"
Sing it

[Chorus]
You can't always get what you want, mmm
Now, you can't always get what you want
Now, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
Well, you just might find
You get what you need, truly

[Verse 3]
So 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 to have a soda
What's your favorite flavor? Cherry red
And I sung my song to my friend Jimmy
And he said one word back to me, that was "Death"
And I said

[Chorus]
Now, you can't always get what you want
Now, you can't always get what you want
Now, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
Yeah, you just might find
You get what you need

[Post-Chorus]
Wow, hmm, oh yeah
Now, mmm, mmm, yeah, ah yeah
You get what you need
Come on, Ronnie, oh
Yeah, ah yeah

[Bridge]
Hah!
Always get
Now you can't, sing it with me
Sing, ah
Now you can't get what you want
Now, you can't get what you want

[Chorus]
Yeah, you can't always get what you want
Yeah, you can't always get what you want
Now, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
Yeah, you might find
You get what you need
Ah yeah, ah yeah
Yeah, you can't always get what you want
Ah no, you can't always get what you want
Now, you can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes
Yeah, you just might find
You get what you need
(Sometimes, you do)

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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