Released: November 1, 2004
Songwriter: Mick Jagger Keith Richards
Producer: The Glimmer Twins Don Was
[Intro: Mick Jagger & (Audience)]
Well 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
No, you can't (Always get what you want) What'd I say?
No, you can't (Always get what you want) Go ahead?
No, you can't (Always get what you want) That's right
But if you try sometime
You'll find
You get what you need
That's right sister
[Verse 1]
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 going to blow a 50-amp fuse," yeah
[Chorus]
No, you can't (Always get what you want)
No, you can't (Always get what you want)
No, you can't (Always get what you want)
But if you try sometimes
Well, you might find
You get what you need
Baby, truly
[Verse 3]
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
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"
I said to him
[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)
But if you try sometimes
Well, you just might find
You get what you need
Truly, baby
C'mon shake it up now, c'mon
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus: Mick Jagger & (Audience)]
(You can't always get what you want)
(You can't always get what you want)
(You can't always get what you want)
(You can't always get what you want)
[Verse 4]
You get what you need, yeah, oh baby
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'mon
[Chorus]
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
[Outro]
You can't always get what you want
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 sometimes, you just might find
You get what you need
Ah yeah!
Yeah!
Ah yeah!
Yeah!
[Audience Applause]
[Spoken Word: Mick Jagger]
Thank You!
Well 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
No, you can't (Always get what you want) What'd I say?
No, you can't (Always get what you want) Go ahead?
No, you can't (Always get what you want) That's right
But if you try sometime
You'll find
You get what you need
That's right sister
[Verse 1]
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 going to blow a 50-amp fuse," yeah
[Chorus]
No, you can't (Always get what you want)
No, you can't (Always get what you want)
No, you can't (Always get what you want)
But if you try sometimes
Well, you might find
You get what you need
Baby, truly
[Verse 3]
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
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy
Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"
I said to him
[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)
But if you try sometimes
Well, you just might find
You get what you need
Truly, baby
C'mon shake it up now, c'mon
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus: Mick Jagger & (Audience)]
(You can't always get what you want)
(You can't always get what you want)
(You can't always get what you want)
(You can't always get what you want)
[Verse 4]
You get what you need, yeah, oh baby
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'mon
[Chorus]
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
[Outro]
You can't always get what you want
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 sometimes, you just might find
You get what you need
Ah yeah!
Yeah!
Ah yeah!
Yeah!
[Audience Applause]
[Spoken Word: Mick Jagger]
Thank You!
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- Rocks Off (Live 2003)
- Can’t You Hear Me Knocking (Live 2003)
- That’s How Strong My Love Is (Live 2003)
- The Nearness of You (Live 2003)
- Beast of Burden (Live 2003)
- When the Whip Comes Down (Live 2003)
- Rock Me Baby (Live 2003)
- You Don’t Have to Mean It (Live 2003)
- Worried About You (Live 2003)
- Monkey Man (Live 2003)
- Neighbours (Live 2003)
- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (Live 2003)
- Street Fighting Man (Live 2003)
- Paint It Black (Live 2003)
- You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Live 2003)
- Start Me Up (Live 2003)
- It’s Only Rock ’n Roll (But I like It) (Live 2003)
- Angie (Live 2003)
- Honky Tonk Women (Live 2003)
- Happy (Live 2003)
- Gimme Shelter (Live 2003)
- Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (Live 2003)
- Live Licks (2004)
- Sympathy for the Devil
- Paint It, Black
- Gimme Shelter
- You Can’t Always Get What You Want
- Wild Horses
- Brown Sugar
- (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
- Beast of Burden
- She’s a Rainbow
- Miss You
- Angie
- Honky Tonk Women
- Jumpin’ Jack Flash
- Start Me Up
- Under My Thumb
- Ruby Tuesday
- Dead Flowers
- Sweet Virginia
- Tumbling Dice
- Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
- Street Fighting Man
- Let It Bleed
- Bitch
- Mother’s Little Helper