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[The London Bach Choir:]

You Can't Always Get What You Want (JaggerRichards)

I saw her today at the reception,

A glass of wine in her hand.

I knew she would meet her connection,

At her feet was her footloose man.

No, you can't always get what you want,

You can't always get what you want,

But if you try sometime, you'll find,

You get what you need.

[Short instrumental break featuring flugel horn.]

[The Rolling Stones:]

I saw her today at the reception

I saw her today at the reception,

A glass of wine in her hand

A glass of wine in her hand.

I knew she was gonna meet her connection,

At her feet was a footloose man.

At her feet was her foot-loose man.

You can't always get what you want,

You can't always get what you want,

And you can't always get what you want,

You can't always get what you want,

Honey, you can't always get what you want

But if you try sometimes, you might find,

You can't always get what you want

You get what you need.

But if you try sometime, yeah,

Aww, yeah. Hey, hey.

You just might find you get what you need!

And I went down to the demonstration,

We went down to the demonstration to get our fair share of abuse,

To get my fair share of abuse.

Singing, "We gonna vent our frustration"

Singin', "We're gonna vent our frustration,

If we don't we'll blow a fifty amp fuse

If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse."

So, I went to the Chelsea Drugstore to get your prescription filled

Sing it to me, honey.

I was standing in line with my friend, Mr. Jimmy

(You can't always get what you want,)

And man, did he look pretty ill

(You can't always get what you want,)

But if you try sometimes, well, you just might find,

You get what you need.

Ahhh, baby, yeah, ahh, yeah.

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 that we would have a soda,

My favorite flavor, cherry red[3].

My fav'rite flavor was cherry red

I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy,

I sing this song to my friend, Jimmy,

Yeh, and he said one word to me,

And he said one word to me and that was "dead"

And that was "dead." I said to him,

(You can't always get what you want,) oh, no.

And you can't always get what you want, honey

(You can't always get what you want,) tell ya, baby.

You can't always get what you want

(You can't always get what you want,) no.

You can't always get what you want

But if you try sometimes, you just might find, ump, ump,

But if you try sometime, yeah,

You get what you need.

You just might find you get what you need!

Oh, yes, whoo!

I saw her today at the reception

[Instrumental break with vocal stylings by Jagger and the choir.]

In her glass was a bleeding man

She was practised at the art of deception,

You get what you need, yeah, ow, baby, oh yeah.

I could tell by her blood-stained hands

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.

Say it!

(You can't always get what you want,)

But if you try sometimes, you j-just might find,

You just might find,

You get what you need.

Aww yeah, awww baby, whoo.

Ahh, (you can't always get what you want), no, no, baby.

(You can't always get what you want), tell me about it,

(You can't always get what you want), mmm,

But if you try sometimes, you j-just might find,

You just might find,

That you get what you need.

[Instrumental and choir to end.]

[YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT]

[Written by: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards.]

[Produced by: Jimmy Miller.]

[Performed by: The Rolling Stones[1][1a]-1969.]

[Appears on: "You Can't Always Get What You Want" (Running time 4:49) (A-side:

"Honky Tonk Women" 45 RPM)-1969; Let It Bleed (UK/US)-1969, (Japan)-2006; Hot

Rocks: 1964-1971 (ABKCO)-1972[2] (Runing time 7:29), (Sound & Vision)-2005 &

(Japan)-2006; Love You Live-1977; Rolled Gold+: The Very Best of the Rolling

Stones (Decca)-1975 & (Universal)-2007; Jumpin' in German, Burnin' in

Hollywood (Bootleg)-1979; Singles Collection: The London Years (UK/US)-1989 &

(Japan)-2006; Headin' for an Overload (Bootleg)-1995; Remastered Series-2004;

Forty Licks (US)-2002, (Collector's Edition)-2002, (European Tour

Edition)-2003 & (Tour Edition Bonus Tracks)-2003; Live Licks (US/UK)-2004 &

(Japan Bonus Tracks)-2004; et al.]

[1]Personnel: The opening verse and chorus, arranged by Jack Nitzsche, is

sung by the London Bach Choir, who supply other vocals throughout the song.

Mick Jagger (lead vocals), Keith Richards (all guitars, back up vocals),

Charlie Watts (does not play drums on this song), Jimmy Miller (drums), Bill

Wyman (bass), Al Kooper (piano, organ, Flugel horn), Rocky Dijon (congas,

maracas), Madeline Bell (back up vocals), Nanette Workman (back up vocals

[credited to, Nanette Newman, on the LP]) & Doris Troy (back up vocals).

[1a]Covered by: Luther Allison, Baba Yaga, Eric Barnhart, Parker Bent,

Bluedog, Mick Capone, The Chamber Academy Ensemble, Bryan Clark, Phe Cullen,

Steven Davenport, Erik Demmer, Aretha Franklin, Vince Guaraldi, Honeywagon,

Innovations, Ituana, Randy Kaplan, Jim Major, Maxayn, Jonathon Moon, Bill

Morrissey, The Neville Brothers, David "Fathead" Newman, The Prima Donna, Tim

Ries, The Rolling Clones, Rupert's People, Rusted Root, Jennifer Ryan, Sins

of the Pioneers, Slow Bandits, Stars at Studio 99, Steel Pulse, The

Strangers, Sunchild, 3 Green Windows, Brent Truitt, The University of

Newcastle Choir, West Side Heat, Young @ Heart Chorus, et al.

[2]Transcribed from the track on this album.

And you can't always get what you want, honey

You can't always get what you want

You can't always get what you want,

But if you try sometime, yeah,

You just might find you get what you need!

[3]During live shows, Mick asks, "What's your favorite flavor?" and the crowd

And you can' always get what you want, honey,

shouts back, "Cherry red."

You can't always get what you want,

You cant always get what you want,

But if you try sometime, yeah,

You just might find you get what you need!

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