You Can't Always Get What You Want (Live 1975)

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

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

[Chorus]

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 sometimes

Well, you might just find

You get what you need

Oh yeah

[Verse 2]

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"

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

But if you try sometimes

Well, you just might find

You get what you need

[Verse 3]

And 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 is cherry red

I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy

Yeah, and he said one word to me, and that was "dead"

I said

[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, but if you try sometimes

Well, you just might find

You get what you need

[Guitar Solo]

[Saxophone Solo]

[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, I could tell by her blood-stained hands

[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

But if you try sometimes, you just might find

You get what you need

Oh let’s do it one more time

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 but if you try sometimes, you just might find

You get what you need

[Audience Applause]