The Rolling Stones — You Cant Always Get What You Want Live 1973

[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 [Spoken Word: Mick Jagger] Whoo! Oh yeah! Ohh baby