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CAPO 3
C    F throughout
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:
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 [D] try sometimes,   [F] You might find
You get what you [C] need…   [F C F] ahhhhhhh, yeah…..

I went down to the demonstration,
To get my fair share of abuse.
Singing “we’re gonna vent our frustration,
And if we don’t we’re gonna blow a 50-amp fuse.”
CHORUS
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.
I sung my song to Mr. Jimmy,
And he said one word to me, and that was “dead,”
I said to him:
CHORUS
You’ll 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 bloodstained hands.
CHORUS   CHORUS

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