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I s | aw her today at the rec | eption |
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A glass of wine in her h | and |
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I kn | ew she was gonna meet her conn | ection |
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At her f | eet was footloose m | an |
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You c | an’t always get what you w | ant (3 times) |
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But if you tr | y sometimes you j | ust might find |
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You get what you n | eed |
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I w | ent down to the demonstr | ation |
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To g | et my fair share of ab | use |
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Singing, “W | e’re gonna vent our frustr | ation |
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If we d | on’t we’re gonna blow a fifty-amp f | use” |
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You c | an’t always get what you w | ant (3 times) |
F# | A | |
But if you tr | y sometimes you j | ust might find |
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You get what you n | eed |
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I w | ent down to the Chelsea dr | ugstore |
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To g | et your prescription f | illed |
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I was st | anding in line with Mr. J | immy |
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And m | an, did he look pretty | ill |
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We dec | ided that we would have a s | oda |
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My f | avorite flavor, cherry r | ed |
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I s | ung my song to Mr. J | immy. |
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Yeah, and he s | aid one word to me |
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And that was “d | ead.” I said to him |
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You c | an’t always get what you w | ant (3 times) |
F# | A | |
But if you tr | y sometimes you j | ust might find |
E | |
You get what you n | eed |
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I s | aw her today at the rec | eption |
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In her gl | ass was a bleeding m | an |
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She was pr | acticed at the art of dec | eption |
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Well I could t | ell by her blood-stained h | ands |
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You c | an’t always get what you w | ant (3 times) |
F# | A | |
But if you tr | y sometimes you j | ust might find |
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You get what you n | eed |