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Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
| Em G | D | Em G | D |
| Em G | D | Em G | D |
Verse 1:
Em G D
You first found me in my holding pen,
Em G D
stopped to take a look and stuck your finger in,
C G D C
I bit one off and you came back again and again.
Em G D
Then the nice people let me out one day
Em G D
and you told me how to act and what to say,
C G D C
but you never get what you wanted that way.
Chorus:
Em G D
You never get what you want,
Em G D
you never get what you want
Em G D
and I don't think it's my fault;
Em G D (C) Em Em
you never get what you want, do you baby?
Verse 2:
Em G D
Everything's always such a mystery,
Em G D
including your sad little history.
C G D C
Do you still think someone should take responsibility and pay?
Em G D
Ever since I've know you you've walked that walk,
Em G D
you've broken all the records, now you've broken all the clocks.
C G D C
And everytime it breaks my heart to hear you talk this way, this way.
Chorus:
Em G D
You never get what you want,
Em G D
you never get what you want
Em G D
and I don't think it's my fault;
Em G D Em Em
you never get what you want, do you baby?
Bridge:
C Em
Everybody's been sad, everybody's been tragic,
D C
whole lot of hard times, whole little bit of magic.
Am Em
These bitter bitter fruits and these endless hallways
D C C
they're killing us, baby, we gotta walk away, walk away.
Interlude:
| Em G | D | Em G | D |
| Em G | D | Em G | D |
Chorus:
Em G D
You never get what you want,
Em G D
you never get what you want.
Em G D
You spend your whole time thinkin 'bout why I'm so deranged
Em G D
Well, honey, why don't you think about that for a change?
End-Chorus:
Em G D
You never get what you want,
Em G D
you never get what you want.
Em G D
Your whole damn life you never get what you want.
Em G D
Not your whole damn life you never get what you want.
Em G D
I don't think it's my fault.
Em G D
You never get what you want,
Em
do you, baby?
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Last Updated: February 17, 2026