New Directions:
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.
You get what you need.

Finn:
I saw her today at the reception,
glass of wine in her hand.
Oh, I knew she was gonna meet her connection.
At her feet was a footloose man.

Rachel with New Directions:
No, you can't always get what you want. 
(Finn: Oh, no, you can't.)
You can't always get what you want. 
(Finn: What you want)
You can't always get what you want. 
(Finn: You can't always get what you want.)
But if you try sometimes, well, you just might find
You get what you need.
You get what you need.

Finn:
Oh, baby

Rachel:
And I went down to the demonstration
To get my fair share of abuse,
Singing, "We're gonna vent our [bad word] 

Rachel and Finn:
If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse. 
(Finn: 50-amp fuse)

New Directions:
Sing it to me, now.
You can't always get what you want. 
(Rachel and Finn: No, no, you can't.)
You can't always get what you want.
You can't always get what you want. 
(Rachel: Can't always get what you want)
But if you try sometimes, well, you just might find
You get what you need.
You get what you need.

Rachel, Finn and Mercedes:
Oh yeah

Rachel with New Directions:
You can't always get what you want. 
(Rachel and Finn: You can't always get what you want.)
You can't always get what you want. (Oohh)
You can't always get what you want. 
(Finn: Can't always get what you want)
But if you try sometimes, well, you just might find
You get what you need.

Rachel with New Directions:
You can't always get what you want. 
(Mercedes: Yeah!) 
(Artie: No, no, no, no)
You can't always get what you want. 
(Mercedes: No, no, no, no)
You can't always get what you want. 
(Rachel: Ooh)
But if you try sometimes, well, you just might find
You get what you need. 
(Mercedes: Yeah, yeah, yeah,yeah,yeah)

Rachel :
You can't always get what you want

Rachel, Mercedes, Artie and Finn: 
Get what you need 
(Rachel and Tina: Get what you need) 
(Mercedes: Oh yeah what you need!) 
(Artie: What you need)

Mercedes:
Yeah!

New Directions:
Get what you need!