Intro 
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[Verso 1]

C                              F 
Mommy, can I have some pink flamingos 
G                                      C 
Like the ones that's in our neighbor's yard 
  C                                  F 
I don't think that they eat a lot or even come inside 
G                               C 
Taking care of them will not be hard 


[Refrão]

             F 
But she said no, 
                               G 
You can't always have what you want 
N.C.                 C 
Why?  Because I said so. 


[Verso 2]
 
C                        F 
Mommy can we have an alligator 
G                               C 
We can keep him upstairs in the tub 
     C                          F 
I'll do just what you say  I'll feed it everyday 
G                              C 
We can start our own alligator club 


[Refrão]

             F 
But she said no, 
                               G 
You can't always have what you want 
N.C.                 C 
Why?  Because I said so. 


[Verso 3]

C                        F 
Mommy can I have a bulldozer 
G                                      C 
Like the one that’s on the side of the road 
  C 
I love when it makes that sound 
          F 
Lifts the mud up out of the ground 
G                       C 
We can sell dirt by the load 


[Refrão]

             F 
But she said no, 
                               G 
You can't always have what you want 
N.C.                 C 
Why?  Because I said so. 


[Verso 4]

C                        F 
Mommy can I have a giraffe 
G                                          C 
He can hang out in the back underneath the trees 
   C                     F 
If not a giraffe, then a hippopotamus 
G                   C 
  Maybe.. a few monkeys 


[Refrão]

             F 
But she said no, 
                               G 
You can't always have what you want 
N.C.                 C 
Why?  Because I said so. 


[Verso 5]

C                         F 
Mommy can I have an airplane 
G                                     C 
Like the one that’s up there in the sky 
C 
We can fly high through the air 
         F 
Feel the wind right in our hair 
G N.C.                         C 
Mommy - an airplane you should buy 


[Refrão]
 
             F 
But she said no, 
                               G 
You can't always have what you want 
N.C.                 C 
Why?  Because I said so. 


[Verso 6]

C                       F 
Mommy can I have a gold fish 
G                            C 
We can keep him in the aquarium 
        C 
I won’t feed him too much every day 
     F 
I’ll do just what you say 
G                                C N.C. 
Having a gold fish sure would be fun 


[Refrão]

         F 
She said yes 
                     G N.C. 
You can have the goldfish 
              C 
Now leave me alone