Across the Universe (Wildlife version)
“Jai guru deva om”
Lennon composition with a Sanskrit mantra refrain, sped up and dressed in birdsong effects for the World Wildlife Fund charity album 'No One's Gonna Change Our World'. A distinct mix from the slower Spector-produced Let It Be version.
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This song is one of only 4 Beatles songs with Meditation.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedFebruary 4 – 8, 1968
ReleasedDecember 12, 1969 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
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[NOUN] across[VERB] before[VERB] out[VERB] theirare [VERB]their [NOUN][NOUN] across the[NOUN] are [VERB][VERB] me on[VERB] of [WORD][VERB] their [NOUN]a [ADJ] [VERB]a [NOUN] [NOUN]across the [WORD]as they [VERB]into a [NOUN]like a [ADJ]my [NOUN] [NOUN]of [NOUN] [VERB]of [WORD] [WORD]they [VERB] [ADV][WORD] gonna [VERB] my [NOUN]
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[ADV] as[NOUN] are[VERB] and[VERB] around[VERB] into[VERB] me[VERB] my[VERB] of[VERB] through[WORD] a[WORD] ofa [ADJ]a [NOUN]a [WORD]and [VERB]gonna [VERB]me [VERB]my [NOUN]of [NOUN]of [VERB]of [WORD]out [VERB]the [WORD]they [VERB]they [WORD][VERB] [WORD] a[VERB] and [VERB][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] of [NOUN][WORD] [WORD] of[WORD] a [NOUN][WORD] gonna [VERB][WORD] of [NOUN][WORD] of [VERB]a [NOUN] [WORD]a [WORD] [NOUN]a [WORD] [WORD]and [VERB] melike a [WORD]my [NOUN] [VERB]they [VERB] me[VERB] [WORD] a [NOUN][VERB] and [VERB] me[WORD] of [VERB] [VERB]gonna [VERB] my [NOUN]
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blindlyboxcaressingdevadriftingendlessguruimagesincitinginvitingjailaughterlimitlessmeandernothing'spoolspossessingrestlessshadesslithersoundssunstumbleundyingwildly
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Am → EAm → GmC → F → DmC → F → Dm → AmAm → E → D♭mC → FC → GC → B♭C → G → FAm → Em → DmAm → EmC7 → FAm → DC → AmC → C → FC → C7C → CAm → CAm → Em → GC → Am → Em → DmC → Am → EmC → C7 → FC7 → F → DmAm → D → DAm → Gm → CAm7 → DC7 → F → Dm → AmC → Am → Em → GAm → Cm → GAm → Gm7Am → E → D♭m → A♭mC → C7 → F → DmAm → D → D → GAm7 → Cm → G
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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