Can't Buy Me Love
“I don't care too much for money”
McCartney's exuberant rebuke to materialism, with a 12-bar blues verse and a chorus tag that famously opens the record. The Beatles' first single to top the UK and US charts simultaneously, hitting #1 in five weeks. It soundtracks the break-out field sequence in the film A Hard Day's Night.
Track7 · Side 1 · Side closer
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon-McCartney
RecordedJanuary 29, 1964
ReleasedMarch 16, 1964 (Single)July 10, 1964 (A Hard Day's Night)
Song familyTwin songsTwin of A Hard Day's Night: competing 1964 rockers.
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anythingeverybodyfriendmakesringssatisfiedtellsall i'veall rightand i'llbut whatbuy youdiamond ringsdon't needget yougive youhave ai mayi'll bei'll getit makeskind oflove everybodylove lovemakes youme thatme toomoney justmy friendnot haveof thingstells methat moneyto givetoo muchyou ayou lovea lot toand i'll bedon't need nogot to givei don't carei'll get youi've got toif you sayit makes youmoney can't buyring my friendtell me thatthat you wantthe kind oftoo much foryou don't needyou love mehave a lot totell me that yousay you love me too
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[NOUN] can't[NOUN] my[VERB] i'll[WORD] i'vefor [NOUN][NOUN] can't [VERB][NOUN] my [NOUN][NOUN] of [WORD][VERB] me that[VERB] me too[VERB] to you[VERB] too [WORD][VERB] you a[WORD] i've [VERB]a [WORD] tocan't [VERB] medon't [VERB] noi [VERB] i'lli'll [VERB] toi'll be [ADJ]it [VERB] youno [NOUN] [VERB]the [NOUN] oftoo [WORD] foryou [VERB] [WORD][NOUN] [VERB] my [NOUN][NOUN] i don't [VERB][VERB] [NOUN] [VERB] me[VERB] no [NOUN] [VERB][VERB] the [NOUN] of[VERB] you [VERB] [WORD][VERB] you a [NOUN]a [WORD] to [VERB]and i'll be [ADJ]i [VERB] i'll [VERB]i'll [VERB] to youi'll [VERB] you [NOUN]i'll [VERB] you [WORD]i've [VERB] to [VERB]me [VERB] [NOUN] [VERB]the [NOUN] of [WORD]you [VERB] [WORD] [NOUN]you [VERB] me too[VERB] me [VERB] [WORD] [WORD][VERB] me that you [VERB][VERB] the [NOUN] of [WORD][VERB] you [VERB] me toohave a [WORD] to [VERB]i'll [VERB] you a [NOUN]
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[NOUN] i[NOUN] just[NOUN] of[VERB] me[VERB] my[VERB] no[VERB] the[VERB] to[VERB] too[VERB] you[WORD] for[WORD] no[WORD] toa [NOUN]a [WORD]be [ADJ]can't [VERB]don't [VERB]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]i've [VERB]it [VERB]me [VERB]my [NOUN]no [NOUN]of [WORD]that [NOUN]the [NOUN]to [VERB]too [WORD]you [NOUN]you [VERB]you [WORD][NOUN] [VERB] me[VERB] me [VERB][VERB] me so[VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] no [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] you [NOUN][VERB] you [VERB][VERB] you [WORD][WORD] no no[WORD] to [VERB]a [NOUN] [VERB]i don't [VERB]i'll [VERB] youif you [VERB]just can't [VERB]me [VERB] [NOUN]me [VERB] [VERB]that you [VERB]what i [VERB]you [VERB] meyou [VERB] theyou [VERB] youyou don't [VERB][VERB] me [VERB] [NOUN][VERB] me [VERB] [VERB][VERB] me [VERB] [WORD][VERB] you [VERB] me[VERB] you don't [VERB]you [VERB] the [NOUN]you [VERB] you [VERB]you [VERB] you [VERB] me
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Am → D → GAm7 → D7 → GAm → Dm → G → CC7 → FC → B♭ → FC → F → C → GAm7 → D7Am → DmAm → EmAm → DC → FC → GC → G7C → B♭C7 → B♭7C → G → DC → G → FC → F7Am → Dm → GC7 → GC → F → C → G → FC7 → B♭7 → FC7 → G → D7Am → Dm7C → G7 → F7Am7 → DAm → Dm7 → G7Am → Dm → Gm → CC → F7 → C → G7Am → Dm → Gm → C → FC → F7 → C → G7 → F7Am → Dm7 → G7 → CAm → Dm → Am → Dm → Gm → CAm → Dm → Gm7 → C7 → F
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