“Well, well, well, you're feeling fine”
A Lennon composition for Revolver, lead vocal by Lennon, about a doctor who dispensed amphetamine injections to New York clientele. Built on a dominant-7th vamp with a contrasting harmonium-led bridge that briefly modulates up a whole step to B major.
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This song is the only Beatles song with a VI to I section transition.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedApril 17 – April 19, 1966
ReleasedAugust 5, 1966
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[NOUN] he[WORD] bebe [ADV]his [ADJ]in [VERB]or [NOUN]with [NOUN]you'd [VERB][ADV] you're [VERB][NOUN] in [VERB][VERB] [NOUN] in[VERB] for the[VERB] you up[WORD] [NOUN] at[WORD] be [ADV]a [NOUN] froma [NOUN] yoube [ADV] [WORD]can [VERB] [VERB]down [WORD] [VERB]just to [VERB]my [NOUN] iwith [NOUN] [WORD]you must [VERB]you're a [ADJ][ADJ] and [ADJ] [NOUN][NOUN] [VERB] for the[VERB] a [NOUN] from[VERB] my [NOUN] i[WORD] [NOUN] at [WORD]my [NOUN] i [VERB][VERB] for the [ADJ] [NOUN]
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[ADJ] and[ADV] you're[NOUN] at[NOUN] i[NOUN] in[NOUN] just[NOUN] or[NOUN] you[VERB] a[VERB] for[VERB] from[VERB] my[VERB] you[VERB] yourselfa [ADJ]a [NOUN]and [ADJ]at [WORD]can [VERB]down [WORD]he [VERB]i [VERB]must [VERB]my [NOUN]the [ADJ]to [VERB]you'll [VERB]you're [VERB][ADJ] and [ADJ][NOUN] i [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] you to[WORD] [VERB] youhe [VERB] youmy [NOUN] [VERB]the [ADJ] [NOUN][VERB] you to [VERB]
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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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