“A love that should have lasted years”
McCartney piano ballad from Revolver, lead vocal by McCartney. An early example of baroque pop, featuring Alan Civil's French horn solo over a descending-bass verse in B major that modulates to C♯ minor.
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French horn first appears on a Beatles record on 'For No One' (1966).
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedMay 9, 16, 19, 1966
ReleasedAugust 5, 1966
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agobehindcrieddeadfillfindforgetgoeshurrylongermakesmindsignsomeonetakestimesyearsa loveall herbehind thebelieve herdon't believefill yourforget herhas toher timelove thatneed herno oneshe doesn'tshe goesshe hasshe saysshe takesshould havesomeone butthat allthat longthe tearsthe thingswant herwill bewill fillyou findyou needyou thinkyour dayyour minda love thatall the thingsfill your headfor no onein her eyesthe things shethere will be
Lyric shape
[NOUN] but[VERB] him[VERB] out[VERB] willhe's [VERB]when [WORD][ADV] she [VERB][ADV] will be[NOUN] [VERB] on[VERB] [NOUN] but[VERB] of [VERB][VERB] will [VERB]don't [VERB] herhas to [VERB]no [WORD] [VERB]of [NOUN] [VERB]of [VERB] [WORD]she [VERB] hershe [VERB] upshe doesn't [VERB]should have [VERB]the [WORD] shewon't [VERB] heryou [VERB] [NOUN]you [VERB] heryou won't [VERB]your [NOUN] [VERB][NOUN] you [VERB] [NOUN][VERB] [WORD] the [NOUN][VERB] for no one[VERB] she [VERB] you[VERB] your [NOUN] [VERB]she [VERB] that [VERB]the [WORD] she [VERB]when she [VERB] heryou don't [VERB] her
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[ADV] she[NOUN] you[VERB] for[VERB] her[VERB] is[VERB] of[VERB] on[VERB] she[VERB] that[VERB] up[VERB] you[VERB] your[WORD] her[WORD] she[WORD] thea [NOUN]be [WORD]but [ADV]doesn't [VERB]don't [VERB]have [VERB]her [NOUN]is [ADJ]no [NOUN]no [WORD]of [NOUN]of [VERB]she [VERB]that [VERB]that [WORD]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]will [VERB]won't [VERB]you [VERB]your [NOUN][NOUN] you [VERB][VERB] [WORD] the[VERB] her [NOUN][VERB] is [ADJ][VERB] she [VERB][VERB] that [VERB][VERB] that [WORD][VERB] your [NOUN][WORD] [VERB] you[WORD] her [NOUN][WORD] she [VERB][WORD] the [NOUN][WORD] the [WORD]a [NOUN] thatin her [NOUN]she [VERB] [NOUN]she [VERB] youwhen she [VERB]you [VERB] [ADV]you [VERB] thatyou don't [VERB]you [VERB] she [VERB]
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acheskindnesslastedlingerwakes
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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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