Getting Better
“It can't get no worse”
A McCartney composition for Sgt. Pepper's, lead vocal by McCartney, with Lennon contributing the sardonic counterline 'It can't get no worse.' Built on a G pedal-point verse and a pan-diatonic ascending refrain, with Harrison's tambura adding drone color.
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This song is one of only 3 Beatles songs with Burns Nu-Sonic.
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changingcoolfillingfinallygettingholdingmadroundrulestaughtturningworseyoungand keptbut i'mcan't getchanging mydoing thehead inher andholding mei wasi'm changingit's gettingman ime downme roundme theme upso muchthat shethe thingsthe timethe wordthings thatto getup withwith yourall the timebetter better betterhead in thei've got tosince you've beenthe things thatyou gave mehead in the sandi used to be
Lyric shape
[ADJ] that[WORD] you'veher [ADJ]who [VERB][ADJ] that i[ADJ] to be[VERB] [VERB] you[VERB] but i'm[VERB] her [ADJ][VERB] in the[VERB] me down[VERB] me the[VERB] me up[VERB] so [WORD][WORD] you've beenand [VERB] herbe [ADJ] [NOUN]be [ADJ] tocan [VERB] youdown [WORD] [VERB]have to [VERB]i [ADV] [VERB]i [VERB] it'si was [VERB]me [ADJ] [WORD]that she [VERB]the [WORD] thatto [VERB] [ADJ]to [VERB] it'sto be [ADJ]to my [NOUN]weren't [ADJ] [ADV]with your [NOUN]yes i [VERB]your [NOUN] [VERB][ADJ] [WORD] the [NOUN][ADJ] to be [ADJ][VERB] in the [NOUN][VERB] me [ADJ] [WORD][VERB] me [VERB] in[VERB] me down [WORD][VERB] me the [NOUN][WORD] [VERB] me [ADJ]can [VERB] you [VERB]down [WORD] [VERB] mei [ADJ] to bei [VERB] her andi [VERB] it's [VERB]i can [VERB] youi have to [VERB]i've [VERB] to [VERB]i can [VERB] you [VERB]
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[ADJ] at[ADJ] to[ADV] i[NOUN] i[NOUN] it[VERB] but[VERB] her[VERB] in[VERB] it's[VERB] me[VERB] my[VERB] no[VERB] so[VERB] to[VERB] you[WORD] that[WORD] thea [ADJ]and [VERB]be [ADJ]can [VERB]can't [VERB]down [WORD]i [ADJ]i [VERB]i'm [VERB]i've [VERB]it's [VERB]me [ADJ]me [VERB]my [NOUN]no [ADJ]she [VERB]so [WORD]the [ADJ]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]was [VERB]you [VERB]you're [VERB]your [NOUN][ADJ] to [VERB][VERB] [ADJ] at[VERB] it's [VERB][VERB] me [ADJ][VERB] me [VERB][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] you [VERB][WORD] [VERB] me[WORD] the [NOUN]a [ADJ] [ADJ]i [ADJ] toi [VERB] heri can [VERB]i can't [VERB]in the [NOUN]me [VERB] memy [NOUN] [ADV]so [WORD] [ADJ]the [NOUN] iyou [VERB] meyou're [VERB] me[ADV] i can't [VERB]i [ADJ] to [VERB]me [VERB] me [VERB]
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angrybeatcomplaincruelhidingteachers
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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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