Happiness Is a Warm Gun
“She's well-acquainted with the touch of the velvet hand”
A Lennon composition stitched from three song fragments into a multi-section suite that shifts key, meter, and style. Recorded at EMI Studios in September 1968 with Chris Thomas producing in George Martin's absence.
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This song is the only Beatles song with a i to I section transition.
Track8 · Side 1 · Side closer
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedSeptember 23 – 26, 1968
ReleasedNovember 22, 1968
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Recurring words
armsbecausecrowdfingerfixgunhandshappinessharmleftlyingmothertouchtrustwarmwhilewifewindowworkingbang bangcan dodown tofeel mygirl whogoing downhands arehappiness ishis eyeshis handshis wifehold youi leftit isman inme nono harmnobody cannot aof hison yourshe's notthe manthe nationalthe touchwith hisyes ityou inand i feelcause i'm goingdon't you knowhold you inyes it isdon't you know thatthe man in the
Lyric shape
[ADV] don't[NOUN] can[NOUN] is[NOUN] yes[VERB] are[VERB] yes[WORD] hishis [WORD]is [NOUN]the [VERB]who [VERB][NOUN] can do[NOUN] in the[NOUN] is a[NOUN] of his[NOUN] who [VERB][NOUN] with the[VERB] of the[VERB] you in[WORD] [NOUN] of[WORD] that ia [NOUN] [NOUN]a [WORD] ondon't you [VERB]his [NOUN] [WORD]his [WORD] [NOUN]i'm [VERB] downis [NOUN] [NOUN]is [VERB] [VERB]it is [VERB]me no [NOUN]not a [NOUN]of his [NOUN]of the [WORD]that [NOUN] isthe [ADJ] [VERB]the [NOUN] inthe [NOUN] ofthe [VERB] [WORD]the [WORD] thatwho [VERB] [WORD]with the [NOUN]your [WORD] [WORD][NOUN] in the [NOUN][VERB] [NOUN] can do[VERB] a [NOUN] [NOUN][VERB] that [NOUN] is[VERB] with his [NOUN][WORD] that i [VERB]a [NOUN] who [VERB]don't you [VERB] thati [VERB] a [NOUN]i [VERB] you inin the [NOUN] withis [VERB] [VERB] [WORD]the [NOUN] in thethe [NOUN] of thethe [NOUN] with the[VERB] to the [ADJ] [VERB]i [VERB] a [NOUN] [NOUN]no [NOUN] [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]the [NOUN] in the [NOUN]you [VERB] that [NOUN] is
Cover-shared shape
[NOUN] i'm[NOUN] in[NOUN] of[NOUN] on[NOUN] with[VERB] a[VERB] down[VERB] my[VERB] of[VERB] that[VERB] the[VERB] to[VERB] with[VERB] you[WORD] on[WORD] thata [NOUN]a [VERB]a [WORD]and [VERB]are [ADJ]do [WORD]he [VERB]his [NOUN]i [VERB]i'm [VERB]is [VERB]my [NOUN]no [NOUN]she's [VERB]that [NOUN]the [ADJ]the [NOUN]the [WORD]you [VERB]your [WORD][NOUN] i'm [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] that [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] to thea [NOUN] [WORD]a [VERB] [NOUN]a [WORD] [NOUN]and [VERB] toand i [VERB]do [WORD] [WORD]i [VERB] [NOUN]i [VERB] [WORD]i [VERB] ai [VERB] myi [VERB] youin my [NOUN]in the [NOUN]like a [WORD]my [NOUN] [WORD]on a [NOUN]that i [VERB]the [WORD] [VERB]to the [WORD]when i [VERB]you [VERB] that[WORD] on a [NOUN]i [VERB] my [NOUN]my [NOUN] [WORD] [WORD]when i [VERB] youyou [VERB] that [NOUN]
Distinctive word
atebitsbootsbusydonatedhobnailimpressionjumpedlizardmirrorsmissesmulticolouredovertimepanesoapsuperiortriggeruptownvelvetwell-acquainted
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Chord shape
C → AmC → Am → F → GC → FC → DC → B♭Am → Em → DmAm → AmAm → EmAm → GmC → D → GAm → FC → Am → FC → F → DmC → AC → E♭Am → DmAm → F → GC → A → GAm → Dm → DmC7 → E♭C → D → FC → DmAm → CAm → GAm → Dm → Am → FC7 → B♭C → D7C → Dm → FC → A7C → D → EmAm → Dm7C → Am → GAm → C → Am → GAm → Em → CAm → Gm → DmAm → Em → AmAm → Am → EmC → A7 → GAm7 → Am6Am → Em → Am → Em → Am → Em → C → DC → Am → C → Am → GAm → Gm → Dm → GmC7 → E♭ → C7 → B♭C → D → Em → GC → D7 → F
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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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