I Saw Her Standing There
“Well, my heart went boom when I crossed that room”
McCartney's opening track on Please Please Me – co-written with Lennon, anchored by a walking bass line Paul lifted from Chuck Berry. Paul's '1-2-3-FOUR!' count-in is one of rock's most famous openings.
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This song is the earliest Beatles song to use Belted vocals, which goes on to appear on 18 in all.
Track1 · Side 1 · Side opener · Album opener
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedFebruary 11, 1963
ReleasedMarch 22, 1963
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Recurring words
beyondcrossedfallfelllookedotherrefrainroomspokenstandingtightand weat mecould seeeach otherher handhow couldi couldi heldi ii'll neverin loveknow whatlong iooh sinceshe lookedshe wasshe wouldn'tso howstanding therethrough thetoo longwell shewith anotherwith herbefore too longhow could ii could seei saw herin love withknow what ilooked at methe way shethrough the nightwhen i sawyou know whatin love with herknow what i meani fell in love with
Lyric shape
[NOUN] she[VERB] at[VERB] i'd[VERB] was[WORD] we[WORD] whencould [VERB]her [VERB]i'll [WORD]in [VERB]too [VERB]with [WORD]wouldn't [VERB][ADV] i'll [WORD][ADV] she [VERB][NOUN] she [VERB][VERB] at me[VERB] her [WORD][VERB] i'd [VERB][VERB] in [VERB][VERB] through the[VERB] what i[VERB] with [WORD][WORD] [VERB] with[WORD] we [VERB]before too [VERB]i [VERB] ini could [VERB]i'll [WORD] [VERB]in [VERB] withshe [VERB] atshe wouldn't [VERB]the [NOUN] shethrough the [NOUN]we [VERB] [WORD]you [VERB] what[VERB] her [VERB] [ADV][VERB] in [VERB] with[VERB] through the [NOUN][VERB] what i [VERB][WORD] [WORD] i [VERB]and i [VERB] herand we [VERB] [WORD]i [VERB] her [WORD]i [VERB] that [NOUN]in [VERB] with herthe [NOUN] she [VERB]we [VERB] [WORD] [WORD]i [VERB] in [VERB] with
Cover-shared shape
[ADV] i'll[ADV] she[VERB] her[VERB] i[VERB] in[VERB] that[VERB] through[VERB] what[VERB] with[WORD] iher [NOUN]her [WORD]i [VERB]i'd [VERB]just [VERB]my [NOUN]one [WORD]she [VERB]that [NOUN]the [NOUN]was [NOUN]we [VERB]you [VERB][ADV] [WORD] i[ADV] my [NOUN][VERB] her [NOUN][VERB] i [VERB][VERB] in mine[VERB] that [NOUN][WORD] [WORD] i[WORD] i [VERB]and i [VERB]and the [NOUN]i [VERB] heri [VERB] thatif you [VERB]my [NOUN] [WORD]one [WORD] [WORD]what i [VERB]when i [VERB][ADV] [WORD] i [VERB]i [VERB] her [NOUN]my [NOUN] [WORD] [WORD]one [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]when i [VERB] her
Distinctive word
boomcomparedancedseventeen
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Chord shape
C → B♭ → FC → FC7 → F7C → GC7 → FC → E♭C → EC → G → DC → G → CC → F → B♭C7 → F → B♭C → F → C → GC → DC → B♭C7 → B♭7C → F → B♭ → FC → G → FC → G → C → FC7 → F7 → C7 → G7C7 → F7 → B♭7C → G → D → GC7 → G7C → E7C7 → G7 → D7C → F → C → B♭C7 → B♭7 → F7C7 → G7 → F7C → E♭ → GC7 → D7C → F → C → G → CC → G → C → G → FC7 → G7 → D7 → G7C → F → A♭C7 → F7 → B♭7 → F7C → E♭ → G7C → F → C → B♭ → FC7 → G7 → C7 → F7C → E → B → E
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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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