I Should Have Known Better
“I should have known better with a girl like you”
Lennon's harmonica-driven love song for the second side of the A Hard Day's Night film soundtrack - paired with the title track as the B-side of the US single. Features Harrison's 12-string Rickenbacker on the solo, briefly inverting roles so John plays harmonica over George's guitar.
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Recurring words
happenknownask yoube minecould becould onlyhave knowni shouldi wouldif thisme moreme tooof thingsshould havethat whento givewould loveyou loveyou ohyou thatyou're gonnayou've gotand i doand when ieverything that yougot to givelot of thingsthat you doto give meyou love meyou've got toa girl like youi should have knownsay you love me too
Cover-shared words
askbettereverythinggirlgivegotheykisslikelotlovememinemoreneverohsayseetellthingsyoua girla lotand iand whencan't youeverything thatgive megot toi doi lovei neveris lovelike youlot oflove melove yousay youso itell youthat ithat youthis isto beto mewhat awhen iyou doyou seeyou toa lot ofcan't you seei love youi tell youthat i loveyou to bethat i love youwhen i tell you
Lyric shape
[ADJ] with[VERB] could[VERB] you've[WORD] beforeonly [VERB]you've [VERB][ADJ] with a[NOUN] [VERB] you[VERB] me too[VERB] you that[VERB] you've [VERB][WORD] i [WORD]could only [VERB]gonna [VERB] youhave [VERB] ai do [WORD]i would [VERB]only [VERB] toshould have [VERB]what a [NOUN]with a [NOUN]would [VERB] [NOUN]you're gonna [VERB]you've [VERB] to[NOUN] that you do[VERB] [NOUN] that you[VERB] you've [VERB] toa [NOUN] [VERB] youand i do [WORD]and when i [VERB]i should have [WORD]to [VERB] me [WORD]with a [NOUN] [VERB]you [VERB] me tooyou've [VERB] to [VERB][VERB] you [VERB] me too[WORD] [ADJ] with a [NOUN]and when i [VERB] youyou [VERB] me too [WORD]
Cover-shared shape
[NOUN] that[VERB] a[VERB] me[VERB] to[VERB] what[VERB] you[WORD] and[WORD] i[WORD] ofa [NOUN]a [WORD]do [WORD]gonna [VERB]have [VERB]have [WORD]i [VERB]i [WORD]is [VERB]me [WORD]of [WORD]to [VERB]too [WORD]would [VERB]you [VERB]you [WORD][NOUN] that you[VERB] [NOUN] that[VERB] a [WORD][VERB] me [WORD][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to me[VERB] you [VERB][VERB] you [WORD][VERB] you to[WORD] [VERB] me[WORD] [WORD] and[WORD] and i[WORD] of [WORD]a [NOUN] [VERB]a [WORD] ofcan't you [VERB]do [WORD] [WORD]i [VERB] youi [WORD] [VERB]me [WORD] [WORD]that i [VERB]to [VERB] mewhen i [VERB]you [VERB] me[VERB] a [WORD] of[VERB] can't you [VERB][VERB] me [WORD] [WORD][VERB] to [VERB] me[VERB] you [VERB] me[VERB] you to be[WORD] [WORD] [VERB] mea [WORD] of [WORD]i [VERB] you [WORD]i [VERB] you tothat i [VERB] youwhen i [VERB] you[VERB] a [WORD] of [WORD][VERB] me [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]i [VERB] you to be
Distinctive word
realizedwhoa-oo-oh-oo
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Chord shape
C → F → G → CC → GC → FC → AmAm → FC → DC → F → DmC → Am → FAm → F → GC → D → GC → Am → F → GAm → F → G → CC → BC → EC → FmC7 → FmC → CC → C7C7 → FAm → F → CC → Fm → D♭C7 → Fm → D♭C → C → FC → F → GC → G → B7C → E → AmC → B7C → F → Dm → B♭C → D → G → DC → E7 → AmC → C7 → FC → G → GC → E7C → D → G → EmAm → F → EC → G → G7C → G → BC → F → G → C → AmC → G → B → EmC → D → G → D → GC → G → B7 → EmC7 → F → GC → F → G → C → Am → F → GC → G → G7 → C → DAm → F → C → E7C → E7 → Am → FC → G → C → AmAm → F → E7
Chord literal
G → DD → GEm → CC → DD → G → EmC → D → GG → Em → C → DC → GG → CG → C → DG → EmG7 → CB → EmG → GC → BG → G → CB7 → EmG → G7G → BEm → C → DG → G7 → CG → B7C → D → G → EmEm → C → GC → B7D → G → Em → CEm → C → D → GG → B → EmC → G → GC → D → G → DG → B7 → EmG → C → D → G → Em → C → DC → D → G → D → GC → G → B7 → EmC → G → B → EmEm → C → B
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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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