If I Fell
“'Cause I've been in love before”
Lennon's tender confessional ballad of conditional devotion, sung as a two-part harmony with McCartney sharing a single microphone. A standout from A Hard Day's Night and one of the first Beatles songs built around close two-voice lead harmony.
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This song is the only Beatles song with a ♭VI to ♭II section transition.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedFebruary 27, 1964
ReleasedJuly 10, 1964
Song familyFragile LennonAdmits prior heartbreak and fear, Love song
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Cover-shared words
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[VERB] before[VERB] was[VERB] wecouldn't [VERB]in [VERB]our [ADJ]very [VERB]was [WORD][NOUN] [VERB] her[NOUN] i couldn't[NOUN] i've been[NOUN] to you[VERB] in [VERB][VERB] in you[VERB] was [WORD][VERB] with you[VERB] you tooi [VERB] inif i [VERB]in [VERB] withmust be [ADJ]she will [VERB]so i [VERB]to be [ADJ]we are [WORD]would [VERB] mewould [VERB] towould be [ADJ]would you [VERB]you [WORD] [VERB][VERB] in [VERB] with[VERB] my [NOUN] [VERB][VERB] my [NOUN] to[VERB] that [NOUN] was[VERB] to be [ADJ][VERB] you [VERB] thatbeen in [VERB] beforei [VERB] that [NOUN]if i [VERB] youin [VERB] with youyou [VERB] to be[VERB] my [NOUN] to youi [VERB] in [VERB] withi [VERB] my [NOUN] toyou [VERB] to be [ADJ]
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[NOUN] i[NOUN] i've[NOUN] to[VERB] and[VERB] her[VERB] in[VERB] me[VERB] my[VERB] that[VERB] the[VERB] to[VERB] with[VERB] you[WORD] thanand [VERB]are [WORD]be [ADJ]don't [VERB]i [VERB]in [ADJ]just [VERB]me [VERB]me [WORD]my [NOUN]she [VERB]that [NOUN]the [NOUN]to [VERB]too [WORD]will [VERB]would [VERB]you [VERB]you [WORD][VERB] and [VERB][VERB] me [VERB][VERB] me [WORD][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] that [NOUN][VERB] that i[VERB] that you[VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to be[VERB] you [VERB]and [VERB] meand i [VERB]don't [VERB] myi [VERB] myi [VERB] thati [VERB] youmy [NOUN] [VERB]to [VERB] youwhen she [VERB]you [VERB] thatyou [VERB] to[VERB] to [VERB] youand [VERB] me [VERB]don't [VERB] and [VERB]don't [VERB] my [NOUN]i [VERB] my [NOUN]i [VERB] you [VERB]you [VERB] that i
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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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