I'll Get You
“Imagine I'm in love with you”
Lennon-McCartney collaboration recorded as the B-side to She Loves You. Built around a distinctive D-Am vamp and Lennon's harmonica, with Lennon later citing Bob Dylan as an inspiration for the song's personal lyric.
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This song is the only Beatles song with a v to V section transition.
RecordedJuly 1, 1963
ReleasedAugust 23, 1963 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
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Recurring words
changeeasyfriendmindpretendtellingtimesas wellbut i'llcan saychange yourget yougonna changei'll geti'm inin loveit's easylike memake youmany timesme ohmind whenmy friendthat i'llthe endthink aboutto pretendwhen i'myeah ohyou iyou inyou mightyou myyour mindyourself tocause i knowi can sayi'll get youi'm gonna makei'm in lovei'm telling youin love within the endmake you mineme oh yeahmight as wellwhen i thinkyou in theyou my friendi'm in love within love with youoh yeah oh yeahso i'm telling youi'm in love with you
Cover-shared words
aboutbluecausedaygetknowlikelovemakemanymeminemyneednevernightohsaythinktimetruewellwoahyeahyouyouryourselfabout youand it'sbe acause igonna begonna makei cani knowi needi thinki willi'm gonnait's notit's trueme toneed youoh yeahto mewhen iwith youwoah yeahyes iyou andand it's truegonna be ai need youmany many manynever never neveryes i will
Lyric shape
[ADV] there's[WORD] beforeand [NOUN]as [ADV]in [VERB]not [VERB][NOUN] and [NOUN][VERB] i'm in[VERB] with you[VERB] you in[VERB] you mine[VERB] yourself tobe a [NOUN]but i'll [VERB]gonna [VERB] youi'm in [VERB]in [VERB] withit's [ADJ] [NOUN]me to [VERB]might as [ADV]not [VERB] meyou my [NOUN][ADJ] [NOUN] i [VERB][VERB] me to [VERB][VERB] you in the[VERB] you my [NOUN]gonna be a [NOUN]i [VERB] [WORD] youi'm in [VERB] within [VERB] with youin the [WORD] [WORD]so i'm [VERB] youthe [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]to me [WORD] [WORD]when i [VERB] [WORD]i'm in [VERB] with you[VERB] i'm in [VERB] with youi've [VERB] i'm in [VERB] with
Cover-shared shape
[NOUN] and[NOUN] i[VERB] i'm[VERB] me[VERB] when[VERB] with[VERB] you[VERB] your[VERB] yourself[WORD] youa [NOUN]can [VERB]gonna [VERB]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]i'm [VERB]i'm [WORD]i've [VERB]it's [ADJ]me [WORD]my [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]you [NOUN]your [NOUN][ADJ] [NOUN] i[NOUN] i [VERB][VERB] [WORD] you[VERB] me to[VERB] you and[VERB] your [NOUN]and it's [ADJ]i [VERB] [WORD]i [VERB] youi can [VERB]i'll [VERB] youi'm [VERB] youi'm gonna [VERB]in the [WORD]me [WORD] [WORD]the [WORD] [WORD]when i [VERB]you [NOUN] andgonna [VERB] your [NOUN]i [VERB] you and
Distinctive word
imagineimaginedresign
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Chord shape
C → GmAm → DC → AmAm → DmAm → F → G → CC → GC → FAm → D → GC → Am → Dm → GAm → Dm → G → CC → AC → FmC7 → FmAm → FC → DC → F → DmC → F → DC → Fm → B♭C → Am → FAm → F → GC → D → GAm → D → G → EmC → Am → F → GC → A → Dm → GC → F → Dm → B♭C → A → DmC → Fm → B♭ → E♭C → F → Dm → GmC → A7Am → Dm → GC → Am → DmAm → D → G → EC → A7 → DmC → F → D → GmC → F → D7C7 → Fm → B♭Am → D → BmAm → Dm → G → C → A → Dm → G → CAm → D → G → Em → CC → F → D7 → GmC → D → G → DmC → F → Cm → 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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