I'm Looking Through You
“Love has a nasty habit of disappearing overnight”
McCartney's bitter folk-rock takedown of girlfriend Jane Asher during a frayed patch, the lyrics filtering disillusionment through a sight metaphor. A Rubber Soul side-two opener that helped pivot the band toward sharper personal songwriting.
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Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedOctober 24, November 6, 10–11, 1965
ReleasedDecember 3, 1965
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Recurring words
changedcleardifferencegamelearnedlookingnowhereovernightsamethoughtvoiceand you'rebut notbut thedid idid youhas ahave changedi cannoti thoughtlooking throughme butme theme whysame oldthe gamethe onlythe samewhat didwhere didyeah i'myeah ohyou haveyou whatyou're downyou're notyou've changednot the sametell me whythought i knewyou have changedyou're not theme the same old
Lyric shape
[ADJ] but[ADJ] i[NOUN] is[NOUN] you've[WORD] i'mdown [ADV]not [ADV]not [VERB]only [NOUN]you've [VERB][ADJ] [NOUN] of[NOUN] is [VERB][VERB] me why[VERB] of me[VERB] you what[WORD] i'm [VERB]but the [NOUN]did i [VERB]not [VERB] menot the [ADJ]of [VERB] [WORD]the only [NOUN]why [VERB] meyou have [VERB]your [NOUN] is[NOUN] is [VERB] but[NOUN] of [VERB] [WORD]a [ADJ] [NOUN] ofi've [VERB] the [NOUN]the only [NOUN] isyour [NOUN] is [VERB]a [ADJ] [NOUN] of [VERB]me the [ADJ] [ADJ] [NOUN]you [VERB] you [VERB] you [VERB]
Cover-shared shape
[NOUN] are[NOUN] of[VERB] but[VERB] has[VERB] i[VERB] me[VERB] of[VERB] the[VERB] through[VERB] youa [ADJ]are [ADJ]don't [VERB]have [VERB]i [VERB]i [WORD]i'm [VERB]i've [VERB]is [VERB]me [NOUN]of [VERB]the [ADJ]the [NOUN]you [VERB]you [WORD]you're [ADV]you're [VERB]your [NOUN][NOUN] are [ADJ][NOUN] of [VERB][VERB] i [VERB][VERB] me [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] you [VERB]a [ADJ] [NOUN]i [VERB] ii [VERB] youi [WORD] [VERB]you [VERB] youyou don't [VERB][VERB] i [VERB] you[VERB] you [VERB] youi [VERB] i [VERB]the [ADJ] [ADJ] [NOUN]you [VERB] you [VERB]your [NOUN] are [ADJ]i [VERB] i [VERB] youyou [VERB] you [VERB] you
Distinctive word
differentdisappearinghabitnastysoothing
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Chord shape
C → GC → DmAm → EmAm → GC → CAm → DC → F → B♭ → FC → FC → F → GC → CmC → DAm → G → CC → F → B♭C → C → FC → G → AmAm → CC → F → G → GC → F → C → F → GAm → C → GCsus4 → CC → Dm7C → G → C → G → C → DC → Dm → FC → Dm → GC → G → C → DC → C → F → B♭C → C → C → FC → D → DC → Csus4Am7 → GAm → C → G → CC → F → C → DmC → Dm → AmC → C → F → B♭ → FC → Csus4 → C → FAm7 → D7sus4Am → D → DmAm → G → GC → Fadd9Am → Em7Am7 → G → Gsus4 → GAm → C → G → C → GC → C → C → F → B♭C → G → Am → EmC → D → D → GC → Cm → B♭Csus4 → FC/E → Dm
Chord literal
C → GG → AmD → GEm → AG → C → DD → G → C → GG → CAm → G → CD → G → CC → DD → DD → EmAm → GAm → CD → D → GC → G → AmAm → EmEm → DD → Em → AD → D → G → CC → G → C → DAm → C → GDsus4 → DC → G → C → G → C → DD → D → D → GG → Am → CC → D → DD → Dsus4A → AmD → D → D → G → CG → C → G → AmAm → C → G → CG → C → D → DA → Am → GG → Cadd9Am → Em7Am7 → G
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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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