I'm So Tired
“And curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git”
A blues-influenced Lennon song from the White Album, drawing on insomnia he experienced during the Beatles' meditation retreat in Rishikesh. Recorded in one session at EMI Studios.
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15 Beatles recordings open on a single instrument playing alone, before any other player or voice comes in: 1 on bass, 6 on drums, 3 on guitar, 5 on keyboards. This song is one of them.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedOctober 8, 1968
ReleasedNovember 22, 1968
Song familyFragile LennonRaw admission of breakdown, Written in India, Paul is deadOutro mumble reversed as 'Paul is dead man, miss him'
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althoughfeelingfixharmmindpeacesirsleepstupidupsetwondera drinka winkbut it'scall youcan't stopdon't knoweverything i'veget upgive youhe wasi calli geti wonderi'm feelingi'm soknow it'sknow whatmind ismy mindmyself aof mindshould iwas suchwhat toyou everythingbut i knowdon't know whati call youi can't sleepi don't knowi know whatknow what youmy mind ispeace of mindwhat to doyou know it'syou know i can't
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[ADJ] i[ADJ] i'll[VERB] i'd[WORD] i'mhaven't [VERB]how [WORD]was [ADJ]you'd [VERB][ADJ] [NOUN] of[ADJ] a [ADJ][ADJ] my [NOUN][NOUN] i've [VERB][VERB] i'd [VERB][VERB] is [VERB][VERB] is on[VERB] it's [WORD][VERB] what you[WORD] [WORD] onedon't [VERB] whatfor a [ADJ]he was [ADJ]how [WORD] [WORD]i [VERB] upi [VERB] whati'm [VERB] [ADJ]i'm so [ADJ]it's [WORD] [NOUN]should i [VERB]you [VERB] it's[ADJ] i don't [VERB]a [ADJ] [NOUN] ofand [VERB] myself afor a [ADJ] [NOUN]haven't [VERB] a [NOUN]i can't [VERB] myi don't [VERB] whati'm so [ADJ] imy [NOUN] is [VERB]a [ADJ] [NOUN] of [VERB]you [VERB] i can't [VERB]
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[ADJ] a[NOUN] i'm[NOUN] i've[NOUN] of[VERB] a[VERB] i[VERB] i'm[VERB] is[VERB] it's[VERB] my[VERB] myself[VERB] on[VERB] so[VERB] up[VERB] what[VERB] you[WORD] onea [ADJ]a [NOUN]and [VERB]can't [VERB]don't [VERB]have [WORD]i [VERB]i'd [VERB]i'm [VERB]i've [VERB]is [VERB]it's [WORD]me [VERB]my [NOUN]no [NOUN]of [VERB]so [ADJ]so [VERB]the [NOUN]you [NOUN]you [VERB][NOUN] i'm [VERB][NOUN] of [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] i can't[VERB] i'm [VERB][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] so [VERB][VERB] you [NOUN][VERB] you on[WORD] [NOUN] i'ma [ADJ] [NOUN]a [ADJ] [WORD]and [VERB] [WORD]but i [VERB]have [WORD] [WORD]i [VERB] youi can't [VERB]i don't [VERB]i'm [VERB] youmy [NOUN] ison the [NOUN]you [VERB] i[VERB] i can't [VERB][WORD] [NOUN] i'm [VERB]and [VERB] [WORD] [WORD]
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blinkbraincigarettecursegitjokemonsieurputtingraleighslepttiredwalterweeks
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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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