It Won't Be Long
“Till I belong to you”
Lennon's call-and-response rocker opening With The Beatles – the band's first major exercise in chromatic harmony, with a surprise Cmaj7 final chord that earned critical attention. Built around the 'be long'/'belong' wordplay.
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This song is the only Beatles song with the BABCABCAB song form.
Track1 · Side opener · Album opener · Side 1
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedJuly 30, 1963
ReleasedNovember 22, 1963
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Recurring words
belongeverybodyleftownbe goodbe happybe longcoming homecoming onevery dayevery nighthappy ii belongi shouldi'll bei'm some i'mme nomy eyesnight thenight whenno morenothing butooh sincethe tearstill iwe'll bewon't bei know iit won't beon my ownthat you won'tyou left meyeah yeah yeah yeahyeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Lyric shape
[ADJ] i[NOUN] but[NOUN] hashas [WORD]my [VERB][ADJ] i [VERB][ADV] you're [VERB][NOUN] but [VERB][NOUN] the [NOUN][VERB] [VERB] down[VERB] i should[VERB] me i'm[VERB] me no[VERB] to you[WORD] [NOUN] i[WORD] [NOUN] the[WORD] on mybe [ADJ] [VERB]be [ADJ] ii'll be [ADJ]i'm so [ADJ]on my [VERB]we'll be [ADJ]you won't [VERB]you're [VERB] [ADV][NOUN] the [NOUN] [VERB][VERB] i [VERB] i[WORD] [NOUN] i [VERB][WORD] [NOUN] the [NOUN][WORD] you [VERB] mebe [ADJ] i [VERB]i [VERB] to youthat you won't [VERB]the [NOUN] [VERB] downyou won't [VERB] me[WORD] [NOUN] the [NOUN] [VERB]i [VERB] [WORD] on my
Cover-shared shape
[ADV] i[ADV] you're[NOUN] i[NOUN] i've[NOUN] the[NOUN] when[VERB] down[VERB] i[VERB] me[VERB] on[VERB] that[VERB] to[VERB] you're[WORD] on[WORD] yoube [ADJ]be [VERB]but [VERB]i [VERB]my [NOUN]no [WORD]so [ADJ]so [WORD]the [NOUN]won't [VERB]you [VERB]you're [VERB][ADV] i [VERB][NOUN] i [VERB][VERB] i [VERB][VERB] on [ADV][VERB] that you[VERB] you're [VERB][WORD] [NOUN] i've[WORD] [WORD] you[WORD] you [VERB]am i [VERB]from my [NOUN]i [VERB] [WORD]i [VERB] ii [VERB] thati [VERB] toso [WORD] [NOUN]the [NOUN] [VERB]won't [VERB] meyou [VERB] me[NOUN] i [VERB] to[WORD] [WORD] you [VERB]i [VERB] that you
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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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