“Fallin', yes, I am fallin'”
McCartney's country-and-western-flavoured love-at-first-sight rush, written at Jane Asher's family home and originally titled 'Auntie Gin's Theme'. The Help! deep cut became opening track on the US Rubber Soul, helping cast that LP as folk-rock.
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[ADV] again[VERB] out[VERB] this[WORD] wereor [VERB]we've [VERB][ADJ] and i[VERB] of her[VERB] out of[VERB] we've [VERB][WORD] [WORD] the[WORD] were [WORD][WORD] yes iand [VERB] outand she [VERB]been [WORD] [NOUN]have [VERB] thehave [WORD] beeni am [WORD]i have [VERB]i have [WORD]i've been [ADJ]i've just [VERB]just the [NOUN]she [VERB] [WORD]the [NOUN] ofthe [NOUN] towe just [VERB][VERB] [WORD] the [NOUN][VERB] the [WORD] [NOUN][WORD] [WORD] the [NOUN]and i [VERB] [WORD]i have [WORD] [WORD]i've been [ADJ] andthe [NOUN] to [VERB]i [VERB] [WORD] the [NOUN]
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[ADJ] and[NOUN] for[NOUN] or[NOUN] to[VERB] a[VERB] of[VERB] she's[VERB] the[WORD] and[WORD] been[WORD] me[WORD] the[WORD] yesa [NOUN]and [VERB]been [ADJ]been [WORD]but [WORD]can't [VERB]have [VERB]have [WORD]her [ADV]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]just [VERB]me [ADV]of [WORD]she [VERB]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]were [WORD][NOUN] for me[NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] [WORD] the[VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] the [WORD][WORD] and [VERB][WORD] been [ADJ][WORD] the [NOUN]and i [VERB]but [WORD] [WORD]have [WORD] [WORD]i [VERB] [WORD]i can't [VERB]the [NOUN] forthe [WORD] [NOUN]
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awarecallinda-da-n'da-da'n'dafallinla-di-di-di'n'dimmm-mmm-mmm-la-da-dammm-mmm-mmm-mmmm-mmm
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Am → F → G → CAm → GC → B♭C → GC → AmC → FC → B♭ → FC → G → DC → F → C → GAm → FC → DC → Am → FAm → F → GC → D → GC → F → DmC → F → B♭C → F → GC → Am → F → GC → G → C → G → DC → F → Dm → B♭C → G → EmC → G → D → GC → D → G → EmC → Am → GC → B♭ → F → B♭C → B♭ → F → DmAm → G → FC → G → C → G → D → GC → B♭ → F → B♭ → FAm → F → G → C → FC → F → Dm → B♭ → C → F → B♭C → Am → F → G → C → F → GAm → F → G → C → F → G → C
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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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