“Before I'm a dead old man”
Harrison's first fully Indian-classical composition, modelled on Hindustani khyal form with sitar, tabla, and tamboura over a C drone. The Beatles' first all-out raga rock track and a landmark in Western pop's engagement with non-Western music.
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Tabla first appears on a Beatles record on 'Love You To' (1966).
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boughtdeadfillgoesgroundhanglifetimemeansnewpeopleroundshortsignstandingtheirturnwhilea deada newall daybut whatcan't bei turni'll makeit's pastold manpeople standingsinging songsthe groundthere's peopletime towant mewhat you'vewhile youwith allyou inyou've gota lot toall day longlove to youwith all theiryou don't getyou in theyou want meyou want me toif you want me to
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[ADJ] one[NOUN] is[WORD] you'lltheir [WORD]there's [NOUN]with [WORD]you've [VERB][VERB] [VERB] to[VERB] so [ADV][VERB] to you[VERB] you in[WORD] to me[WORD] you'll [VERB]a [ADJ] onea [WORD] tocan't be [VERB]i [VERB] aroundi'll [VERB] [VERB]i'm a [ADJ]there's [NOUN] [VERB]with [WORD] theiryou've [VERB] [VERB][VERB] [ADJ] a [WORD]if you [VERB] meyou [VERB] me toyou in the [NOUN]if you [VERB] me to
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[ADJ] a[NOUN] just[NOUN] to[VERB] around[VERB] me[VERB] on[VERB] so[VERB] to[VERB] you[WORD] a[WORD] to[WORD] youa [ADJ]a [NOUN]a [WORD]be [VERB]don't [VERB]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]it's [NOUN]just [VERB]me [WORD]so [ADJ]so [ADV]the [NOUN]to [WORD]you [VERB]you'll [VERB][NOUN] just [VERB][NOUN] to [WORD][VERB] [NOUN] to[VERB] me [WORD][VERB] me to[VERB] on me[WORD] [WORD] you[WORD] a [NOUN][WORD] you cana [ADJ] [ADJ]a [NOUN] ondon't [VERB] [NOUN]if you [VERB]in the [NOUN]you [VERB] meyou don't [VERB][VERB] [NOUN] to [WORD]a [ADJ] [ADJ] [NOUN]a [NOUN] on meyou don't [VERB] [NOUN]
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screwsinswho'll
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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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