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“I saw you walk in your door”
Lennon's jealousy-fuelled confrontation song, opening Beatles For Sale and showcasing his confident songwriting maturity. Publisher Dick James told Lennon it was his first complete song, with proper resolution rather than just middle-eight escape.
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This song is the only Beatles song with a I to III section transition.
Track1 · Album opener · Side opener · Side 1
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedSeptember 30, 1964
ReleasedDecember 4, 1964
Song familyTwin songsTwin of Things We Said Today: shared chorus feel.
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Recurring words
diedfaceforgiveguyhappenedlielieslightlookedonceotherplacerealisetriedwalkedwindowand i'llanother mancause youi camei lookedi nearlyif iin handknow whereman inme causeme nomy placeonce beforesaid yousaw thesaw yousee yourthat's athe lightthey saidthrough yourto seeto yourtried toup towere youwith anotheryou sawyour dooryour faceyour windowcause i knowi saw thei saw youlove you moreto your doorwith another manyou gave melove you more than
Cover-shared words
anotheranycamecausedoorgavehandheardhomeitknowlovemanmemoremysaidsawseetheywalkyouyourbut icame tocause ihand ini knowi sawin myin yourknow thatlove youmore thanthat ithat youwhen iwhen youyou butyou gaveyou moreyou walkyou wereyou've beeni know thatknow that youyou but iyou more thani know that you
Lyric shape
[ADV] that's[NOUN] no[VERB] before[VERB] where[WORD] beforei'd [WORD]in [VERB]not [ADV]the [VERB]with [WORD][VERB] [VERB] in[VERB] in [VERB][VERB] me no[VERB] the [VERB][VERB] to [NOUN][VERB] to your[VERB] up to[VERB] with [WORD][WORD] than [WORD][WORD] that iand i'll [VERB]i [ADV] [VERB]i [VERB] thei [VERB] upi [VERB] wherein [VERB] withme [NOUN] ime no [NOUN]that's a [NOUN]this [NOUN] [WORD]to your [NOUN]with [WORD] [NOUN]you [VERB] in[NOUN] in my [NOUN][VERB] [VERB] in [VERB][VERB] i [ADV] [VERB][VERB] i [VERB] the[VERB] in [VERB] with[VERB] in your [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN] that[VERB] to your [NOUN][VERB] up to [VERB][VERB] you [VERB] in[WORD] through your [NOUN]i [VERB] up toi'll [VERB] the [NOUN]when i [VERB] towhen you [VERB] meyou [VERB] me [NOUN][VERB] you [WORD] than [WORD]that you [VERB] me [NOUN]
Cover-shared shape
[NOUN] i[NOUN] in[NOUN] they[NOUN] you[VERB] i[VERB] in[VERB] it[VERB] me[VERB] no[VERB] that[VERB] the[VERB] to[VERB] up[VERB] with[VERB] you[VERB] your[WORD] than[WORD] thata [NOUN]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]me [NOUN]my [NOUN]no [NOUN]the [NOUN]they [VERB]this [NOUN]to [NOUN]to [VERB]you [VERB]you [WORD]your [NOUN][NOUN] i [VERB][NOUN] in my[NOUN] they [VERB][NOUN] you [VERB][VERB] i [VERB][VERB] me [NOUN][VERB] no [NOUN][VERB] that i[VERB] that you[VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] you [VERB][VERB] you [WORD][VERB] you were[VERB] your [NOUN][WORD] [NOUN] inbut i [VERB]i [VERB] thati [VERB] toi [VERB] youi'll [VERB] thein my [NOUN]in your [NOUN]that you [VERB]the [NOUN] thatthey [VERB] itthey [VERB] youwhen i [VERB]when you [VERB]you [VERB] [VERB]you [VERB] me[VERB] you [WORD] than[WORD] [NOUN] in mybut i [VERB] youi [VERB] that youi [VERB] you [VERB]i [VERB] you [WORD]to [VERB] your [NOUN]you but i [VERB]you but i [VERB] you
Distinctive word
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Chord shape
C → F → B♭C → DC → D7C → FC7 → FC → AmAm → EmC → BmAm → GmAm → DAm7 → D7C → D → GC7 → F → B♭C → F → GC → F → G7C → F → DmAm → D → GAm7 → D7 → GC → F → Dm → AmC7 → F7C → FmC7 → FmAm → CC → GC → EC → E → AAm → Gm7 → C7C → Am → EmAm → C → GAm → Gm → CC → G → BC → F → G → C → AmC7 → F → Dm → AmC7 → Fm → A♭C → Bm → AmAm → Em → FC → G → B7C → F → B♭mC → E7 → A7Am → Gm7C → Fm → A♭ → E♭Am → Em → F → CC → Am → Em → FC → D7 → G → EmAm → B♭ → Am → GmC → F → G7 → C → AmC → D → G → C → D → G → EmAm → B♭C → E7C → D7 → GC7 → F → DmC → D → G → EmAm → B♭ → FAm → Em → F → EmC → Fm → A♭
Chord literal
F → GF → G7G → CC → FC → AmF → EmEm → DmDm → GDm7 → G7F → G → CG → C → AmDm → G → CDm7 → G7 → CE → AA → DmF → CG → C → Am → EmA → Dm → F → CC → EG → C → FAm → Em → F → CC → E7C → F → GA7 → DmC → Am → EmG7 → C → AmDm → F → CEm → F → CF → G7 → CC → F → G → C → AmC → E → AE7 → A7C → F → G7F → C → E7Dm → FF → C → EG7 → C → FG7 → CF → Em → DmF → G → C → AmAm → EmG7 → C → Am → Em
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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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