She Loves You
“With a love like that, you know you should be glad”
Lennon-McCartney's third-person love-song innovation – narrator reassuring a friend his girl still loves him. Recorded July 1963, it became the UK's best-selling single of the 1960s and the song that launched Beatlemania.
See also: Sie Liebt Dich (German version, 1964)
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This song is the only Beatles song with isley brothers influence as a discernible influence.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedJuly 1, 1963
ReleasedAugust 23, 1963 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
Song familyLove song, Twin songsTwin of I Want to Hold Your Hand: early hits with similar chords.
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Recurring words
apologizebecausefairgladknowsmindpriderefrainyesterdaya lovebe gladcan't beher mindit's onlyknow it'slike thatlost herlost yourme whatsaid youshe knowsshe saysshe toldshould beto herto saytold meup towhat toyes sheyou hurtyou thinkyou tooyou yeahyou're notyour lovea love likeand you knowbut now shei saw heri think it'sshe said sheshe said youthat can't beyou know it'syou're not theand she told meit's up to youyeah yeah yeah yeahshe loves you yeah yeah yeah
Lyric shape
[NOUN] can[VERB] you'veonly [ADJ]the [VERB]you've [VERB][ADV] she [VERB][NOUN] can [VERB][VERB] me what[VERB] you too[VERB] you've [VERB][WORD] [VERB] herand she [VERB]and you [VERB]be [ADJ] [WORD]can [VERB] youi [VERB] it'sshe [VERB] shethe [VERB] [NOUN]with a [NOUN]you [VERB] heryou [VERB] it's[VERB] she [VERB] you[VERB] that can't beand she [VERB] mebut [ADV] she [VERB]i [VERB] her [ADV]she [VERB] she [VERB]she [WORD] [VERB] herwith a [NOUN] [VERB]you [VERB] you've [VERB]you've [VERB] your [NOUN]she [VERB] you [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]
Cover-shared shape
[ADV] i[ADV] she[VERB] her[VERB] it's[VERB] me[VERB] of[VERB] she[VERB] that[VERB] you[VERB] your[WORD] she[WORD] toa [NOUN]be [ADJ]but [ADV]can [VERB]her [ADV]her [NOUN]i [VERB]she [VERB]she [WORD]she's [VERB]to [VERB]you [VERB]you [WORD]your [NOUN][ADV] i [VERB][VERB] [VERB] that[VERB] her [ADV][VERB] her [NOUN][VERB] she [VERB][VERB] you [VERB][VERB] you [WORD][VERB] your [NOUN][WORD] she [VERB]a [NOUN] [VERB]i [VERB] hershe [VERB] meshe [VERB] youshe [WORD] [VERB]you [VERB] thatyou [VERB] youyou [WORD] [WORD][VERB] you [WORD] [WORD][WORD] she [VERB] youyou [WORD] [WORD] [WORD][VERB] you [WORD] [WORD] [WORD][VERB] you [WORD] [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]
Distinctive word
almosthurting
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Chord shape
Am → DC → AmAm → F → CC → GAm → FAm → EmAm → CC → E♭Am → C → FC → F → DmC → Am → FC → F → Dm → AmC → FAm → Em → GAm → D → FC7 → E♭Am → D7C → DC → B♭C7 → B♭C → D7C → B♭ → CC → D → GAm → F → GAm → F → G7C → B♭ → C → FC → Am → F → GC → DmC → Dm → B♭C → CmAm → EC → Cm → GAm → D → F → GAm → D7 → F → GC → E♭ → F → GmAm → Em → G → FC7 → B♭ → C → FC → B♭ → C → F → Dm → B♭C → G6C7 → B♭ → CC → Dm → B♭ → FAm → Em → G → CC → B♭ → C → F → DmC → F → Dm → B♭C → Am → EmAm → D7 → FC → D → G → EmC → E♭ → FC → D → EmAm → C7C → Am → Em → GC → Am → F → G7
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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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