“Let me tell you how it will be / There's one for you, nineteen for me”
Harrison's caustic protest at the UK's 95% supertax – the first overtly political song in the Beatles catalogue and the opening track of Revolver. Named both PM Harold Wilson and opposition leader Edward Heath in the lyric, an unprecedented move for a pop record.
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This song is the only Beatles song with a II to II section transition.
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Cover-shared words
allaskcauseeyesfeetfivefourgetitletmemoremrmynineteennowonepaysitsomestreettaketellthreetrytwowalkwantyeahyouyourask mecause i'mdon't takedon't wantfor mefor youi don'ti wantif youlet meme tellnow mytake atell youthe streettry totwo threewant towhat iyou don'tyour feetdon't want toif you don'tone two threetwo three fourwhat i wantyou don't wantif you don't wantlet me tell youone two three fouryou don't want to
Lyric shape
[ADJ] i[ADJ] i'll[NOUN] i'll[VERB] i'll[WORD] i'mit [WORD]should [WORD]who [VERB][NOUN] i'm the[NOUN] the [NOUN][VERB] for me[VERB] it [WORD][VERB] it for[VERB] me whata [NOUN] [NOUN]and you're [VERB]be [ADJ] idon't [VERB] itfor you [VERB]on your [NOUN]should [WORD] [WORD]to [VERB] [VERB]you're [VERB] for[ADJ] i don't [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN] [NOUN][VERB] for no one[VERB] to [VERB] [VERB]i don't [VERB] itto [VERB] [WORD] [WORD][VERB] to [VERB] [WORD] [WORD]
Cover-shared shape
[NOUN] for[NOUN] i'm[NOUN] the[NOUN] your[VERB] a[VERB] for[VERB] it[VERB] me[VERB] the[VERB] to[VERB] too[VERB] you[WORD] on[WORD] onea [NOUN]be [ADJ]don't [VERB]i [VERB]me [VERB]me [WORD]my [NOUN]one [WORD]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]too [ADJ]you [VERB]you're [VERB]your [NOUN][ADV] my [NOUN][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] me [VERB][VERB] the [WORD][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] too [ADJ]a [NOUN] [VERB]don't [VERB] medon't [VERB] toi [VERB] iti don't [VERB]if you [VERB]one [WORD] [WORD]to [VERB] [WORD]what i [VERB]you [VERB] ayou [VERB] toyou don't [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN] [VERB][VERB] me [VERB] you[VERB] to [VERB] [WORD]don't [VERB] to [VERB]if you don't [VERB]one [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]you [VERB] a [NOUN]you [VERB] to [VERB][WORD] one [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]don't [VERB] to [VERB] [WORD]if you [VERB] to [VERB]you don't [VERB] to [VERB]
Distinctive word
advicecoughingdeclarehahaheatheathpenniespercentseattaxtaxmanthankfulwilson
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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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