“Open up your eyes now, tell me what you see”
McCartney's modest folk-rock plea, dismissed by him as filler yet quietly signposting the Rubber Soul direction. Notable as the Beatles' first use of the Hohner Pianet electric piano, with Latin-flavored percussion replacing the standard drum kit.
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apartawaybigdayeyesgetheartitletlistenlookmakememorenevernowonepartputseetaketelltimetrytryingweyouyourcan ican't youdon't youget toi willif youlet meme onemore timeof youone morepart ofput yourtell methat i'mto meto youtry totrying towhat youwill neveryou seeyour heartme one moreone more timeto me one
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[ADJ] the[ADJ] your[NOUN] may[WORD] be[ADJ] the [NOUN][ADJ] your [NOUN][NOUN] will [VERB][VERB] me what[VERB] to you[VERB] up your[WORD] be [ADJ][WORD] of youcan i [VERB]to [VERB] thatto [VERB] towill [VERB] towill [WORD] beyou [VERB] isyour [NOUN] [ADV]your [NOUN] in[VERB] me [VERB] your[VERB] to [VERB] that[VERB] to [VERB] to[VERB] up your [NOUN][VERB] your [NOUN] ini will [VERB] toif you [VERB] meyou [VERB] me [VERB]you [VERB] your [NOUN][VERB] me [VERB] your [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB] that i'mi will [VERB] to you
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[ADJ] and[NOUN] will[VERB] in[VERB] into[VERB] is[VERB] me[VERB] that[VERB] through[VERB] to[VERB] up[VERB] your[WORD] ofand [ADJ]be [ADJ]i [VERB]i'll [VERB]i'm [WORD]me [VERB]no [NOUN]one [WORD]the [NOUN]these [NOUN]to [VERB]will [VERB]will [WORD]you [VERB]you [WORD]your [NOUN][ADJ] and [ADJ][VERB] me [VERB][VERB] that i'm[VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to me[VERB] your [NOUN]can't you [VERB]i will [VERB]if you [VERB]one [WORD] [NOUN]what you [VERB]you [VERB] meyou [VERB] toyou [VERB] youryou [WORD] [ADV][VERB] to me oneme one [WORD] [NOUN]you [VERB] to [VERB]
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prove
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C → C → FC → G → DC → G → D7C → F → C → GC → D → G → GC → F → FC → FC → DC → GC → F → GC → D → GC → F → B♭C → F → CC → F → B♭ → FC → CC → C7C7 → FC → G7C → F → C → F → GC → G → D7 → GC → G → C → G → C → DC → F → B♭ → F → B♭C → D → G → C → GC → G → D → GC → C7 → FC → G → C → DC → G → C → D → GC → F → C → F → C → F → GC → C → F → C → GC → F → F → B♭C → F → C → G → CC7 → F → CC → G → C → G → C → G → C → DC → G → C → G → C → D → GC → C7 → F → C → G7C → F → F7C7 → F → C → G7 → CC → F → G → C → CC → F → F → B♭ → FC → F → G → C → C7
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C → G → DG → CC → DD → GC → GG → C → DC → D → GD → G → CG → C → GD → G → C → GG → DG → G7 → CG → D7C → D → G → C → GD → G → GG7 → CD7 → GG → GG → C → G → DG → G → CG → G7C → G → D → GC → G → D7C → G → D7 → GC → G → C → DC → G → C → G → C → DC → G → C → D → GG → G → C → G → DG7 → C → GC → G → C → G → C → D → GG → G7 → C → G → D7D → G → C → G → CG → C → G → D → GD → G → 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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