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“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

Songs Past MastersThank You Girl

From Me to You·She Loves You

Thank You Girl1963 · Past Masters

Past Masters album cover

Thank You Girl

1963 · Past Masters

“You made me glad when I was blue”

An early Lennon-McCartney throwaway written to order for the B-side of From Me to You, with a chiming harmonica hook bookending the track. Lennon called it 'just a silly song to please the fans.'

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This song is the earliest Beatles song to use Reduction mix, which goes on to appear on 81 in all.

1963 Reduction mix

AlbumPast Masters

Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney

Lead VocalJohn, Paul

RecordedMarch 5 – March 13, 1963

ReleasedApril 11, 1963 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)

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Text187 tags

Motif

Love Relationship Happiness Women Color Childhood Sadness

Influence

R&B influence Buddy Holly influence

Title

Pronoun in title Woman in title

Vocabulary

Narrative

First person Conversational Second person

Rhyme type

Perfect rhyme Half rhyme Identical rhyme Extrametrical rhyme

Song form

Sections

Many choruses (4+)Has bridge Has outro Standard verses (2-4)Has intro

Section links

Outro based on verse Intro based on verse

Repetition

Recurring verse Consecutive line

Word cloud

Recurring words

doubt glad a fool a thing all i've always be been good girl for good to i could i was i'll always in love kind of loving me made me only a or two thank you that is that's the good to be good to me i'll always be in love with that you do the kind of to be true when i was you made me a thing or two in love with you

Cover-shared words

about all always blue fool girl good kind know little love loving made me oh our tell thing true two way world you and all be true gotta do i know little girl of love our love tell the that you the kind the way the world to be to me when i with you you do you made you've been tell the world the way that you

Lyric shape

[ADJ] when [VERB] would [WORD] be [WORD] i've [WORD] you've could [VERB]i'll [WORD]in [VERB]or [WORD]was [ADJ][ADJ] to be [ADJ] when i [ADV] i'll [WORD][NOUN] for [VERB][NOUN] or [WORD][VERB] with you [WORD] our [NOUN][WORD] you've been a [NOUN] would could [VERB] the i could [VERB]i was [ADJ]i'll [WORD] be in [VERB] with is [VERB] you only a [NOUN]the [NOUN] of to be [ADJ][ADJ] to be [ADJ][NOUN] that you do a [NOUN] or [WORD]could [VERB] the [NOUN]i could [VERB] the in [VERB] with you the [NOUN] of [VERB]you [VERB] me [ADJ]a [NOUN] or [WORD] [WORD]

Cover-shared shape

[ADJ] to [ADV] i'll [NOUN] for [NOUN] of [NOUN] or [NOUN] that [VERB] me [VERB] our [VERB] the [VERB] with [VERB] you a [NOUN]and [ADV]and [WORD]be [ADJ]been [ADJ]do [NOUN]for [VERB]i [VERB]is [VERB]me [ADJ]of [VERB]our [NOUN]the [NOUN]too [ADJ]you [NOUN]you [VERB][ADJ] to me [NOUN] of [VERB][NOUN] that you [VERB] me [ADJ][VERB] our [NOUN][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] you [NOUN]a [NOUN] or i [VERB] [ADJ]the [NOUN] that you [VERB] me you do [NOUN]the [NOUN] that you

Rhyme scheme

Line length

7-8-9-4 Unique line length

Distinctive word

eternally

Music138 tags

Arrangement

Lead vocals Backing vocals Electric guitar Lead guitar Rhythm guitar Bass guitar Drums Harmonica

Instrument group

Music genre

Merseybeat Rock and roll Rock

Influence

Everly Brothers influence

Vocal work

Ooh vocals Vocal harmonies

Solo / Riff

Melody

Call and response

Tempo

Key

Time signature

Song form

Verse-chorus ABABCBAB

Sections

Many choruses (4+)Has bridge Has outro Standard verses (2-4)Has intro Has solo Multiple solos (2+)

Section links

Outro based on verse Intro based on verse Solo on outro Solo on intro

Section transition

I to I I to vi IV to IV V to IV

Harmony

Perfect cadence Half cadence Parallel harmony Circle of fifths Deceptive cadence Plagal cadence

Composition

Only basic triads Tonic opening Tonic ending Shared chords Chorus in IV Bridge in vi Verse in I Tonic verse Non-tonic chorus Non-tonic bridge

Mode

Chord type

Scale degree

Chord degree

I–V V–I V–vi I–IV IV–I IV–I–V V–I–IV I–IV–I–V V–I–IV–I IV–V V–IV IV–V–I vi–ii ii–V vi–ii–V IV–I–IV–I–V IV–V–IV–V–IV–V–I I–V–I–IV IV–I–V–I V–IV–V–I I–IV–I–IV–I–V V–I–IV–I–IV IV–I–IV–I–IV–I–V V–IV–V–IV–V–I V–I–IV–I–IV–I IV–I–IV–I–V–I V–I–IV–I–IV–I–IV

Chord shape

C → G C → F C → Dm C → G → D C → F → B♭C → F → C → G C → F → B♭ → F C → D C → B♭C → D → G C → B♭ → C → F Am → Dm Am → D C → G → C → F C → G → C → G → D C → F → B♭ → F → B♭C → G → D → G Am → Dm → G C → F → C → F → C → G C → B♭ → C → B♭ → C → F C → G → C → G → C → G → D C → F → B♭ → F → B♭ → F C → D → C → D → C → D → G C → F → B♭ → F → B♭ → F → B♭C → G → C → G → D → G C → G → C → F → C → F

Chord literal

D → A A → D D → G G → D A → D → G G → A A → G Bm → Em Em → A G → D → A G → A → D A → Bm D → G → D → A G → D → A → D Bm → Em → A A → D → G → D D → A → D → G A → G → A → D A → D → G → D → G → D A → D → G → D → G → D → G D → A → D → G → D → G A → G → A → G → A → D

Studio10 tags

Studio technique

Equipment

Gretsch Duo Jet Rickenbacker 325 Hofner 500/1 EMI BTR2 twin-track recorder EMI REDD.37 console Premier Mahogany Duroplastic

Recording location

EMI Studio 2 EMI Studios

Session duration

People11 tags

Unique personnel

Classic formation Beatles only

Line-up

Lead vocals Backing vocals Electric rhythm guitar Harmonica

Lead vocals Backing vocals Bass guitar

George Harrison

Electric lead guitar

Recording engineer

Assistant engineer

Richard Langham Geoff Emerick

Info16 tags

Release type

Single US single B-Side single

US release

The Beatles' Second Album

Release mix

Label

Parlophone Vee-Jay Capitol

Publisher

Song type

Duration

Chart performance

Sources & references

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.

Updated 2026-06-03

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AlbumPast Masters

Songwriter(s)Lennon

Credited asLennon–McCartney

Lead VocalJohn, Paul

RecordedMarch 5 – March 13, 1963

ReleasedApril 11, 1963 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)

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