Think for Yourself
“Try thinking more if just for your own sake”
Harrison's first non-love-song lyric – a dismissive Dylan-inflected put-down he later thought might have been aimed at the government. Famous as the first pop recording to use a fuzzbox on bass guitar.
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The Political motif first appears in the Beatles catalogue on 'Think for Yourself' (1965).
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Lyric shape
[ADV] with[WORD] those[WORD] where[WORD] yourbe [ADV]in [VERB]or [WORD]those [NOUN]you've [VERB][ADV] with you[NOUN] i won't[NOUN] or [WORD][NOUN] still [VERB][VERB] [WORD] those[VERB] of the[WORD] [VERB] up[WORD] those [NOUN][WORD] your [WORD]and [WORD] youthe [NOUN] ofthe [WORD] thatwe [VERB] ouryou're [VERB] toyou've [VERB] [NOUN]your [WORD] [WORD][VERB] of the [NOUN][VERB] your [WORD] [VERB][WORD] the [ADJ] [WORD]a [NOUN] or [WORD]i won't be [ADV]i've [VERB] a [NOUN]the [ADJ] [WORD] thatthe [NOUN] of thewhere you're [VERB] toyour [WORD] [VERB] upthe [NOUN] of the [NOUN]the [WORD] that you do
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[NOUN] i[NOUN] or[NOUN] that[NOUN] to[VERB] a[VERB] for[VERB] of[VERB] our[VERB] to[VERB] up[VERB] you[VERB] your[WORD] if[WORD] that[WORD] the[WORD] youa [NOUN]and [WORD]can't [VERB]gonna [NOUN]i [VERB]i've [VERB]our [NOUN]still [VERB]the [ADJ]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [VERB]to [WORD]we [VERB]you [ADV]you [VERB]you're [VERB]your [VERB]your [WORD][NOUN] that you[NOUN] to [WORD][VERB] [NOUN] to[VERB] [WORD] if[VERB] [WORD] the[VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] our [NOUN][VERB] to do[VERB] you [ADV][VERB] your [WORD][WORD] the [ADJ][WORD] the [WORD]a [NOUN] ori [VERB] youi [VERB] youri've [VERB] aof the [NOUN]the [ADJ] [WORD]the [NOUN] thatto [VERB] [WORD]what you [VERB]you [VERB] toyour [VERB] [WORD]your [WORD] [VERB][VERB] [NOUN] to [WORD][VERB] [WORD] the [WORD][VERB] you [ADV] [WORD]i [VERB] you [ADV]the [NOUN] that youwhat you [VERB] towhat you [VERB] to do
Distinctive word
mind'sopaquerectifyruinssake
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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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