“I don't know why she's riding so high”
Lennon's drone-based rocker, built on a sustained A and Ringo's syncopated tom pattern that Lennon later called 'one of the earliest heavy-metal records.' McCartney plays the famous lead riff; it became the band's third US No. 1.
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This song is one of only 5 Beatles songs with ABABCABCAB.
Track7 · Side 1 · Side closer
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedFebruary 15, 1965
ReleasedApril 9, 1965 (Single)August 6, 1965 (Help!)
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[NOUN] by[VERB] why[WORD] be[WORD] she'sit's [ADV]that's [VERB][NOUN] that's [VERB][VERB] [WORD] she[VERB] but she[VERB] her down[VERB] i'm gonna[WORD] be [ADJ][WORD] she [WORD][WORD] to doa [NOUN] toi [VERB] it'sshe [VERB] toshe don't [VERB]to be [ADJ][NOUN] to [VERB] but[VERB] to be [ADJ][WORD] to [VERB] [WORD]a [NOUN] to [VERB]i don't [VERB] whymy [NOUN] don't [VERB]she [VERB] that [VERB]she [VERB] to [VERB]the [NOUN] that's [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN] to [VERB]
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[NOUN] don't[NOUN] so[NOUN] that's[NOUN] to[VERB] a[VERB] but[VERB] her[VERB] i'm[VERB] it's[VERB] me[VERB] that[VERB] to[VERB] with[WORD] she[WORD] toa [NOUN]be [ADJ]do [NOUN]don't [VERB]down [WORD]i [VERB]i'm [VERB]is [VERB]me [ADJ]my [NOUN]she [VERB]she [WORD]she's [VERB]so [ADJ]that [VERB]the [NOUN]to [VERB]was [VERB]would [WORD][NOUN] don't [VERB][NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] a [NOUN][VERB] i'm [VERB][VERB] me [ADJ][VERB] that [VERB][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to be[VERB] with me[WORD] to [VERB]i [VERB] i'mi don't [VERB]i'm [VERB] tois [VERB] [ADV]she's [VERB] ato [VERB] [WORD]to [VERB] but[VERB] to [VERB] [WORD]i [VERB] i'm [VERB] to
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