You Can't Do That
“If I catch you talking to that boy again”
Lennon's jealous, threat-laden warning to a wandering partner, built on a 12-bar blues frame with his signature D7♯9 voicing. The B-side of 'Can't Buy Me Love' and the record on which Harrison debuted his 12-string Rickenbacker 360/12. It was filmed for the concert finale of A Hard Day's Night but cut from the final edit.
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This song is the only Beatles song that uses chorus in iii.
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedFebruary 25, 1964
ReleasedMarch 20, 1964 (Single)July 10, 1964 (A Hard Day's Night)
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Recurring words
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Cover-shared words
boycaughtcauseeverybody'sgogoinggothelphimitleaveletlistenlovememinemoremyohonepleasesaystaytellthinktimetoldwantwaywellyouyourbut ifcause i'mdown andgoing tohave toi cani goi goti havei thinki'm goingif youin myleave youmore timeof myoh youone moreout oftell youto meto staywant toyou canyou can'tyou wanti have toi'm going toif you wantone more timewant to stayyou want toif you want to
Lyric shape
[ADV] it[VERB] i'll[VERB] mine[WORD] doit [WORD]they'd [VERB]who [VERB][NOUN] i'm the[NOUN] you [NOUN][VERB] [VERB] to[VERB] i [WORD][VERB] it [WORD][VERB] to that[VERB] you down[WORD] [NOUN] i[WORD] out ofand [VERB] youhave to [VERB]i [VERB] i'lli can [WORD]if i [VERB]my [NOUN] ithe [NOUN] [NOUN]to [VERB] mineto [VERB] that[NOUN] to [VERB] that[VERB] [VERB] to me[VERB] in my [NOUN][VERB] my [NOUN] i[WORD] [NOUN] i [VERB][WORD] [VERB] to [VERB][WORD] the [NOUN] [NOUN]and [VERB] you [ADJ]i [VERB] i'll [VERB]i [WORD] [VERB] youi [WORD] out ofi can [WORD] [VERB]i have to [VERB]if i [VERB] youout of my [NOUN]the [NOUN] [NOUN] i[ADJ] [VERB] to [VERB] youdo i have to [VERB]i [VERB] [NOUN] to [VERB]i [VERB] i'll [VERB] youi'm the one who [VERB]
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[NOUN] again[NOUN] i[NOUN] i'm[NOUN] to[NOUN] you[VERB] i[VERB] in[VERB] it[VERB] my[VERB] that[VERB] to[VERB] you[VERB] your[WORD] a[WORD] i[WORD] out[WORD] the[WORD] youa [WORD]and [VERB]can [WORD]i [VERB]i [WORD]i'll [VERB]i'm [VERB]my [NOUN]one [WORD]so [VERB]that [NOUN]the [NOUN]to [VERB]you [ADJ]you [NOUN]you [VERB]your [NOUN][NOUN] [NOUN] i[NOUN] i [VERB][NOUN] i [WORD][NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] [NOUN] to[VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] that [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] to me[VERB] you [ADJ][VERB] you [VERB][VERB] your [NOUN][WORD] [VERB] my[WORD] [VERB] to[WORD] [VERB] you[WORD] a [WORD][WORD] i [VERB][WORD] the [NOUN][WORD] you cancan [WORD] [VERB]down and [VERB]i [VERB] [NOUN]i [VERB] iti [VERB] youi [WORD] [VERB]i'll [VERB] youi'm [VERB] toif you [VERB]in my [NOUN]of my [NOUN]one [WORD] [NOUN]so [VERB] [VERB]to [VERB] youyou [ADJ] [VERB]you [VERB] thatyou [VERB] toyou can [WORD][VERB] [NOUN] to [VERB][VERB] to [VERB] you[WORD] [VERB] my [NOUN][WORD] i [VERB] you[WORD] you can [WORD]i [VERB] you [VERB]you [VERB] that [NOUN]you [VERB] to [VERB]i'm [VERB] to [VERB] youif you [VERB] to [VERB]
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Chord shape
C → FC7 → F7C → GC → B♭C → G → DC → G → FC → B♭ → FC → F → C → GC → B♭ → F → CC → FmC7 → FmAm → DmAm → CAm → Dm → EmAm → A7 → DmAm → Dm → Em → G7Am → AAm → Bm → D7C → G → F → C → GAm → BmC → Fm → B♭mC → F → C → G → FC7 → G7C7 → G7 → D7C → F → C → G → F → C → GC7 → Fm → B♭mAm → C7C → G → D → C → G → D
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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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