You Never Give Me Your Money
“But oh, that magic feeling, nowhere to go”
McCartney's suite for the Abbey Road medley, opening with a piano ballad about Apple's financial troubles and resolving into an escapist 'one sweet dream' and a nursery-rhyme counting outro. The first song recorded for Abbey Road that had not been rehearsed during the Get Back sessions.
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon-McCartney
RecordedMay 6 – August 5, 1969
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1969
Song familyPiano songOpens as piano balladMedley songThree distinct sections fusedReferenced in songby Carry That Weight
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Recurring words
bagschildrenfeelingfunnyfutureheavenlorrymagicmondaynowherenumberpaperpickrentsacksituationsoonturningyellowbut ohget ingive youi onlyme yourmy numberpick upsee noup thewe'll beyes ityou breakyou myyour moneygive me youri break downin the middle ofand in the middle ofi never give you myone two three four five six seven
Lyric shape
[ADJ] ofbe [ADV]one [ADJ]only [VERB][ADJ] of [NOUN][ADV] to [WORD][NOUN] [VERB] no[VERB] [ADV] to[VERB] [WORD] to[VERB] in the[VERB] up the[WORD] [VERB] in[WORD] that [WORD]i [VERB] downin the [ADJ]no [NOUN] [VERB]of [NOUN] [NOUN]only [VERB] meout of [NOUN]you [WORD] [VERB]you my [NOUN][VERB] in the [WORD][VERB] me your [NOUN][VERB] no [NOUN] [VERB][VERB] up the [WORD][VERB] you my [NOUN][WORD] [VERB] in the[WORD] [VERB] the [WORD][WORD] [WORD] [VERB] thei [WORD] [VERB] youin the [ADJ] ofthe [WORD] [VERB] in[WORD] [WORD] [VERB] the [WORD]and in the [ADJ] ofi only [VERB] you myin the [ADJ] of [NOUN]i [WORD] [VERB] you my [NOUN]one [WORD] [WORD] [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]
Cover-shared shape
[ADV] from[ADV] to[NOUN] and[NOUN] on[VERB] down[VERB] in[VERB] me[VERB] no[VERB] that[VERB] the[VERB] up[VERB] you[WORD] that[WORD] the[WORD] toand [VERB]but [WORD]from [ADV]i [VERB]i [WORD]my [NOUN]no [NOUN]of [NOUN]of [WORD]one [WORD]that [NOUN]that [WORD]the [ADJ]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [NOUN]to [WORD]you [VERB]you [WORD]your [ADJ]your [NOUN][NOUN] and [VERB][VERB] no [NOUN][VERB] that [NOUN][VERB] the [WORD][WORD] [VERB] me[WORD] [VERB] the[WORD] [VERB] you[WORD] the [WORD][WORD] to [NOUN]and [VERB] thati [WORD] [VERB]in the [WORD]on the [NOUN]one [WORD] [WORD]that [WORD] [VERB]the [NOUN] andthe [WORD] [VERB]your [ADJ] [NOUN][NOUN] on the [NOUN][WORD] the [WORD] [VERB]and [VERB] that [NOUN]one [WORD] [WORD] [WORD]the [NOUN] and [VERB]the [WORD] [VERB] [ADV]
Distinctive word
ah-oohcollegegasha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-hainvestigationjobberlimousinemoney'snegotiationsspentwipe
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Chord degree
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Chord shape
C → G → DAm → DC → G → FC → B♭C → D → GC → FC → F → B♭C → F → G → CC → DC → GC → D → G → GC → B♭ → F → CC → CC → F → GC → B♭ → FAm → DmAm → D → GC → FmAm → CC → AAm → C → FC → F → DAm → Dm → G → CC → G → AC → EC → F → FC → D → EC → E → AC → D7C7 → FmC7 → FAm7 → D7Am → C7 → FC7 → F7C → E♭C → F → B♭ → E♭C → C7C7 → B♭C → C → FC → F7C7 → F7 → B♭7C → E7 → AmC → C7 → F7C7 → F → G7Am7 → Dm7C → E → AmC7 → E♭7C → F → F7Adim → DC7 → A7C → B♭ → F → C → B♭ → FAm → C → F → G → CC → D7 → G → G7Am7 → Dm7 → G7C → C → B♭ → FC → A → D → DC → F → D → FC → F♯dim → BAdim → D → GmC → E → A → DC7 → F7 → D7C → C7 → B♭Am7♭5 → D7C7 → F → GC → F → G → C → C → B♭Am → C → F → G → C → CC → F → Bdim → E → AmC → E → Am → C → FC7 → F7 → B♭7 → G7C → E♭ → G → C → FC → F → D → F → DC → E → A → D → GAm7♭5 → D7 → GmC7 → F → G7 → CC → F → F → FC → F → B♭7C → F7 → B♭C → D → E7C7 → CC7 → AAm → D → G → CAm → Dm → GC → A → DC → E7C → D7 → GC → F → B♭ → GC → F → F → B♭C → Fm → A♭C7 → F → F7C → C → F → B♭C → C → B♭C → E♭ → GAm → C7C7 → B♭ → F
Chord literal
B♭ → F → CAm → Dm → G → CC → B♭Dm → G → CF → G7G → CC → B♭ → FC → G → AC → FC → GG → AF → GDm → GF → CDm7 → G7B♭ → FC7 → FE → AmF → G → CAm → DmA → BC → CE → AC → AA → CA → D → GD → G → AD → GA → DD → G → CD7 → G7Am → CC → ED → D → GD → D7G → C → AD → DD → D → G → CE → A → D → GC → E7 → AmF → C → B♭C → E → AmF → G7 → CG → C → CC → A → DDm → G → C → FD → G → C → AG7 → C → C7A → D → DC → E → AA → D7C → F → Bdim → E → AmF → G7 → C → C7F → G → C → CD → D7 → G7E → Am → CA → D → D7Am7 → Dm7A → C → EC7 → B♭A7 → C7G7 → CD7 → GE → A → DG → C → FE7 → AmC → E7G7 → C7C → F → GA → B7C → C7
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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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