You Won't See Me
“Time after time, you refuse to even listen”
McCartney's frustrated reaction to Jane Asher's silence while she was acting in Bristol - a Motown-inspired pop track he later admitted was modeled on the Four Tops. At 3:22 it was the longest Beatles song to date, and the last song recorded for Rubber Soul.
Songwriter(s)McCartneyCredited as Lennon-McCartney
RecordedNovember 11, 1965
ReleasedDecember 3, 1965
● hover for more info● tap a tag for its page and notes
Text290 tags
Word cloud
Recurring words
enoughfeelsfewfindhandsmindmissingtiedyearscall youcan't getdays aredon't knowfilled withget throughgo onhands arehard tohave losti calli geti losti wasi wouldn'tif iit feelsit seemslost thelost youme youmuch tomy handsmy mindseems soso hardthe timethough theto findto hideto sayturned awaywas sowhy youwon't seewouldn't mindyes ityou oohyou upcan't go oni call youi don't knowsince you've beenso hard toto say oohi don't know whyi knew what iit feels like yearssince you've been goneso hard to findi don't know why youi just can't go on
Cover-shared words
actawaycalldaysgetgirlgogonehardhideitknewknowlikelistenlongloselostmemuchmyoohsayseeseemssincestaytearsthoughtimewantweyeahyouyourand iand youbeen gonebut ii can'ti don'ti havei justi knewi willi won'tif youjust can'tme yeahno isee mesince iso longthat wasto staywant towhat iwhen iyeah yeahyou won'tyou've beenand i willbut i can'ti just can'twant to stay
Lyric shape
[VERB] are[VERB] why[WORD] you'veare [VERB]can't [WORD]even [VERB]had [WORD]through [WORD]was [ADJ]wouldn't [VERB][ADV] to [VERB][VERB] are [VERB][VERB] me you[VERB] what i[VERB] you up[WORD] you've beencan't [WORD] onhave [VERB] thei [VERB] [VERB]i [VERB] whati was [ADJ]i wouldn't [VERB]if i [VERB]it [VERB] [VERB]it [VERB] soso [ADV] tothe [NOUN] areyou won't [VERB][VERB] with [VERB] [WORD][WORD] to [VERB] [WORD][WORD] you've been [VERB]have [VERB] the [NOUN]i [VERB] what ii don't [VERB] whymy [NOUN] are [VERB]so [ADV] to [VERB]you won't [VERB] mei don't [VERB] why youit [VERB] [VERB] [NOUN] [WORD]i just can't [WORD] on [WORD]
Cover-shared shape
[ADJ] no[ADV] to[NOUN] are[VERB] me[VERB] my[VERB] so[VERB] the[VERB] through[VERB] to[VERB] what[VERB] with[VERB] you[VERB] your[WORD] i[WORD] on[WORD] the[WORD] toand [WORD]are [WORD]been [VERB]can't [VERB]don't [VERB]have [VERB]have [WORD]i [VERB]it [VERB]me [WORD]my [NOUN]on [WORD]should [VERB]so [ADV]so [VERB]the [NOUN]they're [VERB]to [VERB]will [VERB]with [VERB]won't [VERB]you [VERB]you [WORD]your [NOUN]your [WORD][NOUN] after [NOUN][VERB] me [WORD][VERB] my [NOUN][VERB] so [VERB][VERB] the [NOUN][VERB] to [VERB][VERB] you [WORD][VERB] your [NOUN][WORD] i [VERB][WORD] on [WORD][WORD] the [NOUN][WORD] to [VERB]and [WORD] iare [WORD] [WORD]but i [VERB]i [VERB] youi can't [VERB]i don't [VERB]i will [VERB]i won't [VERB]to [VERB] [WORD]when i [VERB]won't [VERB] meyou [VERB] toyour [WORD] [VERB][VERB] to [VERB] [WORD][WORD] i [VERB] youand [WORD] i [VERB]and i will [VERB]but i can't [VERB]i [VERB] you [WORD]when i [VERB] youand [WORD] i [VERB] you
Distinctive word
ageengagedline'srefuse
affiliate link - supports this wiki
Music159 tags
Chord shape
C → CC → C7C7 → FC7 → F → FmC → F → FmC → C → FC → Cm → GC → D → GC → DC → E♭C → GC → FC → D → FC → E♭ → B♭C → G → AAm → FC → CmAm → EC → D7C7 → F7C → F → Fm → CC → C7 → FC → G → GC → D7 → G7C → C → F → FmC → G → G7C7 → F → Fm → CC → C7 → F → FmC → E♭ → B♭ → E♭ → B♭C → Cm → G → A → DC → E♭ → B♭ → C → E♭ → B♭ → E♭ → B♭C → D → F → C → D → F → C → FC → E♭ → B♭ → E♭ → B♭ → E♭C → Cm → G → A7 → D7C → G → G → C → CmC → F → Fm → C → DC → E♭ → B♭ → B♭Am → F → Fm → C
affiliate link - supports this wiki
Studio11 tags
affiliate link - supports this wiki
People12 tags
affiliate link - supports this wiki
Info14 tags
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
Feedback
Got a tag idea for You Won't See Me? Or think we've got it all wrong - no, no, no? Don't let it be.