Past Masters 2



Day Tripper
We Can Work It Out
Paperback Writer
Rain
Lady Madonna
The Inner Light
Hey Jude
Revolution
Get Back
Don't Let Me Down
The Ballad of John and Yoko
Old Brown Shoe
Across the Universe
Let It Be
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
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DAY TRIPPER

(Lennon-McCartney)


Got a good reason
For taking the easy way out
Got a good reason
For taking the easy way out, now

She was a day tripper
One way ticket, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out

She's a big teaser
She took me half the way there
She's a big teaser
She took me half the way there, now

She was a day tripper
One way ticket, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out

Tried to please her
She only played one-night stands
Tried to please her
She only played one-night stands, now

She was a day tripper
Sunday driver, yeah
It took me so long to find out
And I found out

Day tripper
Day tripper, yeah
Day tripper
Day tripper, yeah

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WE CAN WORK IT OUT

(Lennon-McCartney)


Try to see it my way
Do I have to keep on talking ‘til I can't go on?
While you see it your way
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone
We can work it out
We can work it out

Think of what you're saying
You can get it wrong and still you think that it's alright
Think of what I'm saying
We can work it out and get it straight or say goodnight
We can work it out
We can work it out

Life is very short and there's no time
For fussing and fighting my friend
I have always thought that it's a crime
So I will ask you once again

Try to see it my way
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long
We can work it out
We can work it out

Life is very short and there's no time
For fussing and fighting my friend
I have always thought that it's a crime
So I will ask you once again

Try to see it my way
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long
We can work it out
We can work it out

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PAPERBACK WRITER

(Lennon-McCartney)


Paperback writer

Dear Sir or Madame, could you read my book?
It took me years to write, can you take a look?
It's based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job
So I want to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer

It's a dirty story of a dirty man
And his clinging wife doesn't understand
His son is working for the Daily Mail
It's a steady job
But he wants to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer

Paperback writer

It's a thousand pages, give or take a few
I'll be writing more in a week or two
I can make it longer if you like the style
I can change it ‘round
And I want to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer

If you really like it you can have the rights
It can make a million for you overnight
If you must return it you can send it here
But I need a break
And I want to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer

Paperback writer

(Paperback writer) Paperback writer
(Paperback writer) Paperback writer
(Paperback writer) Paperback writer
(Paperback writer) Paperback writer

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RAIN

(Lennon-McCartney)

When the rain comes
They run and hide their heads
They might as well be dead
When the rain comes
When the rain comes

When the sun shines
They slip into the shade When the sun shines
When the sun shines

Rain, I don't mind
Shine, the weather's fine

I can show you
That when it starts to rain
Everything's the same
I can show you
I can show you

Rain, I don't mind
Shine, the weather's fine

Can you hear me
That when it rains and shines
It's just a state of mind
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?

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LADY MADONNA

(Lennon-McCartney)


Lady Madonna
Children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet
Who finds the money
When you pay the rent?
Did you think that money was heaven-sent?

Friday night arrives without a suitcase
Sunday morning creeping like a nun
Monday's child has learned to tie his bootlace
See how they run

Lady Madonna
Baby at your breast
Wonders how you manage to feed the rest

See how they run

Lady Madonna
Lying on the bed
Listen to the music playing in your head

Tuesday afternoon is never ending
Wednesday morning papers didn't come
Thursday night your stockings needed mending
See how they run

Lady Madonna
Children at your feet
Wonder how you manage to make ends meet

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THE INNER LIGHT

(Harrison)


Without going out of my door
I can know all things on earth
Without looking out of my window
I can know the ways of heaven
The farther one travels
The less one knows
The less one really knows

Without going out of my door
? I can know all things on earth
Without looking out of my window
I can know the ways of heaven
The farther one travels
The less one knows
The less one really knows

Arrive without traveling
See all without looking
Do all without doing

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HEY JUDE

(Lennon-McCartney)



Hey Jude
Don't make it bad
Take a sad song
And make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start
To make it better

Hey Jude
Don't be afraid
You were made to
Go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin
To make it better

And any time you feel the pain
Hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulder
For well you know that it's a fool
Who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na

Hey Jude
Don't let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start
To make it better

So let it out and let it in
Hey June, begin
Your waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you
Hey Jude you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na
Yeah

Hey Jude
Don't make it bad
Take a sad song
And make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start
To make it better
better, better, better
better, better, aaaaaah!

Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na, hey Jude

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REVOLUTION

(Lennon-McCartney)


You say you want a revolution, well you know
We all want to change the world
You tell me that it's evolution, well you know
We all want to change the world
But when you talk about destruction
Don't you know that you can count me out

Don't you know it's gonna be
All right
Don't you know it's gonna be
All right
Don't you know it's gonna be
All right

You say you got a real solution, well you know
We'd all love to see the plan
You ask me for a contribution well, you know
We're all doing what we can
But if you want money for people with minds that hate
Well, all I can tell you is brother, you'll have to wait

Don't you know it's gonna be
All right
Don't you know it's gonna be
All right
Don't you know it's gonna be
All right

You say you'll change the Constitution, well you know
We'd all love to change your head
You tell me it's the institution, well you know
You'd better free your mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of Chairman Mao
You ain't gonna make it with anyone anyhow

Don't you know it's gonna be
All right
Don't you know it's gonna be
All right
Don't you know it's gonna be
All right

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GET BACK

(Lennon-McCartney)

Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it wouldn't last.
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass.
Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back.
Get back to where you once belonged.
Get back Jojo.

Go home

Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back Jo.

Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she's got it coming
But she gets it while she can
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back Loretta
Go home

Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged

Get back Loretta
Your mama's waiting for you
Wearing her high-heeled shoes
And her low-necked sweater
Get back home Loretta
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back

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DON'T LET ME DOWN

(Lennon-McCartney)

Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down

Nobody ever loved me like she does
Ooh she does
Yes she does
And if somebody loved me like she do me
Ooh she do me
Yes she does

Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down

I'm in love for the first time
Don't you know it's gonna last
It's a love that lasts forever
It's a love that had no past

Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down

And from the first time that she really done me
Ooh she done me
She done me good
I guess nobody ever really done me
Ooh she done me
She done me good

Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down
Don't let me down

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THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO

(Lennon-McCartney)

Standing in the dock at Southampton
Trying to get to Holland or France
The man in the mac said
You've got to go back
You know they didn't even give us a chance

Christ you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me

Finally made the plane into Paris
Honeymooning down by the Seine
Peter Brown call to say
you can make it O.K.
You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain

Christ you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me

Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
Talking in our beds for a week
The newspapers said
"Say whatcha you doing in bed?"
I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace."

Christ you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me

Saving up your money for a rainy day
Giving all your clothes to charity
Last night the wife said
"Oh boy when you're dead
You don't take nothing with you but your soul"
Think!

Made a lightning trip to Vienna
Eating chocolate cake in a bag
The newspapers said
"She's gone to his head
They look just like to Gurus in drag"

Christ you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me

Caught the early plane back to London
Fifty acorns tied in a sack
The men from the press
said, "We wish you successs
It's good to have the both of you back"

Christ you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me

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OLD BROWN SHOE

(Harrison)


I want a love that's right
Right is only half of what's wrong
I want a short-haired girl
Who sometimes wears it twice as long
Now I'm stepping out this old brown shoe
Baby I'm in love with you
I'm so glad you came here
It won't be the same now, I'm telling you

Oh you pick me up from where
Some try to drag me down
And when I see your smile
Replacing every thoughtless frown
Got me escaping from this zoo
Baby I'm in love with you
I'm so glad you came here
It won't be the same now when I'm with you

If I grow up I'll be a singer
Wearing rings on every finger
Not worrying what they or you'll say
I'll live and love and maybe some day
Who knows baby, you may comfort me

I may appear to be imperfect
My love is something you can't reject
Changing faster than the weather
If you and me should get together
Who knows baby, you may comfort me

I know my love is yours to miss
that love is something I'd hate
I'll take an early start
I'm making sure that I'm not late
For your sweet top lip I'm in the queue
Baby I'm in love with you
I'm so glad you came here
It won't be the same now when I'm with you

I'm so glad you came here
It won't be the same now when I'm with you

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ACROSS THE UNIVERSE

(Lennon-McCartney)


Words are flowing out
Like endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away
Across the universe
Pools of sorrow, waves of joy
Are drifting through my opened mind
Possessing and caressing me

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Images of broken light
Which dance before me like a million eyes
They call me on and on
Across the universe
Thoughts meander like a restless
wind inside a letterbox
They tumble blindly as they make their way
Across the universe

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Sounds of laughter shades of life
Are ringing in my opened ears
Inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love
That shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on
Across the universe

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Jai guru deva
Jai guru deva
Jai guru deva
Jai guru deva

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LET IT BE

(Lennon-McCartney)


When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right in front of me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

And when the brokenhearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer
Let it be
For though they may be parted
There is still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Yeah, there will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

Let it be, let it be
Yeah let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine on ‘til tomorrow
Let it be
I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it Be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, yeah, let it be
Yeah, there will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, yeah, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

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YOU KNOW MY NAME (LOOK UP THE NUMBER)

(Lennon-McCartney)


You know my name, look up the number
You know my name, look up the number
You, you know, you know my name
You, you know, you know my name

(Good evening and welcome to Slaggers featuring Dennis O'Bell
Come on Ringo, Ringo! Let's here it for Denis, ha hey!)
Good evening.
You know my name, better look up my number
You know my name, that's right, look up my number
You, you know, you know my name
You, you know, you know my name

You know my name, ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Look up my number
You know my name, that's right, look up the number
Oh! You, you know, you know my name
You know, you know, you know my name

You know my name, ba ba ba ba, look up the number
You know my name, look up the number
You, you know, you know my name baby
You, you know, you know my name

You know, you know my name
You know, you know my name
(Oh let's here it! Go on Denis let's hear it for Dennis O'Bell)

You know, you know, you know my name
You know, you know, you know my name
You know my name and the number
You know my name, look up the number
You know, you know my name
Yes, you know my name
You know, you know my name
You know my name, look up my number, you know
Look up my name look up my number
You know my name
That's right

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