Guilherme Lentz' Beatles Website
Past Masters 2
Released in 1988
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
Till I can 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 Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look?
It's based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job so I wanna 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 wanna be a paperback writer
Paperback writer
If you really like it you can have the rights
It could make a million for you overnight
If you must return it you can send it here
But I need a break and I wanna be a paperback writer
Paperback writer
Paperback writer
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RAIN
Lennon-McCartney
If the rain comes
They run and hide their heads
They might as well be dead
If the rain comes
If the rain comes
When the sun shines
They slip into the shade
And sip their lemonade
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 could know the ways of heaven
The farther one travels
The less one knows
The less one knows
Without going out of your door
You can know all things on earth
Without looking out of your window
You can know the ways of heaven
The farther one travels
The less one knows
The less one 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 shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool
Who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
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 Jude, begin
You're 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 shoulders
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
Better, better, better, better (make it, Jude)
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 wanna change the world
You tell me that it's evolution
Well, you know,
we all wanna 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 alright
Alright, alright
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
All I can't tell you is
Brother, you'll have to wait
Don't you know it's gonna be alright
Alright, alright
You say you'll change the constitution
Well, you know,
we all wanna change your head
You tell me it's the institution
Well, you know,
you 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 alright
Alright, alright
Alright, alright, alright ...
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GET BACK
Lennon-McCartney
Jo-Jo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it couldn't last
Jo-Jo 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 Jo-Jo
Go Home
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Oh, 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
Oh get back, yeah get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Yeah get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
(Get back Loretta
Your momma's waiting for you
Wearing her high-heel shoes
And a low neck sweater
Get back home Loretta)
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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 has 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 Southhampton
Trying to get to Holland or France
The man in the mack said you gotta 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 gonna crucify me
Finally made the plane into Paris
Honeymooning down by the Seine
Peter Brown called to say "you can make it OK
You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain"
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
Talking in our beds for a week
The newspeople said "say what you're doing in bed"
I said "we're only trying to get us some peace"
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 two gurus in drag"
Caught the early plane back to London
Fifty acorns tied in a sack
The men from the press said "we wish you success
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 gonna crucify me
The way things are going
They're gonna crucify me
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OLD BROWN SHOE
Harrison
I want a love that's right
But right is only half of what's wrong
I want a short-haired girl
Who sometimes wear it twice as long
Now I'm stepping out this old brown shoe
Baby, I'm in love with you
So glad you came here
It won't be the same now, I'm telling you
Though you pick me up
From where some try to drag me down
When I see your smile
Replacing every thoughtless frown
Got me escaping from this zoo
Baby, I'm in love with you
So glad you came here
It won't be the same now that I'm with you
If I grow up I'll be a singer
Wearing rings on every finger
Not worrying what they or you say
I'll live and love and maybe someday
Who knows baby, you can 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 can comfort me
I want that love of yours
To miss that love is something I'd hate
Make an early start
Making sure that I'm not too late
For your sweet top lip I'm in the queue
Baby I'm in love with you
So glad you came here
It won't be the same now that I'm with you
I'm so glad you came here
It won't be the same now that I'm with you
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ACROSS THE UNIVERSE
Lennon-McCartney
Words are flowing off
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 letter box
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 through my opened ears
Inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love
Which 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 ...
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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 broken hearted 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
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
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 until 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, let it be
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
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YOU KNOW MY NAME (Look up the number)
Lennon-McCartney
You know my name
Look up the namber
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