Imagine: John Lennon
| Real Love John Lennon All the little girls and boys Playing with their little toys All they really needed from you Was, maybe, some love All the little boys and girls Living in this crazy world All they really needed from you Was, maybe, some love Why must we be alone? Why must we be alone? It's real life Yes, it's real I don't expect you to understand The kingdom of Heaven is in your hands I don't expect you to wake from the dream Too late for crying, now, that it seems All their little plans and schemes Ain't nothing but a bunch of dreams All you really needed to do Was, maybe, some love
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| Twist and Shout P. Medley / B. Russell (Performed by The Beatles) Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby) Twist and shout (twist and shout) Come on, come on, come on, come on, baby, now (come on, baby) Come and work it all out (work it all out) Well, you work it all out, now (work it all out) You know, you look so good (look so good) You know, you got me going, now (got me going) Just like I knew you would (like I knew you would) Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby) Twist and shout (twist and shout) Come on, come on, come on, come on, baby, now (come on, baby) Come and work it all out (work it all out) Well, you twist, little girl (twist, little girl) You know, you twist so fine (twist so fine) Come on and twist a little closer, now (twist a little closer) And let me know that you're mine (let me know you're mine) Well, shake it up, baby, now (shake it up, baby) Twist and shout (twist and shout) Come on, come on, come on, come on, baby, now (come on, baby) Come and work it all out (work it all out) Well, you twist, little girl (twist, little girl) You know, you twist so fine (twist so fine) Come on and twist a little closer, now (twist a little closer) And let me know that you're mine (let me know you're mine)
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| HELP! John Lennon / Paul McCartney (Performed by The Beatles) Help, I need somebody Help, not just anybody Help, you know, I need someone Help (When) When I was younger, so much younger than today (I never needed) I never needed anybody's help in any way (now) But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured (and now I find) Now I find, I've changed my mind, I've opened up the doors Help me if you can, I'm feeling down And I do appreciate you being 'round Help me get my feet back on the ground Won't you, please, please help me? (Now) And now my life has changed in, oh, so many ways (my independence) My independence seems to vanish in the haze (but) But every now and then I feel so insecure (I know that I) I know that I just need you like I've never done before Help me if you can, I'm feeling down And I do appreciate you being 'round Help me get my feet back on the ground Won't you, please, please help me? When I was younger, so much younger than today I never needed anybody's help in any way (now) But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured (and now I find) Now I find, I've changed my mind, I've opened up the doors Help me if you can, I'm feeling down And I do appreciate you being 'round Help me get my feet back on the ground Won't you, please, please help me? Help me, help me
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| In My Life John Lennon / Paul McCartney (Performed by The Beatles) There are places I'll remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever, not for better Some have gone and some remain All these places had their moments With lovers and friends, I still can recall Some are dead and some are living In my life, I've loved them all But of all these friends and lovers There is no one compares with you And these memories lose their meaning When I think of love as something new Though I know I'll never lose affection For people and things that went before I know I'll often stop and think about them In my life, I'll love you more Though I know I'll never lose affection For people and things that went before I know I'll often stop and think about them In my life, I'll love you more
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| Strawberry Fields Forever John Lennon / Paul McCartney (Performed by The Beatles) Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry fields Nothing is real And nothing to get hung about Strawberry fields forever Living is easy with eyes closed Misunderstanding all you see It's getting hard to be someone, but it all works out It doesn't matter much to me Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry fields Nothing is real And nothing to get hung about Strawberry fields forever No one, I think, is in my tree I mean, it must be high or low That is, you can't, you know, tune in, but it's alright That is, I think it's not too bad Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry fields Nothing is real And nothing to get hung about Strawberry fields forever Always, no, sometimes, think it's me But, you know, I know when it's a dream I think, er, no, I mean, er, yes, but it's all wrong That is, I think I disagree Let me take you down, 'cause I'm going to Strawberry fields Nothing is real And nothing to get hung about Strawberry fields forever Strawberry fields forever Strawberry fields forever (Cranberry sauce)
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| A Day In The Life John Lennon / Paul McCartney (Performed by The Beatles) I read the news today, oh, boy
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| Revolution John Lennon / Paul McCartney (Performed by The Beatles) 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 Alright? Alright? Alright? You say you've 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 are doing what we can But if you want money for people with minds that hate All I can tell 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 want 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 Alright? Alright? Alright? Alright? Alright? Alright?
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| The Ballad Of John
and Yoko John Lennon / Paul McCartney (Performed by The Beatles) Standing on the dock at Southampton Trying to get to Holland or France The man in the Mac Said, "You've 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 okay "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 gonna crucify me Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton Talking in our beds for a week The newspeople said "Say, what're 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 gonna crucify me Made a lightning trip to Vienna Eating chocolate cakes in a bag The newspapers said "She's gone to his head "They look just like two gurus in drag" Christ, you know it ain't easy You know how hard it can be The way things are going They're gonna crucify me Caught the early plane back to London Fifty acrons 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 The way things are going They're gonna crucify me
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| Julia John Lennon / Paul McCartney (Performed by The Beatles) Half of what I say is meaningless But I say it just to reach you Julia Julia Julia Oceanchild Calls me So I sing a song of love Julia Julia Seashell eyes Windy smile So I sing a song of love Julia Her hair of floating sky is shimmering Glimmering In the sun Julia Julia Morning moon Touch me So I sing a song of love Julia When I cannot sing my heart I can only speak my mind Julia Julia Sleeping sand Silent cloud Touch me So I sing a song of love Julia Calls me So I sing a song of love For Julia Julia Julia
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| Don't Let Me Down John Lennon / Paul McCartney (Performed by The Beatles) Don't let me down
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| Give Peace A Chance John Lennon / Paul McCartney Two, one two three four Ev'rybody's talking about Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism, Ragism, Tagism This-ism, that-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance C'mon Ev'rybody's talking about Ministers, Sinisters, Banisters and canisters Bishops and Fishops and Rabbis and Pop eyes, And bye bye, bye byes All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance Let me tell you now Ev'rybody's talking about Revolution, evolution, masturbation, flagellation, regulation, integrations, meditations, United Nations, Congratulations All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance Ev'rybody's talking about John and Yoko, Timmy Leary, Rosemary, Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy Cooper, Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Alan Ginsberg, Hare Krishna, Hare, Hare Krishna All we are saying is give peace a chance All we are saying is give peace a chance... |
| How? John Lennon How can I go forward when I don't know which way I'm facing? How can I go forward when I don't know which way to turn? How can I go forward into something I'm not sure of? Oh no, oh no How can I have feeling when I don't know if it's a feeling? How can I feel something if I just don't know how to feel? How can I have feelings when my feelings have always been denied? Oh no, oh no You know life can be long And you got to be so strong And the world is so tough Sometimes I feel I've had enough How can I give love when I don't know what it is I'm giving? How can I give love when I just don't know how to give? How can I give love when love is something I ain't never had? Oh no, oh no You know life can be long You've got to be so strong And the world she is tough Sometimes I feel I've had enough How can we go forward when we don't know which way we're facing? How can we go forward when we don't know which way to turn? How can we go forward into something we're not sure of? Oh no, oh no |
| Imagine
(rehearsal) John Lennon (Can you let the musicians in?) Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try No Hell below us Above us, only sky Imagine all the people Sharing all the world You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one (This is the one I like best) |
| God John Lennon God is a concept By which we measure Our pain I'll say it again God is a concept By which we measure Our pain I don't believe in magic I don't believe in I-ching I don't believe in Bible I don't believe in tarot I don't believe in Hitler I don't believe in Jesus I don't believe in Kennedy I don't believe in Buddha I don't believe in Mantra I don't believe in Gita I don't believe in Yoga I don't believe in kings I don't believe in Elvis I don't believe in Zimmerman I don't believe in Beatles I just believe in me Yoko and me And that's reality The dream is over What can I say? The dream is over Yesterday I was the Dreamweaver But now I'm reborn I was the Walrus But now I'm John And so dear friends You'll just have to carry on The dream is over |
| Mother John Lennon Mother, you had me, but I never had you I wanted you, you didn't want me So I, I just got to tell you Goodbye, goodbye Father, you left me, but I never left you I needed you, you didn't need me So I, I just got to tell you Goodbye, goodbye Children, don't do what I have done I couldn't walk and I tried to run So I, I just got to tell you Goodbye, goodbye Mama don't go Daddy come home (repeat 9 more times) |
| Stand By Me Ben E. King / Jerry Leiber / Mike Stoller When the night has come And the land is dark And the moon is the only Light we'll see No, I won't be afraid No, I won't be afraid Just as long as you stand Stand by me And darling, darling Stand by me Oh, stand by me Stand by me Stand by me If the sky that we look upon Should tumble and fall Or the mountain should crumble To the sea I won't cry, I won't cry No, I won't shed a tear Just as long as you stand Stand by me And darling, darling Stand by me Oh, stand by me Stand by me Stand by me Whenever you're in trouble, won't you stand by me? Stand by me Oh, stand by me Stand by me Stand by me, yeah |
| Jealous Guy John Lennon I was dreaming of the past And my heart was beating fast I began to lose control I began to lose control I didn't mean to hurt you I'm sorry that I made you cry Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you I'm just a jealous guy I was feeling insecure You might not love me anymore I was shivering inside I was shivering inside I didn't mean to hurt you I'm sorry that I made you cry Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you I'm just a jealous guy I didn't mean to hurt you I'm sorry that I made you cry Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you I'm just a jealous guy I was trying to catch your eyes Thought that you was trying to hide I was swallowing my pain I was swallowing my pain I didn't mean to hurt you I'm sorry that I made you cry Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you I'm just a jealous guy, watch out I'm just a jealous guy, look out babe I'm just a jealous guy |
| Woman John Lennon (For the other half of the sky) Woman I can hardly express My mixed emotions at my thoughtlessness After all I'm forever in your debt And woman I will try to express My inner feelings and thankfulness For showing me the meaning of success Ooh, well, well Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Ooh, well, well Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Woman I know you understand The little child inside of the man Please remember my life is in your hands And woman hold me close to your heart However distant don't keep us apart After all it is written in the stars Ooh, well, well Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Ooh, well, well Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo Well Woman please let me explain I never meant to cause you sorrow or pain So let me tell you again and again and again I love you, yeah, yeah Now and forever I love you, yeah, yeah Now and forever I love you, yeah, yeah Now and forever I love you, yeah, yeah |
| Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) John Lennon Close your eyes Have no fear The monster's gone He's on the run and your daddy's here Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Before you go to sleep Say a little prayer Every day in every way It's getting better and better Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Out on the ocean sailing away I can hardly wait To see you come of age But I guess we'll both just have to be patient 'Cause it's a long way to go A hard row to hoe Yes it's a long way to go But in the meantime Before you cross the street Take my hand Life is what happens to you While you're busy making other plans Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Before you go to sleep Say a little prayer Every day in every way It's getting better and better Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Beautiful boy Darling, darling, darling Darling Sean |
| (Just Like) Starting Over John Lennon Our life together is so precious together We have grown, we have grown Although our love is still special Let's take a chance and fly away somewhere alone It's been too long since we took the time No-one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly But when I see you darling It's like we both are falling in love again It'll be just like starting over, starting over Everyday we used to make it love Why can't we be making love nice and easy It's time to spread our wings and fly Don't let another day go by my love It'll be just like starting over, starting over Why don't we take off alone Take a trip somewhere far, far away We'll be together all alone again Like we used to in the early days Well, well, well darling It's been too long since we took the time No-one's to blame, I know time flies so quickly But when I see you darling It's like we both are falling in love again It'll be just like starting over, starting over Our life together is so precious together We have grown, we have grown Although our love is still special Let's take a chance and fly away somewhere Starting over |
| Imagine John Lennon Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one |