IN MY LIFE
(Lennon-McCartney)
1965
In John's view, "In My Life" was the Beatles' "first real major piece of
work". One of John's most poignant sets of lyrics started life as a free
form poem that looked back nostalgically on some of the landmarks he
remembered as a child, all of which were gradually disappearing or changing
beyond recognition. After losing the specific references "In My Life"
becomes a lament to the inevitable losses and changes that are outside our
control. The source of the tune remains something of a controversy. John
maintained that he wrote it with a little help from Paul. Paul recalls
having written the whole tune.
A E A E
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There are places I remember all my life though some have changed
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Some forever not for better some have gone and some remain
F#m D
All these places had their moments
G A
With lovers and friends I still can recall
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Some are dead and some are living, in my life I've loved them all
A F#m A7 D Dm A
But of all these friends and lovers there is no one compares with you
F#m
And these memories lose their meaning
A7 D Dm A
When I think of love as something new
F#m D
Though I know I'll never lose affection
G A
For people and things that went before
F#m B7 Dm A E
I know I'll often stop and think about them, in my life I love you more
Instrumental
A F#m A7 D Dm A
F#m D
Though I know I'll never lose affection
G A
For people and things that went before
F#m B7 Dm A E
I know I'll often stop and think about them, in my life I love you more
Dm A E A
In my life I love you more (
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