Please Please Me


I Saw Her Standing There
Misery
Anna (Go to Him)
Chains
Boys
Ask Me Why
Please Please Me
Love Me Do
P.S. I Love You
Baby It's You
Do You Want to Know A Secret
A Taste of Honey
There's A Place
Twist and Shout
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I SAW HER STANDING THERE

(McCartney-Lennon)



Well she was just seventeen
You know what I mean
And the way she looked was way beyond compare
So how could I dance with another
Oh when I saw her standing there

Well she looked at me
And I, I could see
That before too long I'd fall in love with her
She wouldn't dance with another
Oh when I saw her standing there

Well my heart went boom
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine

Oh we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another
Oh since I saw her standing there

Well my heart went boom
When I crossed that room
And I held her hand in mine

Oh we danced through the night
And we held each other tight
And before too long I fell in love with her
Now I'll never dance with another
Oh since I saw her standing there


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MISERY

(McCartney-Lennon)


The world is treating me bad
Misery

I'm the kind of guy
Who never used to cry
The world is treating me bad
Misery

I've lost her now for sure
I won't see her no more
It's gonna be a drag
Misery

I'll remember all the little thing's we've done
Can't she see she'll always be the only one
Lonely one

Send her back to me
'Cos everyone can see
Without her I will be
In misery

I'll remember all the little things we've done
She'll remember and she'll miss her only one
Lonely one

Send her back to me
'Cos everyone can see
Without her I will be
In misery


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ANNA (GO TO HIM)

(Alexander)



Anna, you come and ask me girl
To set you free, girl
You say he loves you more than me
So I will set you free
Go with him (Anna)
Go with him (Anna)

Anna, girl, before you go now
I want you to know, now
That I still love you so,
But if he loves you more,
Go with him (Anna)
Go with him

All of my life
I've been searching for a girl
To love me like I love you
oh let me tell you now
But every girl I ever had
breaks my heart and leaves me sad
what am I, what am I supposed to do?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,

Anna, just one more thing girl
You give back your ring to me
And I will set you free
Go with him (Anna)
Go with him (Anna)
Go with him


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CHAINS

(Goffin-King)



Chains
My baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind
That you can see
Oh, oh, these chains of love
Got a hold on me, yeah

Chains
Now I can't break away from these chains
Can't run around
'Cos I'm not free
Oh, oh these chains of love
Won't let me be, yeah

I want to tell you pretty baby
I think you're fine
I'd like to love you
But darling I'm imprisoned by these

Chains
My baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind
That you can see
Oh, oh, these chains of love
Got a hold on me, yeah

Please believe me when I tell you
Your lips are sweet
I'd like to kiss them
But I can't break away from all of these

Chains
My baby's got me locked up in chains
And they ain't the kind
That you can see
Oh, oh, these chains of love
Got a hold on me, yeah

Chains
Chains of love
Chains of love
Chains of love

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BOYS

(Dixon-Farrell)


I've been told when a boy kiss a girl
Take a trip around the world
Hey, Hey,
Hey, Hey,
Hey, Hey
Yes they say you do

My girl says when I kiss her lips
Gets a thrill thru her fingertips
Hey, Hey,
Hey, Hey,
Hey, Hey
Yeah she said you do

Well I talk about boys
Don't you know I mean boys
Well I talk about boys now
Ah, boys
Well I talk about boys now
What a bundle of joy

My girl says when I kiss her lips
Gets a thrill thru her fingertips
Hey, Hey,
Hey, Hey,
Hey, Hey,
Yeah she said you do

Well I talk about boys
Don't you know I mean boys
Well I talk about boys now
Ah, boys
Well I talk about boys now
What a bundle of joy

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Ask Me Why

(McCartney-Lennon)


I love you
'Cos you tell me things I want to know
And it's true
That it really only goes to show
That I know
That I, I,I,I
Will never ever ever be blue

Now you're mine
My happiness still makes me cry
And in time
You'll understand the reason why
If I cry
It's not because I'm sad
But you're the only love that I've ever had

I can't believe
It's happened to me
I can't conceive
Of any more misery

Ask me why
I'll say I love you
And I'm always thinking of you

I can't believe
It's happened to me
I can't conceive
Of any more misery

Ask me why
I'll say I love you
And I'm always thinking of you

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PLEASE PLEASE ME

(McCartney-Lennon)


Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try girl.
C'mon (c'mon), C'mon (c'mon)
C'mon (c'mon), C'mon (c'mon)
Please please me, oh yeah
Like I please you

You don't need me to show the way, love.
Why do I always have to say, love
C'mon (c'mon), C'mon (c'mon)
C'mon (c'mon), C'mon (c'mon)
Please please me, oh yeah
Like I please you

I don't want to sound complaining
But you know there's always rain in
My heart (In my heart)
I do all the pleasing with you
It's so hard to reason
With you
Oh yeah, why do you make me blue?

Last night I said these words to my girl
I know you never even try girl.
C'mon (c'mon), C'mon (c'mon)
C'mon (c'mon), C'mon (c'mon)
Please please me, oh yeah
Like I please you
Oh yeah, like I please you.
Oh yeah, like I please you.

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LOVE ME DO

(McCartney-Lennon)


Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please...
Love me do
Whoah, love me do.

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please...
Love me do
Whoah, love me do.

Someone to love, somebody new
Someone to love, someone like you

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please...
Love me do
Whoah, love me do.

Love, love me do
You know I love you
I'll always be true
So please...
Love me do
Whoah, love me do.
Yeah, love me do
Whoah, love me do

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P.S. I LOVE YOU

(McCartney-Lennon)


As I write this letter
Send my love to you
Remember that I'll always
Be in love with you

Treasure these few words 'til we're together
Keep all my love forever
P. S. I love you
You, you, you.

I'll be coming home again to you, love
Until the day I do, love
P. S. I love you
You, you, you

As I write this letter
Send my love to you
Remember that I'll always
Be in love with you

Treasure these few words 'til we're together
Keep all my love forever
P. S. I love you
You, you, you.

As I write this letter (Oh!)
Send my love to you (you know I want you to)
Remember that I'll always (yeah)
Be in love with you

I'll be coming home again to you, love
Until the day I do, love
P. S. I love you
You, you, you
You, you, you
I love you


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BABY IT'S YOU

(David-Williams-Bacharach)


Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la

Sha-la-la-la-la
It's not the way you smile
That touched my heart
Sha-la-la-la-la
It's not the way you kiss
That tears me apart
Wo-oh, many many many nights go by
I sit alone at home and cry over you
What can I do?
Can't help myself
'Cos baby, it's you

Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Baby it's you
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la

Sha-la-la-la-la
You should hear what they say about you: "Cheat! Cheat!"
Sha-la-la-la-la
They say, they say, you've never ever ever ever been true
(Cheat! Cheat!)
Wo-oh, it doesn't matter what they say
I know I'm gonna love you any old way
What can I do? When it's true
Don't want nobody, nobody
'Cos baby it's you

Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Baby it's you
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la

Wo-oh, it doesn't matter what they say
I know I'm gonna love you any old way
What can I do? When it's true
Don't want nobody, nobody
'Cos baby it's you

Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Baby it's you
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Don't leave me all alone
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
Come on home
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la
'Cos baby it's you

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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET

McCartney-Lennon


You'll never know how much I really love you
You'll never know how much I really care

Listen
Do you want to know a secret?
Do you promise not to tell?
Wo-wo-oh
Closer
Let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I'm in love with you
Woo-oo-ooh.

Listen
Do you want to know a secret?
Do you promise not to tell?
Wo-wo-oh
Closer
Let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I'm in love with you
Woo-oo-ooh.

I've known the secret for a week or two
Nobody knows--just we two

Listen
Do you want to know a secret?
Do you promise not to tell?
Wo-wo-oh
Closer
Let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I'm in love with you
Woo-oo-ooh.

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A TASTE OF HONEY

(Scott-Marlow)



A taste of honey
Tasting much sweeter than wine

I dream of your first kiss and then
I feel upon my lips again
A taste of honey
Tasting much sweeter than wine

I will return, yes I will return
I'll come back for the honey, and you

Yours was the kiss that awoke my heart
There lingers still though we're far apart
A taste of honey
Tasting much sweeter than wine

I will return, yes I will return
I'll come back, (he'll come back)
for the honey, (for the honey)
and you

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THERE'S A PLACE

(McCartney-Lennon)


There
There's a place
where I can go
when I feel low
when I feel blue
And it's my mind
and there's no time
when I'm alone

I
think of you,
the things you do
go 'round my head
the things you said
like, "I love only you."

In my mind there's no sorrow
Don't you know that it's so
There'll be no sad tomorrow
Don't you know that it's so

There
There's a place
where I can go
when I feel low
when I feel blue
And it's my mind
and there's no time
when I'm alone

There's a place
There's a place
There's a place

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TWIST AND SHOUT

(Medley-Russell)


Well shake it up baby now
(Shake it up baby)
Twist and shout
(Twist and shout)
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon baby now
(Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out
(Work it on out)

Well work it on out
(Work it on 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)
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon baby now
(Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out
(Work it on out)

You know 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 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)
C'mon c'mon c'mon c'mon baby now
(Come on baby)
Come on and work it on out
(Work it on out)

You know 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 you're mine
(Let me know you're mine)

Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby now
(Shake it up baby)
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby now
(Shake it up baby)
Well shake it, shake it, shake it baby now
(Shake it up baby)

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