Revolver


Taxman
Eleanor Rigby
I'm Only Sleeping
Love You To
Here, There and Everywhere
Yellow Submarine
She Said, She Said
Good Day Sunshine
And Your Bird Can Sing
For No One
Doctor Robert
I Want to Tell You
Got To Get You Into My Life
Tomorrow Never Knows
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TAXMAN

(Harrison)


Let me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
'Cos I'm the taxman
Yeah I'm the taxman

Should five percent appear to small
Be thankful I don't take it all
'Cos I'm the taxman
Yeah I'm the taxman

If you drive a car
I'll tax the street
If you try to sit
I'll tax your seat
If you get too cold
I'll tax the heat
If you take a walk
I'll tax your feet

Taxman

'Cos I'm the taxman
Yeah I'm the taxman

Don't ask me what I want it for
(Uh-uh, Mr. Wilson)
If you don't want to pay some more
(Uh-uh, Mr. Heath)
'Cos I'm the taxman
Yeah I'm the taxman

Now, my advice for those who die
(Taxman)
Declare the pennies on your eyes
(Taxman)
'Cos I'm the taxman
Yeah I'm the taxman

And you're working for no one but me


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ELEANOR RIGBY

(Lennon-McCartney)


Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people

Eleanor Rigby
Picks up the rice in a church where a wedding
has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window
Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar
by the door
Who is it for?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Father McKenzie
Writing the words of a sermon that no one
will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working
Darning his socks in the night when there's
nobody there
What does he care?

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

Ah, look at all the lonely people
Ah, look at all the lonely people

Eleanor Rigby
Died in the church and was buried along with
her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from
the grave
No one was saved

All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?

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I'M ONLY SLEEPING

(Lennon-McCartney)


When I wake up early in the morning
Lift my head
I'm still yawning
When I'm in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed
Float upstream
Please don't wake me, no don't shake me
Leave me where I am
I'm only sleeping

Everybody seems to think I'm lazy
I don't mind
I think they're crazy
Running everywhere at such a speed
'Til they find
There's no need
Please don't spoil my day, I'm miles away
And after all
I'm only sleeping

Keeping an eye
On the world going by
My window
Taking my time

Lying there and staring at the celing
Waiting for
That sleepy feeling

Please don't spoil my day, I'm miles away
And after all
I'm only sleeping

Keeping an eye
On the world going by
My window
Taking my time

When I wake up early in the morning
Lift my head
I'm still yawning
When I'm in the middle of a dream
Stay in bed
float upstream
Please don't wake me, no don't shake me
Leave me where I am
I'm only sleeping

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LOVE YOU TO

(Harrison)


Each day just goes so fast
I turn around it's past
You don't get time
to hang a sign
on me

Love me while you can
Before I'm a dead old man

A lifetime is so short
A new one can't be bought
But what you've got
means such a lot
to me

Make love all day long
Make love singing songs

Make love all day long
Make love singing songs

There's people standing 'round
Who'll screw you in the ground
They'll fill you in
With all their sins
You'll see

I'll make love to you
If you want me to

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HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE

(Lennon-McCartney)


To lead a better life
I need my love to be here

Here
Making each day of the year
Changing my life with a
wave of her hand
Nobody can
Deny that there's something there

There
Running my hands through her hair
Both of us thinking how
good it can be
Someone is speaking
But she doesn't know he's there

I want her everywhere
And if she's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her...

Everywhere
Knowing that love is to share
Each one believing that love
never dies
Watching her eyes
And hoping I'm always there

I want her everywhere
And if she's beside me
I know I need never care
But to love her is to need her...

Everywhere
Knowing that love is to share
Each one believing that love
never dies
Watching her eyes
And hoping I'm always there

I will be there
And everywhere
Here, there
and everywhere

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YELLOW SUBMARINE

(Lennon-McCartney)


In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed the sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines

So we sailed on to the sun
'Til we found the sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine
A yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine
A yellow submarine

And our friends are all aboard
Many more of them live next door
And the band begins to play

We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine
A yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine
A yellow submarine

As we live a life of ease
Every one of us has all we need
Sky of blue and sea of green
In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine
A yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
A yellow submarine
A yellow submarine

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SHE SAID SHE SAID

(Lennon-McCartney)


She said
I know what it's like to be dead
I know what it is to be sad
And she's making me feel like I've never been born

I said
Who put all those things in your head
Things that make me feel that I'm mad
And you're making me feel like I've never been born

She said, You don't understand what I've said
I said no, no, no, you're wrong
When I was a boy
Everything was right
Everything was right

I said
Even though you know what you know
I know that I'm ready to leave
'Cos you're making me feel like I've never been born

She said, You don't understand what I've said
I said no, no, no, you're wrong
When I was a boy
Everything was right
Everything was right

I said
Even though you know what you know
I know that I'm ready to leave
'Cos you're making me feel like I've never been born

She said
I know what it's like to be dead
I know what it is to be sad
I know what it's like to be dead

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GOOD DAY SUNSHINE

(Lennon-McCartney)


Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

I need to laugh
And when the sun is out
I've got something I can laugh about
I feel good
In a special way
I'm in love and it's a sunny day

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

We take a walk
The sun is shining down
Burns my feet as they touch the ground

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

Then we lie
Beneath the shady trees
I love her and she's loving me
She feels good
She knows she's looking fine
I'm so proud to know that she is mine

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

Good day sunshine
Good day sunshine

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AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING

(Lennon-McCartney)

You tell me that you've got everything you want
And your bird can sing
But you don't get me
You don't get me

You say you've seen seven wonders
And your bird is green
But you can't see me
You can't see me

When your prized possessions
Start to wear you down
Look in my direction
I'll be 'round
I'll be 'round

When your bird is broken
Will it bring you down?
You may be awoken
I'll be 'round
I'll be 'round

You tell me that you've heard every sound there is
And your bird can swing
But you can't hear me
You can't hear me

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FOR NO ONE

(Lennon-McCartney)


Your day breaks
Your mind aches
You find that all her words of
kindness linger on when she
no longer needs you

She wakes up
She makes-up
She takes her time and doesn't
feel she has to hurry
She no longer needs you

And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years

You want her
You need her
And yet you don't believe her
When she says her love is dead
You think she needs you

And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years

You stay home
She goes out
She says that long ago
She knew someone, but now he's gone
She doesn't need him

You're day breaks
You're mind aches
There will be times when all
the things she said will fill your head
You won't forget her

And in her eyes you see nothing
No sign of love behind the tears
Cried for no one
A love that should have lasted years

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DOCTOR ROBERT

(Lennon-McCartney)


Ring my friend I said you call
Dr. Robert
Day or night he'll be there anytime at all
Dr. Robert
Dr. Robert
You're a new and better man
He helps you to understand
He does everything he can
Dr. Robert

If you're down he'll pick you up
Dr. Robert
Take a drink from his special cup
Dr. Robert
Dr. Robert
He's a man you must believe
Helping everyone in need
No one can succeed like
Dr. Robert
Well well well you're feeling fine
Well well well he'll make you
Dr. Robert

My friend works for the National Health
Dr. Robert
Don't pay money just to see yourself with
Dr. Robert
Dr. Robert
You're a new and better man
He helps you to understand
He does everything he can
Dr. Robert

Well well well you're feeling fine
Well well well he'll make you
Dr. Robert

Ring my friend I said you call
Dr. Robert
Ring my friend I said you call
Dr. Robert
Dr. Robert

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I WANT TO TELL YOU

(Lennon-McCartney)


I want to tell you
My head is filled with things to say
When you're near
All those words they seem to
Slip away

When I get near you
The games begin to drag me down
It's alright
I'll make you maybe next
Time around

But if I seem to act unkind
It's only me it's not my mind
That is confusing things

I want to tell you
I feel hung up but I don't know why
I don't mind
I could wait forever
I've got time

Sometimes I wish I knew you well
Then I could speak my mind and tell you
Maybe you'd understand

I want to tell you
I feel hung up but I don't know why
I don't mind
I could wait forever
I've got time

I've got time
I've got time

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GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE

(Lennon-McCartney)


I was alone I took a ride
I didn't know what I would find there
Another road where maybe I
Could find another kind of mind there
Oooh, then I suddenly see you
Oooh, did I tell you I need you
Every single day of my life

You didn't run you didn't lie
You knew I wanted just to hold you
And had you gone you knew in time
We'd meet again for I have told you
Oooh, you were meant to be near me
Oooh, and I want you to hear me
Say we'll be together every day

Got to get you into my life

What can I do, what can I be
When I'm with you I want to stay there
If I am true I'll never leave
And if I do I know the way there
Oooh, then I suddenly see you
Oooh, did I tell you I need you
Every single day of my life

Got to get you into my life

Got to get you into my life

I was alone I took a ride
I didn't know what I would find there
Another road where maybe I
Could find another kind of mind there
Then suddenly I see you
Did I tell you I need you
Every single day

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TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS

(Lennon-McCartney)

Turn off your mind relax and float downstream
It is not dying
It is not dying
Lay down all thought, surrender to the void
It is shining
It is shining
That you may see the meaning of within
It is speaking
It is speaking

That love is all and love is everyone
It is knowing
It is knowing
When ignorance and hate may mourn the dead
It is believing
It is believing
But listen to the color of your dreams
It is not living
It is not living
Or play the game existence to the end
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning
Of the beginning

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