WHAT GOES ON
(Lennon-McCartney-Starkey)
1965
Ringo's first compositional credit. "I used to wish that I could write
songs like the others - and I've tried, but I just can't." He later
admitted that his input to the track was "about five words". Ringo also
takes the lead vocal.
E
What goes on in your heart
A
What goes on in your mind
E
You are tearing me apart
A
When you treat me so unkind
E
What goes on in your mind
Am
The other day I saw you as I walked along the road
(Ooh)
E Am
But when I saw him with you I could feel my future fold
(Ooh)
E
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
(Ooh)
B
Tell me why
E
What goes on in your heart
A
What goes on in your mind
E
You are tearing me apart
A
When you treat me so unkind
E
What goes on in your mind
Am
I met you in the morning waiting for the tides of time
(Ooh)
E Am
But now the tide is turning I can see that I was blind
(Ooh)
E
It's so easy for a girl like you to lie
(Ooh)
B
Tell me why (tell me why)
E A E A E
What goes on in your heart
Am
I used to think and of no one else but you were just the same
(Ooh)
E Am
You didn't even think of me as someone with a name
(Ooh)
E
Did you mean to break my heart and watch me die
(Ooh)
B
Tell me why
E
What goes on in your heart
A
What goes on in your mind
E
You are tearing me apart
A
When you treat me so unkind
E
What goes on in your mind
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