From: Harlan L Thompson
FOR NO ONE- The Beatles
C Em
Your day breaks, your mind aches
Am C/G Fmaj7 Bb
You find that all her words of kindness linger on
C
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
CHORUS:
Dm A7
And in her eyes you see nothing
Dm A7 Dm
No sign of love behind the tears
A7
Cried for no one
Dm A7 Dm G11 G7
A love that should have lasted years
You want her, you need her
And yet you don't believe her when she said her love is dead
You think she needs you ...CHORUS
You stay home, she goes out
She says that long ago she knew someone but now he's gone
She doesn't need him
Your day breaks, your mind aches
There will be time when all the things she said
will fill your head
you won't forget her ...CHORUS
G11: 3 x 0 2 1 1
C/G: 3 3 2 0 1 0
(from Revolver, 1966)
(sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu)
Beatles - For No One
Beatles - Revolver - For No One
The Beatles - For No One
The Beatles - For No One
High Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9PLTIQXKUs&feature=email&fmt=18
Copyright - 1966 EMI Records Ltd.
"For No One" is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) that originally appeared on The Beatles' seventh album, Revolver. A ballad about the end of a relationship, it was one of McCartney's most mature and poignant works to date. Musically the track is particularly distinguished by its French horn solo.
John Lennon said of the song, "One of my favourites of his—a nice piece of work."
Writing and recording
McCartney recalls writing "For No One" in the bathroom of a ski resort in the Swiss Alps. He said, "I suspect it was about another argument." The song's working title was "Why Did It Die".
The song was recorded on May 9, 16 and 19, 1966. McCartney sang, played clavichord (rented from George Martin's AIR company), piano, and bass, while Ringo Starr played drums and tambourine. Lennon and George Harrison did not contribute to the recording.
The French-horn solo was by Alan Civil, a British horn player. Prior to the session, Civil thought he was playing for a classical album, mistaking the words "For No One" on a lead sheet as "For No. One", an abbreviation for "Symphony Number One". During the session, McCartney pushed Civil to play a note that was beyond the usual range of the instrument (pitched on an F horn, it is a Super-D sharp, that is, an octave above the standard 'high D#'). The result was the "performance of his life," high praise for someone who was known as the best French horn player in London at the time.
Paul McCartney also released a different version on the soundtrack for his 1984 movie Give My Regards to Broad Street
Lyrics:
Your day breaks, your mind aches
You find that all the 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 said 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
Your day breaks, your mind aches
There will be time when all the things she said will fil 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!
Beatles - For No One (demo)
Paul McCartney performing For No One.
The Beatles - For No One
The Beatles - For No One
beatles: for no one, something & lady madonna
living room session. beatles classic instrumental.