The Beatles – For No One (Bass Tab)

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Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney; released on the album "Revolver". "For No One" is a very fine example of baroque pop, even if it's not as widely known as "Yesterday", "Eleanor Rigby" or "Penny Lane". Composed entirely by Paul McCartney, it features only two members of the group (Paul and Ringo). The song's strong baroque feel is strengthened by the prominent usage of a clavichord and a French horn, the latter played by professional musician Alan Civil. Paul's lead vocal was recorded on a slower speed and lower key than heard on the record, to produce a "thinner" voice, just like in "Here, There, And Everywhere", but to a much lesser extent, hence the unusual key (B) of the song. Ringo uses brushes for drumming, and the percussion is hard to hear in most of the recording, except for the prominent use of a tambourine in the bridges. The lyrics may be among the saddest ever by the Beatles.
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          Your day    breaks,             your mind   aches,

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          You find        that all    her words           of  kind-

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          ness    lin  -  ger on          when    she no

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  lon  -  ger needs   you.

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          She wakes   up,                 she makes   up,

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          She takes       her time,       and     doesn't     feel

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          she     has     to      hurry,          she no

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  lon  -  ger needs   you.                And     in  her     eyes

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                  you     see     nothing,

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          no      sign    of      love    be  -   hind    her tears

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          cried           for no          one,

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          A       love    that    should  have    las  -  ted years.

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          You want    her,                you need    her,

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          And     yet     you don't       believe     her,    when

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          she says        her     love is     dead,       you

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  think   she needs   you.

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                                          And     in  her     eyes

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                  you     see     nothing,

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          no      sign    of      love    be  -   hind    her tears

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          cried           for no          one,

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          A       love    that    should  have    las  -  ted years.

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          You stay    home,               she goes    out,

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          She says        that    long    a - go          she

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          knew    someone,    but now     he's gone,      she

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  doesn't     need    him.

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          Your day    breaks,             your mind   aches,

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          There   will    be  times       when all        the things

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          she said        will    fill    your head,      you

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  won't   forget      her.                And     in  her     eyes

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                  you     see     nothing,

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          no      sign    of      love    be  -   hind    her tears

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          cried           for no          one,

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          A       love    that    should  have    las  -  ted years.

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