The Beatles: Let It Be

 

Record Info:

 

Manufactured: Apple
Catalogue Number: 2C062 - 04433
Released: 8 May 1970

Producers: George Martin, Phil Spector
Engineers: Geoff Emerick, Glyn Johns
Photography: Ethan Russell
Design: John Kosh
 

Musicians:
George Harrison: Vocals, Guitar
John Lennon: Vocals, Guitar, Organ
Paul McCartney: Vocals, Bass, Piano
Ringo Starr: Drums, Vocals, Maracas

George Martin: Piano
Billy Preston: Organ, Electric Piano
 

Side 1

 

Two of Us (3:27)
Lennon - McCartney
John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
George Harrison - lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums


Dig a Pony (3:54)
Lennon - McCartney
John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, harmony vocal
George Harrison - rhythm guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
Billy Preston - organ


Across the Universe (3:49)
Lennon - McCartney
John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead guitar, organ
Paul McCartney - piano
George Harrison - sitar
Ringo Starr - maracas
George Martin - organ (with Lennon)
Session musicians - strings, choir (overdubbed by Phil Spector)


I Me Mine (2:26)
Harrison
Paul McCartney - piano, harmony vocal
George Harrison - lead vocal, acoustic guitar, lead electric guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
Billy Preston - organ
Session musicians - strings (overdubbed by Phil Spector)

Dig It (0:50)
Lennon - McCartney
John Lennon - lead vocal
Paul McCartney - piano
George Harrison - lead guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
Billy Preston - organ


Let It Be (4:03)
Lennon - McCartney
John Lennon - bass guitar, harmony vocal
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano
George Harrison - lead guitar, harmony vocal
Ringo Starr - drums
Session musicians - orchestra (overdubbed by Phil Spector)

Maggie Mae (0:41)
Lennon - McCartney
John Lennon - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney - acoustic guitar, harmony vocal
George Harrison - bass guitar, harmony vocal
Ringo Starr - drums

 

Side 2

 

I've Got a Feeling (3:38)
Lennon - McCartney
John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
George Harrison - rhythm guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
Billy Preston - electric piano

One After 9 0 9 (2:55)
Lennon - McCartney
John Lennon - lead vocal, lead guitar
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
George Harrison - rhythm guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
Billy Preston - electric piano

The Long and Winding Road (3:38)
Lennon - McCartney
John Lennon - bass guitar
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano
Session musicians - choir, strings, harp, drums (overdubbed by Phil Spector)



For You Blue (2:33)
Harrison
John Lennon - steel guitar
Paul McCartney - bass guitar, piano
George Harrison - lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Ringo Starr - drums



Get Back (3:07)
Lennon - McCartney
John Lennon - lead guitar
Paul McCartney - lead vocal, bass guitar
George Harrison - rhythm guitar
Ringo Starr - drums
 

Record Sleeve Front

Record Sleeve Back

Record Label Side 1

Record Label Side 2

 

View The Beatles Let It Be - Inside Book (Click Here)
 

1.1 - Two of Us

Two of us riding nowhere
spending someone's hard earned pay
You and me Sunday driving
Not arriving on our way back home
We're on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're going home

Two of us sending postcards
writing letters on my wall
You and me burning matches
lifting latches on our way back home
We're on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're going home

You and I have memories
longer that that road
that stretches out ahead

Two of us wearing raincoats
standing solo in the sun
You and me chasing paper
getting nowhere on our way back home
We're on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're going home

You and I have memories
longer that that road
that stretches out ahead

Two of us wearing raincoats
standing solo in the sun
You and me chasing paper
getting nowhere on our way back home
We're on our way back home
We're on our way home
We're going home
We're going home

1.2 - Dig a Pony

I hi hi hi hi hi hi, dig a pony
Well you can celebrate anything you want
Yes, you can celebrate anything you want
Ooh

I hi hi hi hi hi hi, do a roadhog
Well you can penetrate any place you go
Yes, you can penetrate any place you go

I told you so
All I want is you
Everything has got to be
just like you want it to
Because

I hi hi hi hi hi hi, pick a moondog
Well you can radiate everything you are
Yes, you can radiate everything you are
Ooh

I hi hi hi hi hi hi, roll a stoney
Well you can imitate everyone you know
Yes, you can imitate everyone you know

I told you so
All I want is you
Everything has got to be
just like you want it to
Because

I hi hi hi hi hi hi, feel the wind blow
Well you can indicate everything you see
Yes, you can indicate everything you see
Ooh

I hi hi hi hi hi hi, cold and lonely
Well you can syndicate any boat you row
Yes, you can syndicate any boat you row

I told you so
All I want is you
Everything has got to be
just like you want it to
Because

1.3 - Across the Universe

Words are flying out like
endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow waves of joy
are drifting thorough my open mind
Possessing and caressing me

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Images of broken light which
dance before me like a million eyes
That call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a
restless wind inside a letter box
they tumble blindly as
they make their way across the universe

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world

Sounds of laughter shades of life
are ringing through my open ears
inciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love which
shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on across the universe

Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Nothing's gonna change my world
Jai guru deva
Jai guru deva

1.4 - I Me Mine

All through the day
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine
All through the night
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine
Mow they're frightened of leaving it
Everyone's reading it
comin' on strong all the time

All through the day
I me mine
I me me mine, I me me mine
I me me mine

All I can hear
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine
Even those tears
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine
No one's frightened of playing it
Everyone's saying it
Flowing more freely that wine

All through the day
I me mine
I me me mine, I me me mine
I me me mine

All I can hear
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine
Even those tears
I me mine, I me mine, I me mine
No one's frightened of playing it
Everyone's saying it
Flowing more freely that wine

All through the life
I me mine

1.5 - Dig It

Like a Rolling Stone
Like a Rolling Stone
I like a Rolling Stone
Like the F.B.I.
and the C.I.A.
and the B.B.C
B.B. King
and Doris Day
Matt Busby
Dig it, Dig it
Dig it, Dig it
Dig it, Dig it
Dig it, Dig it
Dig it, Dig it
Dig it, Dig it
Dig it, Dig it

1.6 - Let It Be

When I find myself in times of trouble
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be
And in my hour of darkness
She is standing right it front of me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer
Let it be
For though they may be parted there is
still a chance that they will see
There will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
yeah, there will be an answer
Let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

And when the night is cloudy
There is still a light that shines on me
Shine until tomorrow
Let it be
I wake up to the sound of music
Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom
Let it be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
There will be an answer
Let it be
Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
There will be an answer
Let it be

Let it be, let it be
Let it be, let it be
Whisper words of wisdom
Let it be

1.7 - Maggie Mae

Oh, dirty Maggie Mae
they have taken her away
and she'll never walk
down Lime Street anymore

Oh, the judge she guilty found her
of robbing the homeward bounder
dirty no good robbin' Maggie Mae

It's the part of Liverpool
She returned me to
Two pound ten a week
that was my pay
 

2.1 - I've Got a Feeling

I've got a feeling, a feeling deep inside, oh yeah
Oh, yeah, that's right
I've got a feeling, a feeling I can't hide, oh no no
oh no, oh no
Yeah, yeah
I've got a feeling, yeah

Oh please believe me, I'd hate to miss the train
Oh yeah yeah oh yeah
And if you leave me, I won't be late again
oh no, oh no, oh no
yeah, yeah
I've got a feeling, yeah
I've got a feeling

All these years I've been wandering around
wondering how come nobody told me
All that I was looking for was somebody
who looked like you

I've got a feeling that keeps me on my toes
oh yeah, oh yeah
I've got a feeling that everybody knows
oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
yeah, yeah
I've hot a feeling, yeah
Yeah

Everybody had a hard year
Everybody had a good time
Everybody had a wet dream
Everybody saw the sun shine
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah
Everybody had a good year
Everybody let their hair down
Everybody pulled their socks up
Everybody put their foot down
oh yeah

Everybody had a good year
Everybody had a hard time
Everybody had a wet dream
Everybody saw the sun shine
Everybody had a good year
Everybody let their hair down
Everybody pulled their socks up
Everybody put their foot down
oh yeah

I've got a feeling
I've got a feeling
I've got a feeling, yeah

2.2 - One After 9 0 9

My baby says she's traveling
on the one after 909
I said move over honey
I'm traveling on that line
I said move over once
Move over twice
Come on baby, don't be cold as ice
I said I'm traveling
on the one after 909

I begged her not to go
and I begged her on my bended knees
You're only fooling around
You're only fooling around with me
I said move over once
Move over twice
Come on baby, don't be cold as ice
I said I'm traveling
on the one after 909

I've got my bag, run to the station
Railman says you've got the wrong location
Picked up my bags, run right home
Then I find I've got the number wrong

Well, I said I'm traveling
on the one after 909
I said move over honey
I'm traveling on that line
I said move over once
Move over twice
Come on baby, don't be cold as ice

I've got my bag, run to the station
Railman says you've got the wrong location (yeah)
Picked up my bags, run right home (run right home)
Then I find I've got the number wrong

Well, I said I'm traveling
on the one after 909
I said move over honey
I'm traveling on that line
I said move over once
Move over twice
Come on baby, don't be cold as ice
I said I'm traveling
on the one after 909
Yeah

2.3 - The Long and Winding Road

The long and winding road
that leads to your door
will never disappear
I've seen that road before
It always leads me her
Lead me to you door

The wild and windy night
that the rain washed away
Has left a pool of tears
crying for the day
Why leave me standing here
let me know the way

Many times I've been alone
and many times I've cried
Any way you'll never know
the many ways I've tried

But still they lead me back
to the long winding road
You left me standing here
a long long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here
lead me to your door

But still they lead me back
to the long winding road
You left me standing here
a long long time ago
Don't leave me waiting here
lead me to your door
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

2.4 - For You Blue

Because you're sweet and lovely girl, I love you
Because you're sweet and lovely girl, It's true
I love you more that ever girl, I do

I want you in the morning girl, I love you
I want you at the moment, I feel blue
I'm living every moment girl, for you

Walk, walk cat walk
Go Johnny go
Same ole 12-bar blues
(Elmore James go nothin' on this baby)

I loved you from the moment I saw you
You looket at me, that's all you had to do
I feel it now I hope you feel it too
I'm having the blues

2.5 - Get Back

Jo Jo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it couldn't last
Jo Jo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
for some California grass

Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back Jo Jo

Go home
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back Jo

Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she's got it coming
But she gets it while she can

Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back Loretta

Ah, get back
Yeah, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Yeah get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, Ooo
[Past Masters/single version only:
Get back, Loretta,
Your mommy's waiting for you,
Wearin' her high heel shoes and her low neck sweater,
Get back home, Loretta
Get back, get back, get back to where you once belonged.
Get back, get back, get back...]