IN MY LIFE
(Lennon-McCartney)
1965


In John's view, "In My Life" was the Beatles' "first real major piece of 
work".  One of John's most poignant sets of lyrics started life as a free 
form poem that looked back nostalgically on some of the landmarks he 
remembered as a child, all of which were gradually disappearing or changing 
beyond recognition.  After losing the specific references "In My Life" 
becomes a lament to the inevitable losses and changes that are outside our 
control.  The source of the tune remains something of a controversy.  John 
maintained that he wrote it with a little help from Paul.  Paul recalls 
having written the whole tune.



A      E      A      E

          A          F#m    A7        D Dm          A
There are places I remember    all my life though some have changed
                     F#m    A7           D Dm     A
Some forever not for better    some have gone and some remain



          F#m              D
All these places had their moments
     G                    A
With lovers and friends I still can recall
         F#m               B7         Dm           A                  E
Some are dead and some are living, in my life I've loved them all



       A                     F#m    A7          D  Dm     A
But of all these friends and lovers    there is no one compares with you
                              F#m                            
And these memories lose their meaning
A7           D        Dm      A
      When I think of love as something new



         F#m                    D
Though I know I'll never lose affection
    G                      A
For people and things that went before
  F#m                            B7             Dm        A               E
I know I'll often stop and think about them, in my life I love you more



Instrumental
A      F#m      A7      D      Dm      A



         F#m                    D
Though I know I'll never lose affection
    G                      A
For people and things that went before
  F#m                            B7             Dm        A               E
I know I'll often stop and think about them, in my life I love you more
   Dm                 A      E      A
In my life I love you more