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‘New’ 1967 George Harrison lyrics on show

Newly discovered lyrics by the hand of the former Beatle, George Harrison have been put on display by the British Museum in the same gallery that houses the Magna Carta and Shakespeare’s First Folio.

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The lyrics were found by Hunter Davies during research for a new edition of his official biography of The Beatles. Davies used to collect scraps of paper the Beatles threw to the floor of Abbey Road studios in London and keep them as souvenirs.  The lyrics read:

“I’m happy to say that its only a dream when I come across people like you,

 its only a dream and you make it obscene with the things that you think and you do.

Your so unaware of the pain that I bear and jealous for what you can’t do.

There’s times when I feel that you haven’t a hope but I also know that isn’t true.’

The lyrics were penned in 1967 - the Summer of Love - when Harrison was only 23 or 24 - the year our hero Ben Whittenbury was born. They joins others in the Treasures of the British Library gallery written by his band mates, including Help! and Yesterday.  Julia thinks the lyrics have a special poignancy - as though they may have been written on behalf of Mother Nature herself for use in these days of trouble.

George wrote some of the most thoughtful and soothing Beatles songs including, For You Blue, Think for Yourself and Dark Horse. Ben’s favourite is ‘If I needed Someone’.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvPLx4dWZxM&feature=related

 

 

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