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Blackbird For SATB a cappella Performance Time: Approx. 2:40 Arranged by Words and Music by JOHN LENNON DARYL RUNSWICK and PAUL McCARTNEY ‘Tempo giusto ( = ca. 92) 3] af Soprano ind sing-ing in the dead of Alto (mp) Tenor Dndn dn dn dadn dng adndng-a dog-adn Dn dn do ™ (mp) Bass = E Dn dn da ‘Tempo giusto (d = ca. 92) Piano (For rehearsal only) &, Take these bro-ken wings . and learn to fly: Take these sunk-en eyes — and learn fo see — adng-adndng-a dog-adn da (sim) © 1968, 1969 NORTHERN SONGS LTD. ‘This arrangement © 1986 NORTHERN SONGS LTD, All Rights Comtolfed und Administered by EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. under licesse irom ATV MUSIC CORP. (MACLEN MUSIC) AILRights Reserved International Copyright Secured Used By Permission THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATR Octave a All your life You wereon = ly waiting for (one person whistle) mo-ment to arise, mo-ment tobe free, — THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION ~ SATB Octave (Ist time only) (og) nie in-to the light of a dark, black — (2nd time only, one person whistle) (2nd time onty) oF r ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION ~ SATB Octo 20 THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Qctavo 10 the Tight of adark, black_ night. THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octavo 2 dn dn dnga dn dn dngadnga dn dn dn dng-adn dn dn dn dn dn dn don ral dngadnga dn dn dn dnga dn dn dngadnga dn dn dn dnga dn dn dn dn dn dn da don rall. Dn atempo Dn dn dn—— dn dng - adng - a dn tempo a tempo THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octave Soprano mf Black-bird sing-ing in the dead of Alto Tenor t mf Black-bird sing-ing in the dead of Tenor Il night night a-dng-adn (sim) All your life "THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION ~ SATB Octavo [40] Take these bro-ken wings_and lear to fly; — 24 You were on = ty wi for this mo-ment 10 You were on = ly. waiting for this You were on ly waiting for this moment to actise, You were on = ly. waiting for this, mo-ment to arise, — You were on = ly waiting for this _mo-ment mo-ment 19 arise, — You were on = ly waiting for this mo-ment to a-rise. . rit THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATH Octavo Can’t Buy Me Love __ For SATB a cappella Arranged by Performance Time: Approx, 1:15 ‘Words and Music by JOHN LENNON KEITH ABBS sey, Madrigatian (J = ca. 108) and PAUL MeCARTNEY f % Soprano LT buy you a dia = mond ring, my fiend, if it makes you feel al give you. all T've got, to give if you say you love. me | Say that’ you need no dia - mond rings and I'll be sat = ik Alto buy you a my fiend, if7it makes you feel al give “you. all [ve got 10. give if’ you say you love — me — Say thit you need no dia ~ mond rings and Pl be sat >is Tenor 1.1 buy you a dia = mond ring, — my fiend, if” it makes you~. feel al = ge “you all ve got to give” if you say you — love me 3.Say that you need no dia mond rings and— Tl be sat = is f Bass 11M buy you'™a dia - mond — ring, my friend, if it makes you — feel - give “you~ all Ive gor 1 give’ if you say you — love me 3.Say that you need_ no dia - mond ings and— Tl be sat = is Lively, Madrigalian (J = ca, 108) Piano sear right Til get you an = yy - thing, my friend, if) it makes. you feel al 100. 1 may not havea lot” to give but what Tve got Tl give to fied, Tellme that you want the kind of things. that__-mon = ey just can't right Vit get you an = y= thing, my friend, if it makes you feel__ al ~ 100. 1 may ot have lot 10 give but what T've got T'll give to fied. Tell me that you want the Kind of things. that__ mon = ey just can't — right. Pil get you an = y= thing, my friend, if it makes you feel al = 100. 1 may “not havea Tot’ — to give but what I've got Pll give 10, fied. Tell me that you want the kind — of things that mon - ey__ just _ can’t right, ri get you, an - y= thing, my friend, if it makes you feel =al too 1 may hot. have. a. lot To give but what Ive got ll give 0 fied Tall" me that you want = of things "that mon = ey jst can't (© 1964 NORTHERN SONGS LTD. openabe Rene ‘This arungement © (ke NORTHERN SONGS 11D, Alt Rights Conta and Admini’ by EMT BLACK OGD MUSIC INC. eget Tes ron: AY MUSK ‘ATRGhe eserved "Incr Copyright Scud Used oy Pormason CORP. (MACLEN MUSIC) 26 B pete To Cate righ ae Can't buy me mon -ey can't buy me love. 7 can't buy. te lie ala f right se hay you. T don’t care too much for mon -ey, mon-ey can’t buy me love, {CaN’t buy _ me iny. Fo lala f “is P right, Can't. ou. n't care too much for mon - ey can't buy me love. { Can't. buy— me— yu T don’t care t ion -ey, mon-ey can’t buy love, {Cams Pane eT P f | 1 don't care t00 much for mon -ey, money can't tay me love. a 3rd time To Coda a ev —ry-bod-y tells me $0, Can't buy me la Ta, fala la la lala ly fata la can't. buy. me— love, ev ='ry-one tells. me so. Can't buy me. fata lala i, fa fa la eo, fod love, ___________can't_ buy. me_ love, they tell, = me 50, Can't. buy. me. fa la le la la la Can't. buy. me_ love, ev-'ry-bod-y tells me 0. Fala la la la la ta, filala lala la Ia, a THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octave 2 2nd time DS. al Coda coer eeeneeel, O-2) Pf 20 @) Pes @) Pf Can't. buy_ me . mo, 2.01 fla laf la la i, la, Bo 2nd time DS. al Coda @ copa a fo mon-ey can't buy_ me love, F vin mn 1 don't care too much for mon-ey, mon-ey can't buy me p f rit much for money, mon-ey can't buy me Sf vit 1 don’t care too much for mon-ey, mon-ey can’t buy me Fle ‘THE KING'S SINGE! LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octavo Eleanor Rigby For SATB a cappella Performance Time: Approx. 3:00 Arranged by Words and Music by JOHN LENNON PAUL HART and PAUL MeCARTNEY Rolling along (d = ea, 120) T Soprano Alo look at all. the lone = ly 1 Tenor } ook st all the one = ly doo I~) —— al 1 Bass | dm dm dm dm Rolling along (d = ca. 120) Piano (For rehearsal} only) doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (ete:) ———————_ > doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (ete.) doo doo doo doo ‘doo doo doo (etc.) —S——— mp 7 00 — doofeie.) ‘© 1966 NORTHERN SONGS LTD. Copyright Renewed ‘This arangement © 1986 NORTHERN SONGS LTD. ‘All Rights Controlled and Administered by EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. under license from ATV MUSIC CORP. (MACLEN MUSIC) ‘AIL Rights Reserved Iniemational Copyright Secured Used by Permission TAL KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Oetavo Be OO 400 doo doo ah —= »f — doo fete.) doo doo ete.) |. El-ea-mor Rig = by, picks up the rice. in the church where a wed = ding has been, — 2. Fa-ther Me- Ken ~ zie, writ-ing the words of a ser = monthat no one will hear, — Solo 1 KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octavo 30 lives ina dream, Waits at the win = do no one comes near. Look at him work - ing, ‘dm dm (ete.) wearing the face _ that she Keeps in a jar__ by the door, — darn-ing his socks _ in the night when there's no - bod-y there, — dm dm fete.) ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octavo of All the lone-ly peo = ple, where do they all. come from? who is it for? 0 what does he care? — — aT _ > hd). a _ dm dm (ete.) the lone- ly peo. - ple, do they ll be - long”. "THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octavo —_— + — — doo doo doo doo doo fete.) 00 —[{= + peo - ple. look at look at Took at Took at eS pe0 = ple, doo doo doo mp peo - ple. of peo = ple. dao doo doo doo fete.) ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octave all the all__ the all__ the ali___ the doo doo doo lone = ly Jone - ly lone - ly Tone = ly doo El-ca-nor Rig - by died in thechurch. and was bur - ied a-long— with her name. - Fa-ther Me-Ken - zie, wip-ing thedir_~ fromhis hands. as he walks — from the grave, - P no-bod-y came. — no onewas saved, doo doo doo etc.) doo doodoe doo doo doo doo doo doo ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octave they all —_ come they all come they all come from? a9) ee they all be - = = ple, where do theyll be - = — All. the lone - ly peo - ple, where do they all be = long? Se they all be - long? THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION ~SATB Octo 53} atempo mp doo doo (ete.) patempo doo doo patempo doo doo doo — doo (ete.) patempo mp doo _ doo (ete.) 37) mf dim, e rit. doo doo (etc.) —>== ¥ dim. e rit. doo dim. e rit. doo — doo dim. e rit. dim. e rit. ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octavo eu or Michelle For SATB a cappella Performance Time: Approx. 3:05 Arranged by Words and Music by JOHN LENNON GRAYSTON [VES and PAUL MeCARTNEY Unhurried (¢ 192) Soprano Alto (Solo)* P espr. ‘Tenor Unhurried (d = ca. 92) Piano (For rehearsal only) ——— ©» én 8 >— Ah p— Ff A ——— of dark) —— @ ‘ead i pe oe SD = an Ah — r—=F af (ati) SC) at inf (dark) —$—~ (lead) —— ‘The Sle markings are optional. They may be Sing by a Baritone or Teno. (© 1965 NORTHERN SONGS L1D. Copyright Renewed ‘This arrangement © 1986 NORTHERN SONGS LTD. All Rights Controlled and Administered by EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. under license from ATV MUSIC CORP. (MACLEN MUSIC) AIRights Reserved International Copyright Secured Used by Permission THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octave 68 Unis. Pit ————— pp tempo atempo SS 00 these are words that goto - gether well, Mi - => P| 00 “ifs and subsequent optional solos are being sung, the otber “Tenors may jin the 2nd Altos of Ist Basses dating these sections. ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION ~ SATB Octav0 wa » doo doo doo Mi - chelle, doo doo —_-doo doo doo mp * ¢ chelle, —___ belle, sont des mots qui doo doo doo doo 00 doo doo Abo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo Ah Ah — o> —— asf (warm) P SPF tt 3-4 Ah 1 love you, I love you, T vout wes bien en - semble, ts bien en - semble. doo doo doo Ah. — — tJ (warm) tf i. Bilt FL! F y np! =— — — i. "THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octave novingon ——== rit °f moving on ——a— Ah that's all want to say. Un - tl 1 find a ‘moving on ‘moving on —== t Un - tlt find a : I love you, that’s all T want to say. (Ti, —— Tut) —— f moving on Ah tha’sall I want to say Un-til 1 find a Ab Un ~ til * 1 find a moving on XX ; ea — that’s all 1 want to say. moving an 30] aitempo P poco rit you'll un poco rit. —__ P way, doo doo doo i (Solo =. you'll un = der = a tempo poco rit. 1 will say the on - ty words 1 know that you'll un = der - i. way, 1 Wa yempo poco rit. | Unis. B ? dm dm dm that you'll un der - 30] r tempo rit. —————_ | 2idu lis poco rit, 2 ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Ocuvo @ psost poco ten.(9) Ah stand, Poco ten a tempo Unis. p 0) stand, — (Tutti eccetto soloj** Ah Ah tempo. sost. poco ten. (9) B Pp (Tutti) stand, my Mi = hele my Mi = chelle Ah poca ten. (2)? atenpo }—————_ p Ah ES atempo ~ sost. poco ten. d dod d ‘11 e opional Tenor solos ar being sung ut this phrase should be sung by Ist Bats instead of Tenors, andthe Tenor phrase ** shouldbe sung by all Tenors. ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Oxtavo aa] erase. — =a ao 7 want you, I want you, I want you, 1-—think— you. know by now, know — that poco rt crese = want you, I want you, I want you, you~ know by know — that I oving on —= — = want you. want you, T_____ think you — know by crese, aco rit. 6 —— 3 i moving on nf —= =I want you, I want you, 1 want you, think youknow by now, know that crese. moving on 1 want you, 1 want you. 1 think you. know by now. — I gg aid 4 j— t mp reve, 1 want you, 1 think you know by now, know that = poco rt — ‘moving on — =|, poco rit. = oe a7) tempo molto cresc P moving on === allars. Fm ? ru get 10 you some -how doo oo oo doo ri you some-how. Unis. B moving on allarg. fm Mp a tempo molto crese MP LL ge to you some - how, some-how. Un = dl 1 do, rm paine telling you. 50 a atturs. fim arempo p motto crese TH gett you some-how. am dm om %0 tempo molto crese dm dm dm dm p)moving on altars. ¢ you some -how. a ™p tempo molto crese a P movingon a | allars."p a a SATB OCHO 73 F.fappass.) = ED sights siower han tempo RP you'll un ~ der - stand, Slightly slower than tempo doo doo f (@ppass.) molto rit doo doo doo doo doo —— f =— you'll, you'll un - der - stand, my Mi ~ chelle. molto rit. slightly slower than tempo Fiappass.) —a P (reflect J —— you'll un - der - stand, Mi - chelle, ma belle, molto rit, Slightly stower than tempo my—— “Mi - chelle. Pp____———__ doo doo \~ my Mi - chelte doo 31 ‘molto rit =— — of =| P slightly stower than | tempo 4 t doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo des mots qui vont bien en - semble, tres bien en ~ semble, doo doo doo doo doo 00 doo 12 2 iid . ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octavo 4 molto rit. = (sonorous) you'll un - der doo doo doo you'll un = der - stand, (sonorous) ‘motto rit. g you'll un - der = stand, (sonorous) ‘molto rit, on = ly words I know that you'll un - der - stand, my Mi - (sonorous) you'll un = der ~ molto rit, |~ molto rt. — (Tutti eecetto solo)* Ah Ah (Sola}* chelle chelle, —___ - ao "the optional Tenor sols are being su and all Tenors should sing the tat cece tthe Bh should be sung by the Basses, slo phase, "THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octsvo Yesterday For SATB a cappella Performance Time: Approx. 230 Arranged by Words and Music by JOHN LENNON BOB CHILCOTT and PAUL McCARTNEY Moderato (d = ca, 92) mp legato Soprano Alto Tenor Bass ‘Moderato (J = ca. 92) Piano (For rehearsal only) Tl El Solo (Sop. or Tenor) all my troubles seemed so = 00 p (© 1965 NORTHERN SONGS LTD. Copyright Renewed “This arrangement © 1986 NORTHERN SONGS LTD. AIIRights Controlled und Administered by EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. under license ftom ATV MUSIC CORP. (MACLEN MUSIC) AAILRights Reserved International Copysight Secured Used by Permission THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octavo 6 Now it looks as though they're here 10. stay wy Sud-den-ly, nana (sim.) nana (sim) THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octavo Fm not half thel girl {1 there's a shad-owhang-ing man! hang-ing, mana na na ma nahang-ing nana ona na na ah. pa na na na na nahang-ing dm (sim) sud - den - ly. SS ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION ~ SATB Octavo B wy 2nd time louder Why Jz had 10 g0 "doar know, { he + 2nd time louder Why {re had to go. Tdon't know, {he }would-n't © na nana na na na nana Why {he} amnm (sim) na nama she| 2nd time louder Why {he} nmnm (sim) na. she| 2nd time louder Why {ret am nm — (sim) na she| 2nd time louder some - thing some - thing. for yes some - thing some - thing some. thing wrong, + Measures 19-25 may be sung with Int Sopranos on the topline, 2nd Sopranos onthe 2nd ne. ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION ~ SATB Octavo (Solo) 2 Yes-ter-day, — love was such an eas-y game to play, P Nm nm (sim.) P Nm nm (sim.) P Nm nm (sim) £ fam (sim) yes-ter-day, Now I need a place to hide a-way, 00 place to hide a-way, I bes lieve doo doo place to hide a-way, 1 believe — doo doo place 0 hide a-way, doo —— THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION ~ SATB Octavo 80 7 a7. rit a tempo yes-ter-day, it tempo legato tempo dog doo atempo doo atempo rit, g 7 da THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Oetevo You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away . For SATB a cappella Performance Time: Approx. 2:15 Arranged by Words and Music by JOHN LENNON ANDREW JACKMAN and PAUL McCARTNEY Strong and rhythmic (J. = ca. $8) nf Soprano E = Here 1 stand headin hand, __ my face to the wall nf Ato Here 1 stand headin hand, to the wall \ Tenor } Bass Strong and rhythmic (d. = ca. $8) Piano nf For rehearsal only) @ Ik she’s gone feeling two feet small. —— If she's gone 7 feel - ing two feet small, (© 1965 NORTHERN SONGS LTD. Copyright Renewed ‘This arrangement © 1986 NORTHERN SONGS LTD. AlIRights Controlled and Administered by EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC. under license from ATV MUSIC CORP. (MACLEN MUSIC) All Rights Reserved Inesnational Copyright Secured Used by Permission THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION ~ SATB Octavo Ey - ‘ryswhere peo = ple stare each and ___ ev Ev = ‘ryswhere peo - ple stare each and _ Ev - ‘ry where peo - ple stare them laugh them laugh them laugh —— hear them say: them laugh hear them say THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octavo mf you've got your — love doo doo doo doo doo doo “Hey, you've got your— love (Melody) f.}. you've got to hide your love you've got to hide your. love nf way!” doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo _._ doo doo “Hey, you've got — Sf mf your... love ‘dg doo doo — doo doo “Hey, you've got ——_r way!” doodoo doo. doo doo you've got to hide your love your love you've got THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Oxtavo af | doo doo doo doo doo nf way! way!" doo doo doo doo doo doe doo doo doo doo. —= ¥ 77] mf Hear = ing them, ~ ing them nev - er win, can ney - er THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Octv0, the state I'm the could: she ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON && McCARTNEY COLLECTION ~ SATB Octavo f =p Gath = er “round you clowns, — f you clowns, Gath - er ‘round you clowns, er you clowns, THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Ostia hear you hear you hear you hear you you've got you've got you've got you've got to 0 to to hide your — love your love your love your love af ——— "+ way!” doo doo doo doo doo of doo doo doo —__doo doo Se way!” doadoo doo — doo doo doo doo doo doo doo you've got you've got 29] fmarc = = way!” doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo nf f doo doo doo — doo doo dom da way!” doo doo doo — doo doo ‘THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & McCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Oxtavo 87 you've got you've got your — love your love dom dom. dom dom — dom da — dom 88 sub.mp ——crese. pocoa poce rit. You've got to hah poco a poce rit. mp poco a poco rit. You've got to hide your love a - way. sub, Pe iP poco a poco rit, *Subuly change vowel sound "3" to match Altos THE KING'S SINGERS LENNON & MeCARTNEY COLLECTION - SATB Oewvo

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