I'll Be Back

By John T. Marck

Having liked the songs of Del Shannon, Lennon wrote this song about a fictional romance. He took songs of Shannon's like "Runaway," "Hey Little Girl," and others, and reworked the chords to come up "I'll Be Back." Still, it is pure Lennon all the way.

You know, if you break my heart I'll go, but I'll be back again

'Cause I, told you once before goodbye, but I came back again

I love you so oh, I'm the one who wants you

Yes I'm the one who wants you,

oh, ho, oh, ho, oh

You could find better things to do, than to break my heart again

This time I will try to show that I'm, not trying to pretend

I thought that you would realize, that if I ran away from you

That you would want me to, but I got a big surprise

Oh, ho, oh, ho, oh

You could find better things to do, than to break my heart again

This time I will try to show that I'm, not trying to pretend

I want to go, but I hate to leave you, you know I hate to leave you,

oh, ho, oh, ho

You, if you break my heart I'll go, but I'll be back again

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