Ev'rybody's
talkin' 'bout
Bagism, Shagism, Dragism, Madism,
Ragism, Tagism
This-ism, that-ism, ism ism ism
All we are saying is give peace a
chance
All we are saying is give peace a
chance
(C'mon) Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
Minister, Sinister, Banisters and
Canisters
Bishops, Fishops, Rabbis and Pop
Eyes, bye bye, bye byes
All we are saying is give peace a
chance ....
(Let me tell you now) Ev'rybody's
talkin' 'bout
Revolution, evolution,
masturbation, flagellation,
regulation
Integrations, mediations, United
Nations, congratulations
All we are saying is give peace a
chance ....
Ev'rybody's talkin' 'bout
John and Yoko, Timmy Leary,
Rosemary
Tommy Smothers, Bobby Dylan, Tommy
Cooper
Derek Taylor, Norman Mailer, Alan
Ginsberg
Hare Krishna, Hare Hare Krishna
All we are saying is give peace a
chance ....
high.pos.
chart entry
GB
13
11/69
US
26
11/69
D
-
Cold
Turkey
(John
Lennon)
Temperature's
rising, fever is high
Can't see no future, can't see no
sky
My feet are so heavy, so is my
head
I wish I was a baby, I wish I was
dead
Cold turkey has got me on the run
My body is aching goose pimple
bone
Can't see nobody, leave me alone
My eyes are wide open, can't get
to sleep
One thing I am sure of, I'm in at
the deep freeze
Cold turkey has got me on the run
Cold turkey has got me on the run
Thirty-six hours rolling in pain
praying to someone free me again
Oh, I'll be a good boy, please,
make me well
I promise you anything, get me out
of this hell
Cold turkey has got me on the run
high.pos.
chart entry
US
3
2/70
GB
5
2/70
D
11
7
4/70
7/92
Instant
Karma
(John
Lennon)
Instant
Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead
What in the world you're thinking
of
Laughing in the face of love
What on earth you're tryin' to do
It's up to you, yeah, you
Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna look you right in the face
You better get yourself together,
darling
Join the human race
How in the world you gonna see
Laughing at fools like me
Who on earth d'you think you are?
A superstar? Well, alright you
are!
Well we all shine on, like the
moon and the stars and the sun
Well we all shine on, every one,
come on
Instant Karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you off your feet
Better recognize your brothers
Every one you meet
Why in the world are we here?
Surely not to live in pain and
fear
Why on earth are you there?
When you're everywhere, come and
get your share
But we all shine on, like the moon
and the stars and the sun
And we all shine on, come on and
on and on, on, on
Yeah yeah, alright, ah haa, aaah
But we all shine on, like the moon
and the stars and the sun
And we all shine on, on and on and
on, on and on
But we all shine on, like the moon
and the stars and the sun
But we all shine on ....
Working
Class Hero (John
Lennon)
As soon
as you're born they make you feel
small
By giving you no time instead of
it all
Till the pain is so big you feel
nothing at all
A working class hero is something
to be
A working class hero is something
to be
They hurt you at home and they hit
you at school
They hate you if you're clever and
they despise a fool
Till you're so fucking crazy you
can't follow their rules
A working class hero is something
to be
A working class hero is something
to be
When they've tortured and scared
you for 20 odd years
Then they expect you to pick a
career
When you can't really function,
you're so full of fear
A working class hero is something
to be
A working class hero is something
to be
Keep you doped with religion and
sex and TV
And you think you're so clever and
classless and free
But you're still fucking peasants
as far as I can see
A working class hero is something
to be
A working class hero is something
to be
There's room at the top they are
telling you still
But first you must learn how to
smile as you kill
If you want to be like the folks
on the hill
A working class hero is something
to be
A working class hero is something
to be
If you want to be a hero, well,
just follow me
If you want to be a hero, well,
just follow me
from
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
(1970)
high.pos.
chart entry
US
16
1/71
D
26
3/71
GB
-
Mother
(John
Lennon)
Mother,
you had me but I never had you
I wanted you but you didn't want
me
So I, I just got to tell you
goodbye, goodbye
Father, you left me but I never
left you
I needed you but you didn't need
me
So I, I just got to tell you
goodbye, goodbye
Children, don't do what I have
done
I couldn't walk and I tried to run
So I, I just got to tell you
goodbye, goodbye
Mama don't go, Daddy come home
....
from
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
(1970)
high.pos.
chart entry
GB
7
3/71
US
8
3/71
D
7
4/71
Power
To The People
(John
Lennon)
Power
to the people, power to the people
Power to the people right on
You say you want a revolution,
we'd better get on right away
Well let's get on your feet, end
of the street, singing:
Power to the people, power to the
people
Power to the people right on
A million workers workin' for
nothing
You better give them what they
really own
We gotta put you down
When we come into town, singing:
Power to the people, power to the
people
Power to the people right on
I gonna ask you comrades and
brothers
How do you treat your old woman
back home
She's gotta be herself
So she can give us help, singing:
Power to the people, power to the
people
Power to the people right on
high.pos.
chart entry
US
1
10/71
D
18
46
7
11/71
2/76
2/81
GB
5
1
3
11/75
1/81
12/99
Imagine
(John
Lennon)
Imagine
there's no heaven, it's easy if
you try
No hell below us, above us only
sky
Imagine all the people livin' for
today - a-ha
Imagine there's no countries, it
isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for and no
religion too
Imagine all the people livin' life
in peace - joo-hoo
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm
not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us,
and the world will be as one
Imagine no possesions, I wonder if
you can
No need for greed or hunger, a
brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people sharing all
the world - joo-hoo
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm
not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us,
and the world will live as one
from
Imagine (1971)
Crippled
Inside
(John
Lennon)
You can
shine your shoes and wear a suit
You can comb your hair and look
quite cute
You can hide your face behind a
smile
One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside
You can wear a mask and paint your
face
You can call yourself the human
race
You can wear a collar and a tie
One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside
Well now you know that your cat
has nine lives
Nine lives to itself
But you only got one and a dog's
life ain't fun
Mamma take a look outside
You can go to church and sing a
hymn
You can judge me by the color of
my skin
You can live a lie until you die
One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside
Well now you know that your cat
has nine lives
Nine lives to itself
But you only got one and a dog's
life ain't fun
Mamma take a look outside
You can go to church and sing a
hymn
You can judge me by the color of
my skin
You can live a lie until you die
One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside
One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside
One thing you can't hide
Is when you're crippled inside
from
Imagine (1971)
high.pos.
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GB
36
11/85
US
-
D
-
Jealous
Guy
(John
Lennon)
I was
dreamin' of the past and my heart
was beating fast
I began to lose control, I began
to lose control
I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm
sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you,
I'm just a jealous guy
I was feeling insecure you might
not love me anymore
I was shivering inside, I was
shivering inside, oh
I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm
sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you,
I'm just a jealous guy
I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm
sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you,
I'm just a jealous guy
I was trying to catch your eyes,
thought that you was tryin' to
hide
I was swallowing my pain, I was
swallowing my pain
I didn't mean to hurt you, I'm
sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn't want to hurt you,
I'm just a jealous guy
Watch out, I'm just a jealous guy
Look out baby, I'm just a jealous
guy
from
Imagine (1971)
high.pos.
chart entry
US
87
5/72
GB
-
D
-
Woman
Is The Nigger Of The World
(John
Lennon/Yoko Ono)
Woman
is the nigger of the world, yes
she is, think about it
Woman is the nigger of the world
Think about it, do something about
it
We make her paint her face and
dance
If she won't be a slave, we say
that she don't love us
If she's real, we say she's trying
to be a man
While putting her down, we pretend
that she's above us
Woman is the nigger of the world,
yes she is
If you don't believe me, take a
look at the one you're with
Woman is the slave of the slaves
Oh, yeah, better scream about it,
yeah
We insult her everyday on TV
And we wonder why she has no guts
or confidence
When she's young we kill her will
to be free
While telling her not to be so
smart
We put her down for being so dumb
Woman is the nigger of the world,
yes she is
If you don't believe me, take a
look at the one you're with
Woman is the slave to the slaves,
yes she is
If you don't believe me you better
scream about it
We make her paint her face and
dance
We make her paint her face and
dance ....
(We make her bear and raise our
children
And then we leave her flat for
being a fat old mother hen
We tell her home is the only place
she should be
Then we complain that she's too
unworldly to be our friend
featuring
'Elephant's Memory'
from Some Time In New York City
(1972)
Attica
State
(John
Lennon & Yoko Ono)
What a
waste of human power
What a waste of human lives
Shoot the prisoners in the towers
Forty-three poor widowed wives
Attica State, Attica State, we're
all mates with Attica State
Media blames it on the prisoners
But the prisoners did not kill
Rockefeller pulled the trigger
That is what the people feel
Attica State, Attica State, we're
all mates with Attica State
Free the prisoners, jail the
judges
Free all prisoners everywhere
All they want is truth and justice
All they need is love and care
Attica State, Attica State, we're
all mates with Attica State
They all live in suffocation
Let's not watch them die in sorrow
Now's the time for revolution
Give them all a chance to grow
Attica State, Attica State, we're
all mates with Attica State
Come together join the movement
Take a stand for human rights
Fear and hatred clouds our
judgement
Free us all from endless night
Attica State, Attica State, we're
all mates with Attica State
Attica State, Attica State, we all
live in Attica State
Attica State, Attica State,
Attica, Attica, Attica State
from
Some Time In New York City (1972)
high.pos.
chart entry
GB
2
3
47
12/72
1/81
1/85
US
28
12/72
D
45
2/73
Happy
X-mas (War Is Over)
(Yoko
Ono/John Lennon)
So this
is Christmas and what have you
done
Another year over and a new one
just begun
And so this is Christmas I hope
you have fun
The near and the dear one the old
and the young
A very merry Christmas and a happy
New Year
Let's hope it's a good one without
any fear
War is over if you want it, war
is over now ....
And so this is Christmas for
weak and for strong
For rich and the poor ones the
world is so long
And so happy Christmas for black
and for white
For yellow and red ones let's stop
all the fight
A very merry Christmas and a happy
New Year
Let's hope it's a good one without
any fear
War is over if you want it, war
is over now ....
And so this is Christmas and
what have we done
Another year over and a new one
just begun
And so happy Christmas we hope you
have fun
The near and the dear one, the old
and the young
A very merry Christmas and a happy
New Year
Let's hope it's a good one without
any fear
War is over if you want it, war
is over now ....
Happy Christmas, happy Christmas
....
high.pos.
chart entry
US
10
11/73
GB
19
12/73
D
37
1/74
Mind
Games
(John
Lennon)
We're
playing those mind games together
Pushing the barriers planting
seeds
Playing the mind guerrilla
Chanting the Mantra peace on earth
We all been playing those mind
games forever
Some kinda druid dude lifting the
veil
Doing the mind guerrilla
Some call it magic the search for
the grail
Love is the answer and you know
that for sure
Love is a flower, you got to let
it, you got to let it grow
So keep on playing those mind
games together
Faith in the future out of the now
You just can't beat on those mind
guerrillas
Absolute elsewhere in the stones
of your mind
Yeah we're playing those mind
games forever
Projecting our images in space and
in time
Yes is the answer and you know
that for sure
Yes is surrender, you got to let
it, you got to let it go
So keep on playing those mind
games together
Doing the ritual dance in the sun
Millions of mind guerrillas
Putting their soul power to the
karmic wheel
Keep on playing those mind games
forever
Raising the spirit of peace and
love - love!
I want you to make love, not war
I know you've heard it before
I want you to make love, not war
....
from
Mind Games (1973)
high.pos.
chart entry
US
1
10/74
GB
24
10/74
D
42
11/74
Whatever
Gets You Thru The Night
(John
Lennon)
Whatever
gets you thru the night, it's
alright, it's alright
It's your money or your life, it's
alright, it's alright
Don't need a sword to cut through
flowers, oh no, oh no
Whatever gets you through your
life, it's alright, it's alright
Do it wrong or do it right, it's
alright, it's alright
Don't need a watch to waste your
time, oh no, oh no
Hold me, darlin', come on listen
to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me darlin', come on listen
to me
Come on listen to me, come on
listen, listen
Whatever gets you to the light,
it's alright, it's alright
Out the blue or out o’ sight,
it's alright, it's alright
Don't need a gun to blow your
mind, oh no, oh no
Hold me, darlin', come on listen
to me
I won't do you no harm
Trust me darlin', come on listen
to me
Come on listen to me, come on
listen, listen
from
Walls And Bridges (1974)
high.pos.
chart entry
US
17
12/74
GB
24
3/75
D
-
No.
9 Dream
(John
Lennon)
So long
ago, was it in a dream? Was it
just a dream?
I know, yes I know, it seemed so
very real
Seemed so real to me
Took a walk down the street
Through the heat whispered trees
I thought I could hear hear hear
hear
Somebody call out my name (John)
as it started to rain
Two spirits dancing so strange
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Dream, dream away, magic in the
air, was magic in the air?
I believe, yes I believe, more I
cannot say
What more can I say?
On a river of sound, through the
mirror go round, round
I thought I could feel feel feel
feel
Music touching my soul, something
warm, sudden cold
The spirit dance was unfolding
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
Ah! Bowakawa, pousse pousse
from
Walls And Bridges (1974)
Nobody
Loves You (When You're Down And
Out)
(John
Lennon)
Nobody
loves you when you're down and out
Nobody sees you when you're on
cloud nine
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck
and a dime
I'll scratch your back and you
scratch mine
I've been across to the other side
I've shown you everything, I got
nothing to hide
And still you ask me do I love
you, what it is, what it is
All I can tell you is it's all
show biz
All I can tell you is it's all
show biz
Nobody loves you when you're down
and out
Nobody knows you when you're on
cloud nine
Everybody's hustlin' for a buck
and a dime
I'll scratch your back and you
knife mine
I've been across the water now so
many times
I've seen the one eyed witchdoctor
leading the blind
And still you ask me do I love
you, what you say, what you say
Every time I put my finger on it,
it slips away
Every time I put my finger on it,
it slips away
Well I get up in the morning and
I'm looking in the mirror to see,
ooh wee!
Then I'm lying in the darkness and
I know I can't get to sleep, ooh
wee!
Nobody loves you when you're old
and gray
Nobody needs you when you're
upside down
Everybody's hollerin' 'bout their
own birthday
Everybody loves you when you're
six foot in the ground
from
Walls And Bridges (1974)
high.pos.
chart entry
US
24
3/75
GB
27
5/75
D
22
6/75
Stand
By Me
(Ben E.
King/Glick)
When
the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we
see
No I won't be afraid, no I won't
be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand
by me
And darlin', darlin', stand by me,
oh now now, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me
If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
And the mountains should crumble
to the sea
I won't cry, I won't cry, no I
won't shed a tear
Just as long as you stand, stand
by me
And darlin', darlin', stand by me,
oh, stand by me
Stand by me, stand by me, stand by
me-e, yeah
Whenever you're in trouble won't
you stand by me
Oh now now, stand by me
Oh stand by me, stand by me, stand
by me ....
originally
performed by 'Ben E. King' 1962
high.pos.
chart entry
US
1
11/80
GB
1
11/80
D
4
12/80
(Just
Like) Starting Over
(John
Lennon)
Our
life together is so precious
together
We have grown - we have grown
Although our love is still special
Let's take a chance and fly away
somewhere alone
It's been too long since we took
the time
No-one's to blame, I know time
flies so quickly
But when I see you darlin'
It's like we both are fallin' in
love again
It'll be just like starting over -
starting over
Everyday we used to make it love
Why can't we be makin' love nice
and easy
It's time to spread our wings and
fly
Don't let another day go by, my
love
It'll be just like starting over -
starting over
Why don't we take off alone
Take a trip somewhere far, far
away
We'll be together all alone again
Like we used to in the early days
Well, well darlin'
It's been too long since we took
the time
No-one's to blame, I know time
flies so quickly
But when I see you darlin'
It's like we both are falling in
love again
It'll be just like starting over -
starting over
Our life together is so precious
together
We have grown - mmm, we have grown
Although our love's still special
Let's take a chance and fly away
somewhere alone
Starting over, ooo-oo-oo-ooo...
from
Double Fantasy (1980)
high.pos.
chart entry
US
2
1/81
GB
2
1/81
D
4
1/81
Woman
(John
Lennon)
For the
other half of the sky
Woman I can hardly express
My mixed emotions at my
thoughtlessness
After all I'm forever in your debt
And woman I will try to express
My inner feelings and thankfulness
For showing me the meaning of
success
Ooh, well, well
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Ooh, well, well
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Woman I know you understand
The little child inside of the man
Please remember my life is in your
hands
And woman hold me close to your
heart
However distant don't keep us
apart
After all it is written in the
stars
Ooh, well, well
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Ooh, well, well
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo
Woman please let me explain
I never meant to cause you sorrow
or pain
So let me tell you again and again
and again
I love you, yeah, yeah
Now and forever
I love you, yeah, yeah
Now and forever
I love you, yeah, yeah
Now and forever ....
from
Double Fantasy (1980)
high.pos.
chart entry
US
10
4/81
GB
27
4/81
D
46
5/81
Watching
The Wheels
(John
Lennon)
People
say I'm Crazy doing what I'm doing
Well they give me all kinds of
warnings to save me from ruin
When I say that I'm o.k. they look
at me kind of strange
Surely you're not happy now you no
longer play the game
People say I'm lazy dreaming my
life away
Well they give me all kinds of
advice designed to enlighten me
When I tell them that I'm doing
fine watching shadows on the wall
Don't you miss the big time boy
you're no longer on the ball?
I'm just sitting here watching the
wheels fo round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the
merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
People asking questions lost in
confusion
Well I tell them there's no
problem, only solutions
Well they shake their heads and
look at me as if I've lost my mind
I tell them there's no hurry...
I'm just sitting here doing time
I'm just sitting here watching the
wheels fo round and round
I really love to watch them roll
No longer riding on the
merry-go-round
I just had to let it go
from
Double Fantasy (1980)
high.pos.
chart entry
GB
2
1/84
US
5
1/84
D
55
2/84
Nobody
Told Me
(John
Lennon)
Everybody's
talking and no one says a word
Everybody's making love and no one
really cares
There's nazis in the bathroom just
below the stairs
Always something happening and
nothing going on
There's always something happening
cooking and nothing in the pot
They're starving back in China so
finish what you got
They're starving back in China so
finish what you got
Nobody told me there'd be days
like these
Nobody told me there'd be days
like these
Nobody told me there'd be days
like these
Strange days indeed, strange days
indeed
Everybody's runnin' and no one
makes a move
Everyone's a winner, and no one
seems to lose
There's a little yellow idol to
the north of Katmandu
Everybody's flying and no one
leaves the ground
Everybody's crying and no one
makes a sound
There's a place for us in movies
you just gotta stay around
Nobody told me there'd be days
like these
Nobody told me there'd be days
like these
Nobody told me there'd be days
like these
Strange days indeed, most
peculiar, Mama
Everybody's smoking and no one's
getting high
Everybody's flying and never touch
the sky
There's UFO's over New York and I
ain't too surprised
Nobody told me there'd be days
like these
Nobody told me there'd be days
like these
Nobody told me there'd be days
like these
Strange days indeed, most
peculiar, mama
John
Lennon was shot by a psychopathic
fan on December 8th, 1980
in front of his house at the New
York Central Park
