George Harrison's "It Don't Come Easy" with lyrics

George Harrison's demo version of the song, "It Don't Come Easy" with lyrics
"IT DON'T COME EASY", musical composition administered by::
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[@shelleywantiez7964]

George and Ringo truly brothers all through the years. How unselfish of George to hand over a hit to Ringo. In turn. Ringo did a fantastic job on his version. I love how they both grew up together. Always helped each other out

[@kathleenburns7732]

Willburys forever.

[@LindaAnnReynoldsEdS]

George Harrison was a gentle Giant, and Ringo was humble. Both messed together! Miss George.♥️🐾♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@bloodlegion4874]

I love both George and Ringo's version the same! ❤❤

[@riedoa4]

That's George just giving it away cuz he love Ringo

[@allenlovell1604]

OMG, I just found this tune again! It takes me back almost 50 years to watch 👀 the " Concert For Bangladesh " at a drive-in theater 🎥! Has it really 😳 been that long ago , 😳 😅?

[@RobertGraziose]

Ringo forgot the lyrics at that concert.

[@mrmcdonnell3328]

Deeply appreciate that G.H. helped Ringo get on the map. My fave helping the Beatle I admired most. The other two? Loved them, too. Nice mix of the rebel, the saint, the mystic, and the conciliator.

[@brucewayne3602]

eternal Blessings George ... unique eternal brilliance !!!

[@ericineffible]

Thank you George and company, I never knew this was a George song either but it makes sense now, thank you Jumakha for the lyrics in the upload, now I can sing it proper!

[@charlesdavison378]

Thank you for posting this beautiful piece of music. George was such a lovely man.

[@hector3730]

forgot how good this track is .

[@edwardanthony7283]

It's over 15 years since we've been deprived of George. He was a quiet unsung gem & one heck of a song writer & I never knew he wrote this one when it was topping the charts!

[@Kevin-gf5dh]

George was the best solo artist that came out of the Beatles! So underrated All things must pass! Hail George the gr8!

[@edwardanthony7283]

Underrated is accurate.

[@marjanp4784]

@@Kevin-gf5dh Underrated??? Bro All things must pass is considered the best solo album by any ex Beatle. It has millions of copies... it's commercially and critically acclaimed...

[@ImprovementisGrowth]

I never knew he wrote this great song. I thought Ringo did

[@edwardanthony7283]

@@ImprovementisGrowth George did the 1st version then gave it to Ringo as a gift.

[@smizzman]

WE MISS YOU GEORGE 🙁🙁

[@jaydunedin2930]

Beautiful photo montage, and thanks for the lyrics, Jumakha!

[@johnprovince5304]

Ringo streamlined it for the definitive version but its heart and soul is pure Harrison.

[@wildflowerwoods1333]

I can't decide who sang it better, Ringo or George... I think they both offer a great bit to the song in different ways. I'd say it's a tie, but even with Ringo singing you can tell it's a George song :-)

[@casimono68]

ringo made this song shine !!

[@annakovacs8262]

I love Ringo's version much better.

[@mr.sensitive9963]

George wrote many great songs but this has an earthy primal quality that surely makes it one of his best. He's a great singer too. Incredibly generous of him to give this one to Ringo seeing it had hit written all over it.

[@cleawox]

George was a little bit that way wasn't he. I'm sure he never regretted it.

[@mr.sensitive9963]

cleawox It's not like he was short of hits that year; My Sweet Lord, What Is Life? It Don't Come Easy - all vintage 1970. They would've sounded good on a Beatles L.P.

[@cyberspacecadette777]

I've only ever hear Ringo sing this on Concert For Bangladesh. You did an excellent job with the photos.

[@LisaGustafson-w8s]

George Harrison was one special guy. we miss him terrible!

[@marjanp4784]

My favorite Beatle ❤️ Miss u dear Georgie 😭

[@judycrisenbery2982]

I always liked this song

[@LookWithinForBliss]

Great video - I’ve added it to my George Harrison Playlist.

[@jabrojammer]

Well Ringo did a fine job on it,but don't forget there was no studio magic on this demo of Georges. It absolutely has George's mark all over it.

[@bobbybernhardt5233]

Listening on opening day of baseball during the pandemic in July in the year 2020..Anybody else listening?

[@LadyRanger]

love playin this intro -

[@TheBrooklynbodine]

Thanks for the lyrics. I always thought it was "I only want your TOUCH". At 1:44, he says "Hare Krishna", and at 2:46, I finally found out what Ringo Starr was saying.

[@stargazer279]

This is a wonderful song, i have learned this song on guitar many years ago. I've always enjoyed playing it. Both guitar parts are fairly easy to learn. Thanks for posting...

[@luketia]

I think it more than Ringo's version. George really loved Ringo - helping him with two of his best songs.

[@jabrojammer]

He also loved Ringo's wife Maureen. I found that out recently.

[@debbiebosetti5723]

+J R Peterson lol don't know about love but he was with her prob one nite

[@dannyvine3605]

George never loved Maureen in the way of wife or girlfriend. It was more lust, as George was going through the end of his marriage to Pattie at the time, and Maureen was pissed at Ringo due to his heavy drinking and womanising! An interesting fact was that when John Lennon heard, he was angry at George for sleeping with a friend's wife!

[@juliecurran9884]

George ❤❤❤

[@georgiat.9890]

George all the way: )

[@edwardkrzynowek241]

In listening to this version, I believe it's even clearer that the line is, "It will soon be your tomorrow". Please listen closely and see what you think. I know this goes against what everyone else seems to hear, but I don't hear the word "over" in the line. I'm sort of a stickler for detail. And I hope I won't get jumped on for saying that but that's how it sounds to me.

[@gregpettit1439]

The line is, "It will soon be old tomorrow." ya know, it comes and it goes. one day it's the future, then it's past, or "old."

[@garysnow3526]

It's great

[@KonstanzArrens]

Credited to Ringo, but with major input by George. In 1998, before performing the song, Ringo said: "I wrote this song with the one and only George Harrison."

[@GsCe-m2d]

A gentle Giant correct even if He'll always be known as " George the Lord " ❤🕉. Miss Him

[@nobullziggster4070]

Love it

[@josephinecoco8723]

Yessss....turn it up!!

[@gbj11]

He doesn't sing "I only want your trust," he sings, "I only want trust." I wish people would get these things right. But a great alternate take of a great song.

[@mcgannahanskyjellyfetti1663]

~RIP George Harrison~

[@phillipmorris4555]

This song of a truth makes think ye any thing of worth must be worked for. But no one who listens to it need not be told.

[@doctoradomicilioelsalvador]

Sweet Luv

[@tammiejeannotte]

YEAH BABY...

[@billytheweasel]

gift

[@davidbain701]

In the style of what the small faces Can just hear Steve giving this the treatment

[@garyrawlinson1647]

Coolest Beatle.

[@Love.AnitaBlue717]

✌💚

[@ImprovementisGrowth]

Hey Anita, what’s up. I love both versions 🎶🎶🎶

[@russelljdj]

The Backing track on both are the same. Ringo just added a different vocal and they dropped the Krisna backing

[@thomaspenderel]

Harrison should have kept this song for himself, it's one of his best.

[@markfcoble]

George was a great composer over shadowed by, well, those two. Ringo was always in the band, he just joined last.

[@debbiebosetti5723]

I thing George's version is great compared to Ringo's. I didn't much like the song until I heard George do it. also like George's voice more than Ringo's

[@ricardoparada2267]

Los BEATLES por Siempre...

[@MxCartney_Lou]

George makes this sound poppy Ringo makes it sound more country like

[@samuelmiller7987]

Did Eric Clapton play on this version? It sounds like many of his 70s songs.

[@mauriciotorres2739]

Mucha verdad en esta cancion de George.. If you want someting keeps your bills on time. yo creo que Arish Khrisnna it very happy with George in Heaven

[@marjokamp557]

song wrote by george , for ringo

[@debbiebosetti5723]

yes

[@jonathanchapman5543]

George wrote it and gave too Ringo because Ringo couldn't write songs and George felt bad for him. Everybody's Favorite Beatle

[@MyJbryant]

Wikipedia mentions nothing about this version. duh.

[@ImprovementisGrowth]

Wikipedia usually has things missing or slightly wrong.

[@MJKiingof]

this song is the same with Ringos but he have change some parts of the lirycs and the instruments The authentical song was from ringo starr But both are the same hehe VERY GOOD SONG!

[@jiyujizai]

😃🥀🌱💙

[@bza069]

i doubt ringo sang "hare krisna" in his version

[@92zuzu130]

These words are sung in his version, though... :}

[@debbiebosetti5723]

no he didn't lol

[@John-zg2ze]

Pete Ham & Tom Evans of Badfinger sing the Hare Krishna part

[@mrog5481]

It is in that version, just harder to hear

[@hollysanborn5927]

Not bad, but I am more use to Ringo's version

[@alaskiss848]

Wouldn’t it have been something if George and Ringo joined Badfinger after the Beatles broke up? And fired Stan Polley.

[@reg5381]

Harrison did a good job but Ringos vocals were stronger and a better fit.

[@richardcollier1912]

Yes.

[@RobertGraziose]

I like George's version better. Ringo version used these same tracts. George's version longer.

[@lyndalyons4398]

To me, it will always be Ringo's song.

[@TheOromus]

It's not matter of opinion. It's George's song.

[@lyndalyons4398]

TheOromus What's a matter of opinion? My memories? My sense of connecting it to Ringo since that's the version that was popularized? That is most dear to me? There's nothing to debate or defend here.

[@TheOromus]

To me One Way or Another will always be One Direction song

[@rodolfocalderon8122]

+Lynda L So quit debating and defending here.Isn't that what you're doing?And,he said it's NOT an opinion . .

[@lyndalyons4398]

+Rodolfo Calderon 10 months ago. Who needs to move on, dude?

[@carrietide]

Ringo on drums🙂

[@richoliver1356]

U need too check it out it was john who wrote it

[@sherrieteller4779]

Love George but this one is better in Ringo's version!

[@JurgenKrause-wx1cj]

Yep!

[@476AD]

you know its a george song when hare krishna appears

[@eddiep147]

This is the original backing track before adding the horns (and of course Ringo's lead vocal). They edited out the intro that's played after the guitar solo. Also the Hare Krishna part is in the original song, just buried low in the mix. By the way that's Gary Wright (the Dream Weaver) on piano (Stephen Stills was on an earlier take) and Peter Ham and Tom Evans from Badfinger on background vocals.

[@John-zg2ze]

Originally offered to Badfinger

[@richoliver1356]

I think this sounds just like its recorded a demo remember this is a song John Lennon wrote for Ringo with George playing guitar and backing vocals it does has a better feel with Ringo doing the lead

[@rjpg]

+Rich Oliver no George wrote it

[@Kevin-gf5dh]

NOPE both wrong Ringo got the credit but George helped. Look it up John had nothing to do with writing this song. Ringo released this song on a single April 1971! FACT

[@drewtaylor6623]

Why do people.comment when they don't know full facts lol

[@John-zg2ze]

George wrote it...offered it first to Badfinger they didn't want to record it so Ringo did

[@fluxstringer]

KZbin stifling outside links kills any fan additions to this. If they want to quash enthusiasm then they should also realize they stifle user engagement. As usual big money has no clue and end up killing sites more than building them.

[@mattiamerendino7114]

Monaskin for your love

[@pablovandyck]

Clapton's "Let it Rain" and "It Don't Come Easy" are strangely similar to my ear.

[@michaelbarber5651]

Ringo does such a better job with this song.

[@mattiamerendino7114]

Play Monaskin for your love

[@lovelygivan1442]

I like Ringo's better

[@xandrine7603]

Cover band singing :(

[@ausion779]

Sorry but George is a better singer! Plus he wrote this not Ringo... Sorry but what the hell has Ringo written!!??

[@lvkenny420man]

Ausio N7 Don't pass me by!

[@lvkenny420man]

Ausio N7 he Beatles - Don't Pass Me By 1968 "Don't Pass Me By" is a song by the Beatles from the double album The Beatles (also known as the White Album). It was Ringo Starr's first solo composition, and he sang lead vocals. Its earliest mention seems to be in a BBC chatter session introducing "And I Love Her" on the Top Gear programme in 1964. In the conversation, Starr is asked if he wrote a song and Paul McCartney proceeded to mock it soon after, singing the first line "Don't pass me by, don't make me cry, don't make me blue." The song employs a three-chord blues structure. * Ringo Starr -- lead vocal, sleigh bell, drums, piano * Paul McCartney -- piano, bass * Jack Fallon -- violin In other news, I have added the lyrics to this song so you can sing along, or perhaps learn the song! This is how I learned my first Beatles song! Enjoy :)

[@ausion779]

kenny hopkins not a huge fan of that song but i knew he wrote it

[@lvkenny420man]

Ausio N7 There no bigger fan of George Harrison than me! Just pointing out that you said what has Ringo ever written!

[@ausion779]

kenny hopkins I'm a big George Harrison fan too, I love ALL of his songs during the Beatles and I'm getting into his solo career, Ringo only wrote 2 songs during the Beatles, do you know what his next song was that he wrote by himself after the Beatles?