Ringo paid his dues and had his first post-fab hit with a little help from his friends. George gave the song to his buddy and let him have sole songwriting credit. Peter Ham and Tom Evans of Badfinger sang on the intro, and it features Harrison on guitar, Klaus Voorman on bass guitar, Stephen Stills on piano, Ron Cattermole on brass, Mal Evans on tamborine, and Starr on drums and lead vocals. Eric Clapton may also have been involved. The song became a top five hit on both sides of the pond when it was finally released more than a year after the original sessions.
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Ringo forgot some of the words during this performance during the Concert for Bangladesh.
It don't come easy
You know it don't come easy
It don't come easy
You know it don't come easy
Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues
And you know it don't come easy
You don't have to shout or leap about
You can even play them easy
Open up your heart, let's come together
Use a little love and we will make it work out better
I don't ask for much, I only want your trust
And you know it don't come easy
And this love of mine keeps growing all the time
And you know it don't come easy
Peace, remember peace is how we make it
Here within your reach if you're big enough to take it
Got to pay your dues if you wanna sing the blues
And you know it don't come easy
You don't have to shout or leap about
You can even play them easy
Peace, remember peace is how we make it
Here within your reach if you're big enough to take it
I don't ask for much, I only want your trust
And you know it don't come easy
And this love of mine keeps growing all the time
And you know it don't come easy
The b-side 'Early 1970' was also credited to Starkey and describes his relationship with each of the former Beatles.
Lives on a farm, got plenty of charm, beep, beep
He's got no cows but he's sure got a whole lotta sheep
And brand new wife and a family
And when he comes to town I wonder if he'll play with me
Laying in bed, watching TV, cookie
With his mama by his side, she's Japanese
They scream and they cried, now they're free
And when he comes to town, I know he's gonna play with me
He's a long-haired, cross-legged guitar picker, um um
With his long-legged lady in the garden picking daisies for his soup
A forty acre house he doesn't see
'Cause he's always in town playing for you with me
I play guitar, A, D, E, I don't play bass
'Cause that's too hard for me, I play the piano if it's in C
And when I go to town I wanna see all three
And when I go to town I wanna see all three
And when I go to town I wanna see all three
He's got no cows but he's sure got a whole lotta sheep
And brand new wife and a family
And when he comes to town I wonder if he'll play with me
Laying in bed, watching TV, cookie
With his mama by his side, she's Japanese
They scream and they cried, now they're free
And when he comes to town, I know he's gonna play with me
He's a long-haired, cross-legged guitar picker, um um
With his long-legged lady in the garden picking daisies for his soup
A forty acre house he doesn't see
'Cause he's always in town playing for you with me
I play guitar, A, D, E, I don't play bass
'Cause that's too hard for me, I play the piano if it's in C
And when I go to town I wanna see all three
And when I go to town I wanna see all three
And when I go to town I wanna see all three
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