By John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Recorded live 28 December 1979 at Hammersmith Odeon, London for the UNICEF concert
for the people of Kampuchea
- "We're gonna slow you down a bit here..."
WHEN I FIND MYSELF IN TIMES OF TROUBLE,
MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME,
SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM, LET IT BE.
AND IN DARKEST HOUR,
SHE IS STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME,
SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM, LET IT BE.
YEAH, LET IT BE, LET IT BE,
LET IT BE, LET IT BE.
SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM, LET IT BE.
WHEN THE BROKEN-HEARTED PEOPLE
LIVING IN THE WORLD AGREE,
THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER, LET IT BE.
FOR THOUGH THEY MAY BE PARTED,
THERE IS STILL A CHANCE THAT THEY WILL SEE,
THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER, LET IT BE.
YEAH, LET IT BE, LET IT BE,
LET IT BE, LET IT BE.
THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER, LET IT BE.
YEAH, LET IT BE, LET IT BE,
LET IT BE, NOW LET IT BE.
OH, THERE WILL BE AN ANSWER, LET IT BE, LET IT BE.
ALL RIGHT.
OH YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
YES, THERE WILL SURELY BE AN ANSWER, LET IT BE.
OH, LET IT BE, LET IT BE, NOW,
LET IT BE, LET IT BE.
SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM, LET IT BE.
AND WHEN THE NIGHT IS CLOUDY,
THERE IS STILL A LIGHT THAT SHINES ON ME,
SHINE UNTIL TOMORROW, LET IT BE.
I WOKE UP TO THE SOUND OF MUSIC,
MOTHER MARY COMES TO ME,
SPEAKING WORDS OF WISDOM, LET IT BE.
YEAH, LET IT BE, LET IT BE,
OH NOW, GONNA LET IT BE.
SHE'S SEEKING WORDS OF WISDOM, LET IT BE.
LET IT BE, LET IT BE,
OH NOW, BABY, LET IT BE.
YEAH, THERE'LL BE AN ANSWER, LET IT BE.
NOW, NOW, NOW, LET IT BE, LET IT BE,
OH NOW, NOW, LET IT BE.
YEH, THERE'LL BE AN ANSWER, LET IT BE, LET IT BE.
OO -
OH, EV'RYBODY, LET IT BE.
I WANNA TELL YOU!
I WANNA TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT!
OH YEAH!