You Never Give Me Your Money

"You Never Give Me Your Money" is a song by The Beatles that opens the medley on side two of the album Abbey Road. It was written by Paul McCartney and is credited to Lennon/McCartney.

"You Never Give Me Your Money"
Song by The Beatles
from the album Abbey Road
Released	26 September 1969
Recorded	6 May, 1, 11 and 15 July, and 6 August 1969, Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock, blues rock
Length	4:02
Label	Apple Records
Songwriter(s)	Lennon/McCartney
Producer(s)	George Martin
Abbey Road track listing
17 songs Side one "Come Together" "Something" "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" "Oh! Darling" "Octopus's Garden" "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" Side two "Here Comes the Sun" "Because" "You Never Give Me Your Money" "Sun King" "Mean Mr. Mustard" "Polythene Pam" "She Came in Through the Bathroom Window" "Golden Slumbers" "Carry That Weight" "The End" "Her Majesty"

Recording

The Beatles recorded 26 takes of "You Never Give Me Your Money" on May 6, 1969, with McCartney on piano and vocals, Lennon and Harrison on guitar and Starr on drums.

On July 1, McCartney overdubbed lead vocals onto take 30, and added more vocals and chimes on July 15.

"You Never Give Me Your Money" was originally to transition into "Sun King" with a long organ note. This was recorded along with more vocals on July 30. They were scrapped the following day, when McCartney completed the song by adding bass guitar and piano. The "Sun King" crossfade was completed on August 5 with a series of tape loops containing the sounds of bells, birds, bubbles and insects.

Personnel

• Paul McCartney: lead and background vocals; piano and bass; wind chimes and tape loops.
• John Lennon: fuzzed lead guitar and background vocals.
• George Harrison: chiming lead guitar and background vocals.
• Ringo Starr: drums and tambourine.