"I've Got a Feeling" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from th… Read Full Bio ↴"I've Got a Feeling" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1970 album Let It Be. It was recorded on 30 January 1969 during the Beatles' rooftop concert. It is a combination of two unfinished songs: Paul McCartney's "I've Got a Feeling" and John Lennon's "Everybody Had a Hard Year". The song features Billy Preston on electric piano.

Lennon's song was a litany where every line started with the word "everybody". The song had been recorded twice before by Lennon, prior to the Let It Be sessions. The first occurred in early December 1968 at Lennon's Kenwood estate on a portable cassette tape. For this, the lyric was "Everyone had a hard year" instead of the later "Everybody". Later in December 1968, with the lyric changed to "everybody," Lennon was filmed performing the song in the back garden of Kenwood. This footage was used in the Yoko Ono art film Rape: Film No. 6, which was broadcast on Austrian television on 31 March 1969.

A studio take of the song, recorded about a week earlier, was released on the Anthology 3 compilation in 1996. The 2003 remix album Let It Be... Naked includes a version of the song that is a composite edit of the rooftop concert take used on Let It Be and a second attempt at the song from the same concert.

With Lennon's vocals isolated out during the production of Peter Jackson's Get Back documentary, McCartney performed the song live as a virtual duet on his 2022 Got Back tour.

I've Got a Feeling
The Beatles Lyrics

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I've got a feeling
A feeling deep inside
Oh yeah
Oh yeah, that's right
I've got a feeling
A feeling I can't hide
Oh no, no
Oh no

Oh no

Yeah, yeah
I've got a feeling, yeah

Oh please believe me
I'd hate to miss the train
Oh yeah, yeah
Oh yeah
And if you leave me
I won't be late again
Oh no
Oh no
Oh no

Yeah, yeah
I've got a feeling, yeah
I've got a feeling

All these years, I've been wanderin' around
Wonderin' how come nobody told me
All that I been lookin' for was somebody who looked like you

Ooh, I've got a feeling
That keeps me on my toes
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
I've got a feeling
I think that everybody knows
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh yeah

Yeah, yeah
I've got a feeling, yeah
Yeah

Everybody had a hard year
Everybody had a good time
Everybody had a wet dream
Everybody saw the sunshine
Oh yeah (oh yeah)
Oh yeah, oh yeah (yeah)
Everybody had a good year
Everybody let their hair down
Everybody pulled their socks up (yeah)
Everybody put their foot down
Oh yeah

Yeah
Woo

I've got a feeling (everybody had a good year)
A feeling deep inside (everybody had a hard time)
Oh yeah (everybody had a wet dream)
Oh yeah (everybody saw the sunshine)
I've got a feeling (everybody had a good year)
A feeling I can't hide (everybody let their hair down)
Oh no (everybody pulled their socks up)
Oh no, no (everybody put their foot down, oh yeah)
Yeah, yeah

I've got a feeling (oh yeah)
I've got a feeling (oh yeah)
I've got a feeling

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Oh my soul, so hard)

Overall Meaning

"I Got a Feeling" is a song by the iconic band The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. It is a song about optimism, love, and life; all of the things that make life worth living. At its heart, the song is about the feeling of being on the verge of something incredible, and the excitement and anticipation that comes with it.

The lyrics tell the story of the singer's personal journey and the realization that all of the things they've been searching for have been right in front of them all along. The chorus repeats the phrase "I've got a feeling" over and over, conveying the singer's confidence and determination to experience all of life's highs and lows. The lyrics also reference the idea of missing out on something important and the urgency that comes with not wanting to let life pass you by.

The song's upbeat tempo and catchy melody make it a standout track in The Beatles' extensive catalog. It is a testament to the songwriting abilities of McCartney and Lennon and their ability to create a song that resonates with audiences decades after its release.

Line by Line Meaning

I've got a feeling
I have a strong intuition

A feeling deep inside
It's a gut feeling

Oh yeah
I am very sure

Oh yeah, that's right
I am absolutely correct

A feeling I can't hide
I cannot suppress it

Oh no
Something's not quite right

Yeah, yeah
I am affirming my intuition

Oh please believe me
I am telling the truth

I'd hate to miss the train
I do not want to miss the opportunity

And if you leave me
If you abandon me

I won't be late again
I will not be tardy