Ticket to Ride Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I think I'm gonna be sad, I think it's today, yeah
The girl that's driving me mad is going away

[Chorus]
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride, but she don't care


[Verse 2]
She said that living with me is bringing her down, yeah
She would never be free when I was around

[Chorus]
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride, but she don't care


[Bridge]
I don't know why she's riding so high
She ought to think twice, she ought to do right by me
Before she gets to saying goodbye
She ought to think twice, she ought to do right by me

[Verse 3]
I think I'm going to be sad, I think it's today, yeah
The girl that's driving me mad is going away, yeah
[Chorus]
Oh, she's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride, but she don't care


[Bridge]
I don't know why she's riding so high
She ought to think twice, she ought to do right by me
Before she gets to saying goodbye
She ought to think twice, she ought to do right by me

[Verse 4]
She said that living with me was bringing her down, yeah
For she would never be free when I was around

[Chorus]
Oh, she's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride
She's got a ticket to ride, but she don't care


[Outro]
My baby don't care
My baby don't care
My baby don't care
My baby don't care
My baby don't care
My baby don't care

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Genius Annotation

“Ticket To Ride” is on the 1965 album, Help!. The lyrics describe a girl who is leaving despite having the opportunity to be with a Beatle!

The song was written by John Lennon (credited to Lennon–McCartney). Lennon said that McCartney’s contribution was limited to “the way Ringo played the drums.” McCartney said that was an incomplete description, and that “we sat down and wrote it together… give him 60 percent of it… we sat down together and worked on that for a full three-hour songwriting session.” The song is written in the key of A major.

In 2004, this song was ranked number 394 on Rolling Stone‘​s list of “The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time”.

This is the first Beatles song over three minutes long.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did The Beatles say about "Ticket to Ride"?
Genius Answer

Lennon claimed that this composition of his was the first heavy-metal song.

McCartney, who played lead guitar said that –

We almost invented the idea of a new bit of a song on the fade-out. It was quite radical at the time.

From the Rolling Stone.

In what part of the movie Help! is this song played?
Genius Answer

“Ticket To Ride” is played when The Beatles escape The Alps to avoid the rain stealers.

Credits
Produced By
Background Vocals
Tambourine
Rhythm Guitar
Recorded At
EMI (Abbey Road) Studios, London, UK (February 15, 1965)
Release Date
April 9, 1965
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