I Saw Her Standing There es una de las primeras composiciones de Lennon/McCartney y fue una de las pistas de apertura del álbum debut de The Beatles, Please Please Me, lanzado en 1963. La letra habla sobre la emoción y la ligereza del amor juvenil, inspirada en experiencias personales. La canción se hizo rápidamente popular, destacándose por su energía y marcando el comienzo del éxito mundial de The Beatles.
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Introducción:N.C. One, two three, four ... E7
E7A7E7 Well she was just seventeen and you know what I mean E7B7 And the way she looked was way beyond compare EE7/G#AAm/C So how could I dance with another oh, EB7E7 When I saw her standing there
E7A7E7 Well she looked at me and I, I could see E7B7 That before too long I'd fall in love with her EE7/G#AAm/C She wouldn't dance with another, ooh EB7E7 When I saw her standing there
A Well my heart went boom A When I crossed that room AB7A7 And I held her hand in mine
E7 Well we danced through the night A7E7 and we held each other tight E7B7 And before too long I fell in love with her EE7A7Am/C Now I'll never dance with another, oh E7B7E7B7 Oh, since I saw her standing there
E7 E7B7 E7AAm E7B7E7
A Well my heart went boom A When I crossed that room AB7A7 And I held her hand in mine
E7 Oh, we danced through the night A7E7 And we held each other tight E7B7 And before too long I fell in love with her EE7/G#A7Am/C Now I'll never dance with another, ooh E7B7E7 Since I saw her standing there
E7B7E7 Oh, since I saw her standing there 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 E7B7A7E7E9 Yeah, well, since I saw her standing there