| "Shapes of Things" (Samwell, Relf, & McCarty) [2:24] |
| Released as Columbia DB 7948 on 25 February 1966; charts 3 March 1966; UK #3 |
| The Yardbirds: Keith Relf (vocals), Chris Dreja (guitar), Paul Samwell-Smith (bass), Jim McCarty (drums), and Jeff Beck (guitar solos). |
| Recorded at (a) Sam Phillips Studios, Memphis, Tennessee; 12 September 1965; (b) Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois; 21-22; December 1965; and (c) Columbia Studios, Hollywood, California; 21-22 September 1965 and 7 January 1966. |
| Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky. Engineered by (a) Ron Malo and (b) Sam Philips with (c) Roy Halee. |
| The Yardbirds. 1987. The Yardbirds — The Collection. London: Castle Communications. [Castle CCSCD 141] |
| Notes and Quotes |
| Section | Meas. | Description | Text |
| Intro | 2 | Ensemble triplets (12/8). | — |
| Verse | 8 | Double-tracked vocal and guitar fill over backing track. | a |
| Verse | 8 | As above. | b |
| Chorus | 8 + 1 | Soloist responding to chorus (duple time) | c |
| Verse | 8 | As in verses above. | d |
| Verse | 8 | As in verses above. | e |
| Chorus | 8 + 1 | As in bridge above. | c |
| solo | 16 +1 | guitar solo over two-chord vamp & drum roll. | — |
| Verse | 8 | As in verses above. | f |
| Outro | Fade | Tremolo on guitar? |
| Text | |
| Shapes of things before my eyes just teach me to despise. Will time make man more wise? | a |
| Here, within my only frame (?), my eyes just hurt my brain. God, will this seem the same? | b |
| Come
tomorrow. Will I be older? Come tomorrow. Maybe a soldier? Come tomorrow. May I be bolder than today? |
c |
| Now, the trees are almost green, but will they still be seen, when time and tide have been? | d |
| Fallin' into your passing hands, please don't destroy these lands, don't make them desert sands. | e |
| Soon, I hope that I will find a street within my mind, that won't disgrace my kind. | f |
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