“Till There Was You” by Meredith Wilson, as played by the Beatles, arranged with tab for fingerstyle guitar by Daryl Shawn.
“Till There Was You” is a show tune written in 1950 by Meredith Willson, originally entitled “Till I Met You.” It was originally recorded October 25, 1950, by Meredith Willson & his Orchestra and Eileen Wilson. The song was retitled and used in his musical play The Music Man (1957), and which also appeared in the 1962 movie version. It is sung by librarian Marian Paroo (performed by Barbara Cook on Broadway, and by Shirley Jones in the film) to “Professor” Harold Hill (portrayed on Broadway and in the film by Robert Preston) toward the end of Act Two.
In 1959, the song became the first of four US Top 40 hits for Anita Bryant. “Till There Was You” was covered by the Beatles in 1963.
Lyrics:
There were bells on a hill
But I never heard them ringing
No, I never heard them at all
‘Til there was you
There were birds in the sky
But I never saw them winging
No, I never saw them at all
‘Til there was you
Then there was music
And wonderful roses
They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows
Of dawn and dew
There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all
‘Til there was you
Then there was music
And wonderful roses
They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows
Of dawn and dew
There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No, I never heard it at all
‘Til there was you
‘Til there was you
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