Mystery lyric by Beatles' George Harrison revealed at British Library

George Harrison

“Your (sic) so unaware of the pain that I bear; and jealous for what you can’t do.

“There’s times when I feel that you haven’t a hope; but I also know that isn’t true.”

The identity of the girl Harrison was dreaming about remains a mystery, but it could have been his then wife Pattie Boyd.

On the reverse side of the lyric are instructions on how to reach Beatles’ manager, Brian Epstein’s country house in Sussex, written in Epstein’s hand.

Most of the British Library’s Beatles collection was loaned by Davies who plans to donate it to the library after his death.

The collection ranges from a fan club membership card to the lyrics of A Hard Day’s Night, written by John Lennon on the back of a birthday card to his son Julian.

Harrison’s lyric joins other treasures at the British Library, such as the Magna Carta and Shakespeare’s First Folio, in the free Sir John Ritblat Gallery.

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