George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
George Harrison
The music is George’s homage to Robbie Robertson and The Band, while the lyrics are based on the ideas of several Eastern mystics and philosophers, most directly Lao Tzu.
It was widely accepted to refer to the break-up of the Beatles, being rejected from their Let It Be album.
[Verse 1]
Sunrise doesn't last all morning
A cloudburst doesn't last all day
Seems my love is up and has left you with no warning
It's not always gonna be this gray
[Chorus]
All things must pass
All things must pass away
[Verse 2]
Sunset doesn't last all evening
A mind can blow those clouds away
After all this, my love is up and must be leaving
It's not always gonna be this gray
[Chorus]
All things must pass
All things must pass away
[Bridge]
All things must pass
None of life's strings can last
So, I must be on my way and face another day
[Verse 3]
Now the darkness only stays at nighttime
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
It's not always gonna be this gray
[Chorus]
All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass
All things must pass away
All Things Must Pass was written by George Harrison.
All Things Must Pass was produced by George Harrison & Phil Spector.
George Harrison released All Things Must Pass on Fri Nov 27 1970.
George recalled the song’s origins to Billboard in 2000.
I think I got [the phrase] from Richard Alpert/Baba Ram Dass, but I’m not sure. When you read of philosophy or spiritual things, it’s a pretty widely used phrase. I wrote it after [the Band’s 1968] Music From Big Pink album; when I heard that...