HERE COMES THE SUN
(words and music by George Harrison) 

Here comes the sun
Du du du du
Here comes the sun
And I say
It's alright

Little darling
It's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling
It feels like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun
Du du du du
Here comes the sun
And I say
It's alright

Little darling
The smiles returning to the faces
Little darling
It seems like years since it's been here

Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
And I say
It's alright

Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes

Little darling
I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling
It seems like years since it's been clear

Here comes the sun
Here comes the sun
And I say
It's alright
Here comes the sun
Du du du du
Here comes the sun
It's alright It's alright

(total playing time: 3:05)

Documentation

With the impending dissolution of The Beatles, they were all required to spend day after day in meetings at Apple Headquarters. On one sunny day when the meetings ended for the day, George was relieved to be finished, and glad to be outside, in the sun. Having gone one day to visit his friend, Eric Clapton, while walking around his garden, basking in the sun, this song came to him, and through it, renewed optimism.

Here Comes The Sun was recorded on July 7, 8, and 16, 1969, was released in the UK on September 26th, followed by the American release on October 1, 1969.

Right after George Harrison died on November 30, 2001,  Rick performed a piece of this song during the "fan portion" of EFX, paying tribute to a man he very much admired, and continued to perform it for a few weeks afterward.