I really want to see you
Really want to be with you
Really want to see you lord
But it takes so long, my lord . . .
I really want to know you
Really want to go with you
Really want to show you lord
That it won't take long, my lord (hallelujah) . . . ."
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"My Sweet Lord" is a song by former Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison
from his UK number one hit triple album All Things Must Pass.
The song is primarily about a Hindu god named, Krishna.
It is ranked #454 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time."
The song was originally intended for Billy Preston, who had a minor hit with it in early 1970,
in his album Encouraging Words. It was written in December 1969,
when Harrison and Billy Preston were in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Following the song's release, musical similarities between "My Sweet Lord" and The Chiffons' hit
"He's So Fine" led to a lengthy legal battle over the rights to the composition.
Harrison stated that he was inspired to write "My Sweet Lord" after hearing the Edwin Hawkins Singers' "Oh Happy Day".
In the U.S. federal court decision Harrison was found to have "subconsciously" copied the earlier song.
He was ordered to surrender the majority of royalties from "My Sweet Lord" and partial royalties from All Things Must Pass.
