[4yearlurker]

George Harrison got sued for “My Sweet Lord” because they said it was a ripoff of The Chiffon’s “Hes So Fine.” Harrison said: “it’s the same chords but not the same song.”

[DoodleBob]

Ironically, Led Zeppelin "ripped off" Harrison with The Rain Song, though in truth they considered it paying homage to George. Per Wikipedia, George Harrison was reportedly the inspiration for "The Rain Song" when he made a comment to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, about the fact that the group never wrote any ballads. In Light and Shade: Conversations with Jimmy Page, biographer Brad Tolinski quotes Page: "George [Harrison] was talking to Bonzo one evening and said, 'The problem with you guys is that you never do ballads.' I said, 'I'll give him a ballad,' and I wrote 'Rain Song,' which appears on House of the Holy. In fact, you'll notice I even quote 'Something' in the song's first two chords." However, there is some disagreement about exactly what was said by whom.