Lyric template recurring across Beatles songs.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
As 'a place' in verses 1 & 3; outro
As 'a secret', 'a week' in verses 1, 2 & 3; bridge
As 'a drag' in verse 2
As 'a heart' in verse 2
As 'a thing', 'a fool' in verse 2
As 'a love' in choruses 3 & 5
As 'a time' in bridge
As 'a chance' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'a second' in choruses 1 & 2; outro
As 'a feeling' in choruses 1 & 2
As 'a diamond' in verse 1
As 'a shoulder' in verse 2
As 'a love' in bridge
As 'a girl' in verse 2
As 'a dog', 'a log' in verses 1, 3 & 5
As 'a chip' in verse 2
As 'a girl', 'a kiss' in verses 1, 2 & 4
As 'a kind' in verse 2
As 'a woman' in bridges 1 & 2; outro
As 'a week' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridges 1 & 2; outro
As 'a love' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'a drink', 'a walk' in verses 2 & 4
As 'a lie' in verses 2 & 3
As 'a friend' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'a girl', 'a frown', 'a fall' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'a ticket' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'a night' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'a shadow', 'a place' in verses 2, 3 & 4
As 'a way' in verse 2
As 'a thing' in verse 2
As 'a point' in bridges 1 & 3
As 'a face' in verses 1 & 4
As 'a girl', 'a chair', 'a fire' in verses 1 & 3; bridge 1
As 'a girl', 'a star', 'a driver', 'a start' in verses 1 & 3; choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'a word' in verse 1
As 'a chance' in bridge
As 'a day' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'a fool', 'a man' in verse 3; bridge
As 'a way' in bridge 1
As 'a crime', 'a chance' in verses 3 & 4; bridges 1 & 2
As 'a point', 'a bit', 'a hand' in verses 2 & 4; bridge 2
As 'a girl', 'a name' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'a call' in verses 3 & 5
As 'a state' in verse 4
As 'a look', 'a novel', 'a man', 'a job', 'a week', 'a break' in verses 1, 3 & 4
As 'a love' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'a car', 'a walk' in bridge
As 'a man', 'a life' in verses 1 & 4
As 'a wedding', 'a dream' in verse 1
As 'a walk' in verse 2
As 'a boy' in choruses 1 & 2
As 'a ride' in verse 1; outro
As 'a drink', 'a man' in verse 2; chorus 2
As 'a sign', 'a lifetime' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a dream', 'a speed' in verses 1, 2 & 4
As 'a wave' in verse 1
As 'a banker', 'a play', 'a trim' in verses 2, 4 & 5
As 'a dream' in verse 3
As 'a ride', 'a line', 'a form' in verses 2 & 3
As 'a smile', 'a thrill', 'a song' in verses 1 & 2; bridge
As 'a thought', 'a man' in verse 3; chorus 2
As 'a song', 'a love' in verses 1 & 3
As 'a day', 'a ruin', 'a walk', 'a show' in verses 1, 3 & 4; bridge 1
As 'a parking', 'a ticket', 'a cap', 'a laugh', 'a sister', 'a wink' in verses 1 & 2; chorus 3
As 'a boat', 'a river', 'a girl', 'a bridge', 'a train', 'a station' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'a show', 'a scene', 'a sound' in verses 1 & 3
As 'a wall' in verse 1
As 'a hole', 'a number' in verses 1 & 3; outro
As 'a car', 'a crowd', 'a film', 'a cup', 'a smoke', 'a dream' in verses 2 & 3; bridge
As 'a thing' in choruses 1 & 2
As 'a gun', 'a row' in verses 1 & 3
As 'a song', 'a hit' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'a reservation', 'a mystery' in verses 1 & 3; bridge
As 'a hill', 'a fool', 'a cloud' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a revolution', 'a contribution' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a fool' in bridge 1
As 'a friend', 'a message', 'a meeting' in verses 2, 3 & 4
As 'a girl', 'a window', 'a fix' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a bit' in choruses 1 & 3
As 'a business', 'a man', 'a pair' in verses 2, 5 & 6
As 'a joy' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'a young', 'a room', 'a gun', 'a grin', 'a scratch' in verses 1, 2 & 3; chorus 1
As 'a dark' in choruses 1 & 2
As 'a band', 'a couple', 'a hand', 'a singer' in verses 1, 3 & 4; bridges 1 & 2
As 'a ride', 'a lover' in intro; verses 1, 2 & 3; bridge
As 'a wink', 'a drink' in verse 1
As 'a mountain' in verse 2
As 'a song' in verses 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
As 'a party' in bridge
As 'a glass', 'a hole' in refrains 1, 2 & 3; bridge
As 'a fool', 'a lover', 'a smile' in verse 1; bridges 1 & 2; outro
As 'a revolution', 'a contribution' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a car' in verse 3
As 'a clue' in verse 3
As 'a silver' in verse 3
As 'a man', 'a woman' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a love' in bridge
As 'a love', 'a singer' in verse 1; bridge 1
As 'a chance', 'a week', 'a lightning', 'a bag' in verses 1, 3 & 4
As 'a silver', 'a day' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a test', 'a knock', 'a noise' in verses 1 & 3
As 'a man', 'a girl' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a hole', 'a shop' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a way' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a paper', 'a letter' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a chance' in verse 2
As 'a feeling' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 6; outro
As 'a road', 'a moon' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a paper', 'a letter' in verses 1 & 2
As 'a bird' in verses 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
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Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
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The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
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