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“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

a [NOUN] [WORD]Text · Lyric shape · 18 songs
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Text · Lyric shape

a [NOUN] [WORD]

Lyric template recurring across Beatles songs.

18
songs
10% of catalog
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Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early2 · 11%
Mid-period6 · 33%
Late10 · 56%

By Album

Rubber Soul4
The Beatles (The White Album)4
Let It Be3
Please Please Me2
Abbey Road2
Past Masters2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1

Songs(18 of 21)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1Do You Want to Know a Secret1963Please Please MeGeorgeAs 'a secret do-da-do' in verses 2 & 3
2Misery1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulAs 'a drag misery' in verse 2
3Michelle1965Rubber SoulPaulAs 'a way ooh' in bridge 1
4Girl1965Rubber SoulJohnAs 'a fool tit' in bridge
5What Goes On1965Rubber SoulRingoAs 'a name ooh' in verse 3
6Day Tripper1965Past MastersJohn, PaulAs 'a day tripper' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
7Nowhere Man1965Rubber SoulJohnAs 'a hand ahh' in bridge 2
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8Lovely Rita1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulAs 'a parking meter' in verse 1
9Sexy Sadie1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAs 'a lover sexy' in bridge 1
10Glass Onion1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAs 'a glass onion' in refrains 1, 2 & 3; bridge
11Revolution 91968The Beatles (The White Album)–As 'a man without' in verse 5
12Happiness Is a Warm Gun1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAs 'a window pane' in verse 1
13Maxwell's Silver Hammer1969Abbey RoadPaulAs 'a test tube' in verse 1
14Polythene Pam1969Abbey RoadJohnAs 'a man ah-ah-ah' in verse 1
15Across the Universe (Wildlife version)1969Past MastersJohnAs 'a letter box' in verse 2
16Dig a Pony1970Let It BeJohnAs 'a road hog' in verse 1
17Across the Universe1970Let It BeJohnAs 'a letter box' in verse 2
18I've Got a Feeling×21970Let It BePaul, JohnAs 'a feeling yeah', 'a feeling oh' in verses 1, 2 & 3; outro

Do You Want to Know a Secret

1963·Please Please Me·George

As 'a secret do-da-do' in verses 2 & 3

Misery

1963·Please Please Me·John

As 'a drag misery' in verse 2

Michelle

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

As 'a way ooh' in bridge 1

Girl

1965·Rubber Soul·John

As 'a fool tit' in bridge

What Goes On

1965·Rubber Soul·Ringo

As 'a name ooh' in verse 3

Day Tripper

1965·Past Masters·John

As 'a day tripper' in choruses 1, 2 & 3

Nowhere Man

1965·Rubber Soul·John

As 'a hand ahh' in bridge 2

Lovely Rita

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

As 'a parking meter' in verse 1

Sexy Sadie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

As 'a lover sexy' in bridge 1

Glass Onion

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

As 'a glass onion' in refrains 1, 2 & 3; bridge

Revolution 9

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)

As 'a man without' in verse 5

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

As 'a window pane' in verse 1

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

As 'a test tube' in verse 1

Polythene Pam

1969·Abbey Road·John

As 'a man ah-ah-ah' in verse 1

Across the Universe (Wildlife version)

1969·Past Masters·John

As 'a letter box' in verse 2

Dig a Pony

1970·Let It Be·John

As 'a road hog' in verse 1

Across the Universe

1970·Let It Be·John

As 'a letter box' in verse 2

I've Got a Feeling×2

1970·Let It Be·Paul

As 'a feeling yeah', 'a feeling oh' in verses 1, 2 & 3; outro

Updated 2026-09-02

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