Lyric template recurring across Beatles songs.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
As 'day i' in verses 2 & 4
As 'night i', 'girl i' in verses 1 & 3
As 'anything i' in verses 1, 3 & 5
As 'cause i' in verses 1 & 3
As 'till i' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'lips i' in verse 2
As 'man i' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'cause i' in verse 1
As 'time i' in verse 2
As 'girl i' in verse 1
As 'everything i', 'anything i', 'cause i' in verse 1; bridge
As 'nothing i', 'everything i' in verses 2, 3 & 4; bridges 1 & 2
As 'nothing i' in verse 2
As 'cause i' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'cause i', 'time i' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'till i' in bridge
As 'cause i' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'thing i' in verses 2 & 4
As 'man i' in verse 2
As 'cause i' in verse 2
As 'cause i' in verses 3 & 4
As 'way i' in choruses 1 & 2
As 'words i' in bridge 1; outro
As 'life i' in bridges 2 & 3; outro
As 'girl i' in verse 3
As 'time i' in verse 2
As 'day i' in verse 1
As 'till i' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'till i' in verse 1
As 'beginning i' in verse 1
As 'cause i' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'something i' in verse 1
As 'life i' in intro
As 'friend i' in verse 1; outro
As 'dark i' in chorus 1
As 'word i', 'man i' in verses 2 & 3
As 'bed i' in verse 3
As 'man i' in verse 1
As 'bottom i', 'till i' in intro; bridge
As 'darling i' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'girl i' in verse 1
As 'man i' in outro
As 'words i' in chorus 1
As 'thing i' in verse 2
As 'girl i', 'moment i' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'heart i' in verse 4
Updated
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Course
St. Vincent – Teaches Creativity and Songwriting
MasterClass · Process, guitar tones/tunings, home recording.
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