Lyric template recurring across Beatles songs.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Please Please Me | 1963 | Please Please Me | John, Paul | As 'the way love' in verse 2 |
| 2 | It Won't Be Long | 1963 | With The Beatles | John | As 'the tears come' in verse 2 |
| 3 | The Word | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John, Paul | As 'the word love' in choruses 1, 2 & 3; bridge; outro |
| 4 | Rain×2 | 1966 | Past Masters | John | As 'the rain comes', 'the sun shines' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 5 | Yellow Submarine×2 | 1966 | Revolver | Ringo | As 'the band begins', 'the cable drop' in verse 3; bridge |
| 6 | I'm Only Sleeping | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'the world going' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 7 | Penny Lane | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | As 'the banker sitting' in verse 5 |
| 8 | She's Leaving Home×3 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John | As 'the day begins', 'the kitchen clutching', 'the motor trade' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 9 | Within You Without You | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | George | As 'the space between' in verse 1 |
| 10 | Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | As 'the horse dances', 'the band begins' in verses 2 & 3 |
| 11 | When I'm Sixty-Four | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'the garden digging' in verse 2 |
| 12 | Fixing a Hole×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'the rain gets', 'the people standing' in verse 1; chorus 1; outro |
| 13 | The Fool on the Hill×2 | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | As 'the sun going', 'the world spinning' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 14 | Lady Madonna | 1968 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'the music playing' in verse 3 |
| 15 | Good Night×2 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | As 'the sun turns', 'the moon begins' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 16 | Savoy Truffle | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | As 'the pain cuts' in bridge 1 |
| 17 | Honey Pie | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'the silver screen' in bridge 1 |
| 18 | Revolution 9 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | – | As 'the wife called' in verse 6 |
| 19 | Rocky Raccoon | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'the doctor came' in verse 3 |
| 20 | Don't Pass Me By×3 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | As 'the clock a'ticking', 'the hands a'moving' in verse 2 |
| 21 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'the life goes' in choruses 1, 3 & 4 |
| 22 | Get Back | 1969 | Let It Be | Paul | As 'the fingers burning' in intro |
| 23 | The Ballad of John and Yoko×3 | 1969 | Past Masters | John | As 'the wife said', 'the newspaper said', 'the press said' in verses 4 & 5; bridge |
| 24 | Octopus's Garden×2 | 1969 | Abbey Road | Ringo | As 'the waves lies', 'the ocean waves' in verse 3 |
| 25 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | As 'the dark trying' in verse 1 |
| 26 | Let It Be | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | As 'the world agree' in verse 2 |
| 27 | The Long and Winding Road | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | As 'the rain washed' in verse 2 |
As 'the way love' in verse 2
As 'the tears come' in verse 2
As 'the word love' in choruses 1, 2 & 3; bridge; outro
As 'the rain comes', 'the sun shines' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'the band begins', 'the cable drop' in verse 3; bridge
As 'the world going' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'the banker sitting' in verse 5
As 'the day begins', 'the kitchen clutching', 'the motor trade' in verses 1 & 3
As 'the space between' in verse 1
As 'the horse dances', 'the band begins' in verses 2 & 3
As 'the garden digging' in verse 2
As 'the rain gets', 'the people standing' in verse 1; chorus 1; outro
As 'the sun going', 'the world spinning' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'the music playing' in verse 3
As 'the sun turns', 'the moon begins' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'the pain cuts' in bridge 1
As 'the silver screen' in bridge 1
As 'the wife called' in verse 6
As 'the doctor came' in verse 3
As 'the clock a'ticking', 'the hands a'moving' in verse 2
As 'the life goes' in choruses 1, 3 & 4
As 'the fingers burning' in intro
As 'the wife said', 'the newspaper said', 'the press said' in verses 4 & 5; bridge
As 'the waves lies', 'the ocean waves' in verse 3
As 'the dark trying' in verse 1
As 'the world agree' in verse 2
As 'the rain washed' in verse 2
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