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 | Ask Me Why | 1963 | Please Please Me | John | As 'makes me cry' in verse 2 |
| 2 | Do You Want to Know a Secret | 1963 | Please Please Me | George | As 'let me whisper' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 3 | I Wanna Be Your Man | 1963 | With The Beatles | Ringo | As 'let me understand' in verse 2 |
| 4 | Not a Second Time | 1963 | With The Beatles | John | As 'made me cry' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 5 | I Want to Hold Your Hand | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'let me hold' in verse 2 |
| 6 | Can't Buy Me Love | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | As 'buy me love' in intro; verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridges 1 & 2; outro |
| 7 | A Hard Day's Night | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | As 'make me feel' in verses 1, 3 & 5 |
| 8 | If I Fell | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | As 'help me understand' in intro |
| 9 | Tell Me Why | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'left me sitting' in verse 1 |
| 10 | She's a Woman×2 | 1964 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'give me presents', 'see me cry' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 11 | I Don't Want to Spoil the Party | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | As 'let me know' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 12 | Eight Days a Week | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | As 'hold me love' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 13 | What You're Doing×2 | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | Paul | As 'got me running', 'got me crying' in verses 2, 3 & 4 |
| 14 | Help!×2 | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'help me get', 'help me help' in choruses 1, 2 & 3; outro |
| 15 | Another Girl | 1965 | Help! | Paul | As 'making me say' in verse 1 |
| 16 | The Night Before | 1965 | Help! | Paul | As 'treat me like' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; refrain |
| 17 | Tell Me What You See | 1965 | Help! | John, Paul | As 'let me take' in verse 1 |
| 18 | You've Got to Hide Your Love Away | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'let me hear' in verse 2 |
| 19 | What Goes On | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Ringo | As 'watch me die' in verse 3 |
| 20 | Rain | 1966 | Past Masters | John | As 'hear me hear' in verse 4 |
| 21 | She Said She Said×2 | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'make me feel', 'making me feel' in verses 2, 3 & 4 |
| 22 | Taxman | 1966 | Revolver | George | As 'let me tell' in verse 1 |
| 23 | Strawberry Fields Forever | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | As 'let me take' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 24 | Lovely Rita | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'make me think' in chorus 3 |
| 25 | Getting Better | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'hiding me head' in verse 2 |
| 26 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'let me introduce' in verse 2 |
| 27 | Don't Pass Me By | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | As 'make me cry' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 28 | Helter Skelter×3 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'tell me tell', 'tell me come', 'let me break' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 29 | Back in the U.S.S.R.×2 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'make me sing', 'let me hear' in verse 3; choruses 1 & 2 |
| 30 | Dear Prudence | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'let me see' in verse 3 |
| 31 | Don't Let Me Down | 1969 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'loved me like' in verse 1 |
| 32 | Old Brown Shoe | 1969 | Past Masters | George | As 'got me escaping' in chorus 2 |
| 33 | Because | 1969 | Abbey Road | John, Paul, George | As 'makes me cry' in verse 3 |
| 34 | Something | 1969 | Abbey Road | George | As 'attracts me like' in verse 1 |
| 35 | The Long and Winding Road×5 | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | As 'leave me standing', 'let me know', 'left me standing', 'leave me waiting', 'keep me waiting' in verses 2, 3 & 4 |
| 36 | Free as a Bird | 1995 | Reunion singles | John, Paul, George | As 'made me feel' in bridges 1 & 2 |
As 'makes me cry' in verse 2
As 'let me whisper' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'let me understand' in verse 2
As 'made me cry' in verses 1 & 3
As 'let me hold' in verse 2
As 'buy me love' in intro; verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridges 1 & 2; outro
As 'make me feel' in verses 1, 3 & 5
As 'help me understand' in intro
As 'left me sitting' in verse 1
As 'give me presents', 'see me cry' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'let me know' in verses 1 & 3
As 'hold me love' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'got me running', 'got me crying' in verses 2, 3 & 4
As 'help me get', 'help me help' in choruses 1, 2 & 3; outro
As 'making me say' in verse 1
As 'treat me like' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; refrain
As 'let me take' in verse 1
As 'let me hear' in verse 2
As 'watch me die' in verse 3
As 'hear me hear' in verse 4
As 'make me feel', 'making me feel' in verses 2, 3 & 4
As 'let me tell' in verse 1
As 'let me take' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'make me think' in chorus 3
As 'hiding me head' in verse 2
As 'let me introduce' in verse 2
As 'make me cry' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'tell me tell', 'tell me come', 'let me break' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'make me sing', 'let me hear' in verse 3; choruses 1 & 2
As 'let me see' in verse 3
As 'loved me like' in verse 1
As 'got me escaping' in chorus 2
As 'makes me cry' in verse 3
As 'attracts me like' in verse 1
As 'leave me standing', 'let me know', 'left me standing', 'leave me waiting', 'keep me waiting' in verses 2, 3 & 4
As 'made me feel' in bridges 1 & 2
Updated
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
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The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
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Magical Mystery Tour
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