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 | P.S. I Love You | 1962 | Please Please Me | Paul | As 'send my love' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 2 | This Boy | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul, George | As 'took my love' in verse 1 |
| 3 | Can't Buy Me Love | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | As 'ring my friend' in verse 1 |
| 4 | You Can't Do That | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'help my feelings' in verses 3 & 4 |
| 5 | I'm Happy Just to Dance with You | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | George | As 'take my place' in verses 3 & 4 |
| 6 | I'll Be Back | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'break my heart' in verses 1, 2 & 3; outro |
| 7 | If I Fell×2 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | As 'give my heart', 'hurt my pride' in verses 1 & 2 |
| 8 | When I Get Home | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'see my baby' in verse 1 |
| 9 | And I Love Her×2 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | As 'saw my love', 'kiss my lover' in verses 1 & 2 |
| 10 | I'll Cry Instead | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'get my way' in verse 1 |
| 11 | Eight Days a Week | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | As 'need my love' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 12 | I Don't Want to Spoil the Party | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | As 'hate my disappointment' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 13 | Help!×2 | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'changed my mind', 'get my feet' in verses 1 & 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 14 | You've Got to Hide Your Love Away | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'turn my face' in verse 1 |
| 15 | Drive My Car×2 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul, John | As 'drive my car', 'breaking my heart' in verse 3; choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 16 | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | As 'biding my time' in verse 2 |
| 17 | What Goes On×2 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Ringo | As 'feel my future', 'break my heart' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 18 | You Won't See Me | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | As 'lose my mind' in verse 1 |
| 19 | We Can Work It Out | 1965 | Past Masters | Paul, John | As 'fighting my friend' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 20 | Paperback Writer | 1966 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'read my book' in verse 1 |
| 21 | Good Day Sunshine | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | As 'burns my feet' in verse 2 |
| 22 | Here, There and Everywhere×3 | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | As 'need my love', 'changing my life', 'running my hands' in intro; verses 1 & 2 |
| 23 | Doctor Robert | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'ring my friend' in verse 1; outro |
| 24 | I'm Only Sleeping×2 | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'lift my head', 'taking my time' in verses 1 & 4; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 25 | I Want to Tell You | 1966 | Revolver | George | As 'speak my mind' in chorus 2 |
| 26 | When I'm Sixty-Four | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'losing my hair' in verse 1 |
| 27 | Getting Better | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'changing my scene' in verse 3 |
| 28 | A Day in the Life×3 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | As 'found my way', 'found my coat', 'grabbed my hat' in bridge |
| 29 | Fixing a Hole×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'stops my mind', 'kept my mind' in verse 1; outro |
| 30 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'feel my finger' in verse 4 |
| 31 | Julia×2 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'sing my heart', 'speak my mind' in refrain 2 |
| 32 | Martha My Dear | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'spend my days' in verse 1 |
| 33 | Yer Blues×3 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'picks my eye', 'crossed my mind', 'hate my rock' in verses 2 & 3 |
| 34 | I'm So Tired | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'stop my brain' in choruses 1 & 2 |
| 35 | All Together Now×2 | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | Paul, John | As 'bring my friend', 'take my friend' in verses 2 & 3 |
| 36 | Across the Universe (Wildlife version) | 1969 | Past Masters | John | As 'change my world' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 37 | You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)×2 | 1970 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'know my name', 'know my number' in intro; verses 1 & 2 |
| 38 | Across the Universe | 1970 | Let It Be | John | As 'change my world' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
As 'send my love' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'took my love' in verse 1
As 'ring my friend' in verse 1
As 'help my feelings' in verses 3 & 4
As 'take my place' in verses 3 & 4
As 'break my heart' in verses 1, 2 & 3; outro
As 'give my heart', 'hurt my pride' in verses 1 & 2
As 'see my baby' in verse 1
As 'saw my love', 'kiss my lover' in verses 1 & 2
As 'get my way' in verse 1
As 'need my love' in verses 1 & 3
As 'hate my disappointment' in verses 1 & 3
As 'changed my mind', 'get my feet' in verses 1 & 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'turn my face' in verse 1
As 'drive my car', 'breaking my heart' in verse 3; choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'biding my time' in verse 2
As 'feel my future', 'break my heart' in verses 1 & 3
As 'lose my mind' in verse 1
As 'fighting my friend' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'read my book' in verse 1
As 'burns my feet' in verse 2
As 'need my love', 'changing my life', 'running my hands' in intro; verses 1 & 2
As 'ring my friend' in verse 1; outro
As 'lift my head', 'taking my time' in verses 1 & 4; bridges 1 & 2
As 'speak my mind' in chorus 2
As 'losing my hair' in verse 1
As 'changing my scene' in verse 3
As 'found my way', 'found my coat', 'grabbed my hat' in bridge
As 'stops my mind', 'kept my mind' in verse 1; outro
As 'feel my finger' in verse 4
As 'sing my heart', 'speak my mind' in refrain 2
As 'spend my days' in verse 1
As 'picks my eye', 'crossed my mind', 'hate my rock' in verses 2 & 3
As 'stop my brain' in choruses 1 & 2
As 'bring my friend', 'take my friend' in verses 2 & 3
As 'change my world' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'know my name', 'know my number' in intro; verses 1 & 2
As 'change my world' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
Updated
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Video
The Beatles: Get Back [Blu-ray]
Peter Jackson
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