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 'understand the reason' in verse 2 |
| 2 | Please Please Me | 1963 | Please Please Me | John, Paul | As 'show the way' in verse 2 |
| 3 | Do You Want to Know a Secret | 1963 | Please Please Me | George | As 'say the words' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 4 | Thank You Girl | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'tell the world' in verse 2 |
| 5 | This Boy | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul, George | As 'mind the pain' in verse 3 |
| 6 | Can't Buy Me Love | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | As 'want the kind' in verses 3 & 4 |
| 7 | If I Fell | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | As 'stand the pain' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 8 | No Reply | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | As 'forgive the lies' in bridge |
| 9 | I'll Follow the Sun | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | Paul | As 'follow the sun' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; refrain |
| 10 | Baby's in Black | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John, Paul | As 'sees the mistake' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 11 | I've Just Seen a Face | 1965 | Help! | Paul | As 'forget the time' in verses 1 & 4 |
| 12 | You Like Me Too Much | 1965 | Help! | George | As 'got the nerve' in verse 2 |
| 13 | It's Only Love | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'feel the way' in choruses 1 & 2 |
| 14 | I'm Looking Through You | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | As 'learned the game' in verse 1 |
| 15 | Girl | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | As 'promises the earth' in verse 2 |
| 16 | You Won't See Me | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | As 'lost the time' in verse 1 |
| 17 | Wait | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John, Paul | As 'forget the tears' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 18 | We Can Work It Out | 1965 | Past Masters | Paul, John | As 'run the risk' in verse 1 |
| 19 | The Word×4 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John, Paul | As 'say the word', 'heard the word', 'spread the word', 'give the word' in choruses 1, 2 & 3; bridge; outro |
| 20 | Eleanor Rigby×2 | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | As 'wearing the face', 'wiping the dirt' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 21 | Yellow Submarine×3 | 1966 | Revolver | Ringo | As 'found the sea', 'cut the cable', 'drop the cable' in verse 2; bridge |
| 22 | Got to Get You into My Life | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | As 'know the way' in verse 3 |
| 23 | Good Day Sunshine×2 | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | As 'walk the sun', 'touch the ground' in verse 2 |
| 24 | Tomorrow Never Knows×2 | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'see the meaning', 'play the game' in verses 1 & 2 |
| 25 | Penny Lane | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | As 'see the banker' in verse 5 |
| 26 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John, George | As 'enjoyed the show' in verse 1 |
| 27 | Good Morning Good Morning×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | As 'meet the wife', 'know the time' in verse 4; bridge 2 |
| 28 | She's Leaving Home×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John | As 'leaving the note', 'keep the appointment' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 29 | When I'm Sixty-Four×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'lock the door', 'say the word' in verse 1; bridge 1 |
| 30 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band×4 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'taught the band', 'enjoy the show', 'let the evening', 'stop the show' in verses 1 & 2; chorus |
| 31 | A Day in the Life×4 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | As 'made the grade', 'won the war', 'read the book', 'made the bus' in verses 1 & 3; bridge |
| 32 | Fixing a Hole×3 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'filling the cracks', 'see the people', 'taking the time' in verses 1 & 3; chorus 1 |
| 33 | Within You Without You×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | George | As 'save the world', 'gain the world' in verses 2 & 3 |
| 34 | Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | As 'challenge the world', 'topping the bill' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 35 | Lovely Rita | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'got the bill' in verse 2 |
| 36 | All You Need Is Love | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | As 'play the game' in verse 1 |
| 37 | The Fool on the Hill×2 | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | As 'sees the sun', 'see the world' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 38 | Lady Madonna×3 | 1968 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'finds the money', 'pay the rent', 'feed the rest' in verses 1 & 2 |
| 39 | Hey Jude×2 | 1968 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'feel the pain', 'carry the world' in bridge 1 |
| 40 | Revolution×3 | 1968 | Past Masters | John | As 'change the world', 'see the plan', 'change the constitution' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 41 | Don't Pass Me By×2 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | As 'hear the clock', 'see the hands' in verse 2 |
| 42 | Back in the U.S.S.R.×2 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'knew the place', 'leave the west' in verse 2; choruses 1 & 2 |
| 43 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'jumped the gun' in verse 3 |
| 44 | Sexy Sadie | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'broke the rules' in verse 2 |
| 45 | Revolution 1×3 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'change the world', 'see the plan', 'change the constitution' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 46 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | As 'see the love' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 47 | Glass Onion | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'know the place' in verse 1 |
| 48 | Rocky Raccoon | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'stealing the girl' in chorus 1 |
| 49 | The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'between the eyes' in verse 2 |
| 50 | Yer Blues | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'know the reason' in refrains 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; outro |
| 51 | Only a Northern Song | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | As 'think the band' in verse 2 |
| 52 | All Together Now | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | Paul, John | As 'sail the ship' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 53 | Get Back | 1969 | Let It Be | Paul | As 'passed the audition' in outro |
| 54 | The Ballad of John and Yoko | 1969 | Past Masters | John | As 'made the plane' in verse 2 |
| 55 | Sun King | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | As 'come the sun' in choruses 1 & 2 |
| 56 | Maxwell's Silver Hammer | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | As 'plays the fool' in verse 2 |
| 57 | Here Comes the Sun | 1969 | Abbey Road | George | As 'comes the sun' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 58 | She Came in Through the Bathroom Window×2 | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | As 'knew the answer', 'quit the police' in verse 2 |
| 59 | Dig a Pony | 1970 | Let It Be | John | As 'feel the wind' in verse 3 |
| 60 | The Long and Winding Road | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | As 'know the way' in verse 2 |
| 61 | I've Got a Feeling | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul, John | As 'miss the train' in verse 2 |
| 62 | One After 909×2 | 1970 | Let It Be | John, Paul | As 'got the wrong', 'got the number' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 63 | Free as a Bird | 1995 | Reunion singles | John, Paul, George | As 'lose the touch' in bridge 1 |
As 'understand the reason' in verse 2
As 'show the way' in verse 2
As 'say the words' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'tell the world' in verse 2
As 'mind the pain' in verse 3
As 'want the kind' in verses 3 & 4
As 'stand the pain' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'forgive the lies' in bridge
As 'follow the sun' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; refrain
As 'sees the mistake' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'forget the time' in verses 1 & 4
As 'got the nerve' in verse 2
As 'feel the way' in choruses 1 & 2
As 'learned the game' in verse 1
As 'promises the earth' in verse 2
As 'lost the time' in verse 1
As 'forget the tears' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'run the risk' in verse 1
As 'say the word', 'heard the word', 'spread the word', 'give the word' in choruses 1, 2 & 3; bridge; outro
As 'wearing the face', 'wiping the dirt' in verses 1 & 3
As 'found the sea', 'cut the cable', 'drop the cable' in verse 2; bridge
As 'know the way' in verse 3
As 'walk the sun', 'touch the ground' in verse 2
As 'see the meaning', 'play the game' in verses 1 & 2
As 'see the banker' in verse 5
As 'enjoyed the show' in verse 1
As 'meet the wife', 'know the time' in verse 4; bridge 2
As 'leaving the note', 'keep the appointment' in verses 1 & 3
As 'lock the door', 'say the word' in verse 1; bridge 1
As 'taught the band', 'enjoy the show', 'let the evening', 'stop the show' in verses 1 & 2; chorus
As 'made the grade', 'won the war', 'read the book', 'made the bus' in verses 1 & 3; bridge
As 'filling the cracks', 'see the people', 'taking the time' in verses 1 & 3; chorus 1
As 'save the world', 'gain the world' in verses 2 & 3
As 'challenge the world', 'topping the bill' in verses 1 & 3
As 'got the bill' in verse 2
As 'play the game' in verse 1
As 'sees the sun', 'see the world' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'finds the money', 'pay the rent', 'feed the rest' in verses 1 & 2
As 'feel the pain', 'carry the world' in bridge 1
As 'change the world', 'see the plan', 'change the constitution' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'hear the clock', 'see the hands' in verse 2
As 'knew the place', 'leave the west' in verse 2; choruses 1 & 2
As 'jumped the gun' in verse 3
As 'broke the rules' in verse 2
As 'change the world', 'see the plan', 'change the constitution' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'see the love' in verses 1 & 3
As 'know the place' in verse 1
As 'stealing the girl' in chorus 1
As 'between the eyes' in verse 2
As 'know the reason' in refrains 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; outro
As 'think the band' in verse 2
As 'sail the ship' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'passed the audition' in outro
As 'made the plane' in verse 2
As 'come the sun' in choruses 1 & 2
As 'plays the fool' in verse 2
As 'comes the sun' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'knew the answer', 'quit the police' in verse 2
As 'feel the wind' in verse 3
As 'know the way' in verse 2
As 'miss the train' in verse 2
As 'got the wrong', 'got the number' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'lose the touch' in bridge 1
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