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 'love to' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 2 | Please Please Me | 1963 | Please Please Me | John, Paul | As 'want to' in bridge |
| 3 | Ask Me Why×3 | 1963 | Please Please Me | John | As 'want to', 'goes to', 'happened to' in verses 1 & 3; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 4 | Do You Want to Know a Secret×2 | 1963 | Please Please Me | George | As 'want to', 'long to' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 5 | From Me to You | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'long to' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 6 | All I've Got to Do×3 | 1963 | With The Beatles | John | As 'got to', 'want to', 'long to' in verses 1, 2 & 3; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 7 | Don't Bother Me | 1963 | With The Beatles | George | As 'talk to' in verse 1 |
| 8 | All My Loving | 1963 | With The Beatles | Paul | As 'send to' in choruses 1 & 2; outro |
| 9 | It Won't Be Long | 1963 | With The Beatles | John | As 'belong to' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 10 | Hold Me Tight×2 | 1963 | With The Beatles | Paul | As 'love to', 'means to' in verses 2 & 4; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 11 | I Want to Hold Your Hand×2 | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'say to', 'want to' in verses 2 & 3 |
| 12 | Can't Buy Me Love×2 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | As 'got to', 'give to' in verse 2 |
| 13 | You Can't Do That×4 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'talking to', 'going to', 'listen to', 'want to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 14 | Tell Me Why×2 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'lied to', 'listen to' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridge |
| 15 | I Should Have Known Better×2 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'happen to', 'got to' in verses 2, 3 & 4 |
| 16 | Things We Said Today | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | As 'love to' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 17 | And I Love Her | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | As 'brings to' in verse 2 |
| 18 | I'll Be Back×3 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'try to', 'trying to', 'hate to' in verses 2 & 3; bridge 3 |
| 19 | A Hard Day's Night | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | As 'seems to' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 20 | Any Time at All×2 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'try to', 'come to' in verse 2 |
| 21 | If I Fell×2 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | As 'promise to', 'love to' in intro; verses 3 & 4 |
| 22 | I'll Cry Instead×3 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'talk to', 'try to', 'start to' in verse 2; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 23 | I'm Happy Just to Dance with You×3 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | George | As 'want to', 'need to', 'tries to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 24 | She's a Woman | 1964 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'hates to' in verse 2 |
| 25 | I Don't Want to Spoil the Party | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | As 'want to' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 26 | I'm a Loser | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | As 'appear to' in intro; choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 27 | No Reply×2 | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | As 'came to', 'tried to' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 28 | Ticket to Ride×2 | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'gets to', 'going to' in verse 3; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 29 | I'm Down | 1965 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'hands to' in verse 3 |
| 30 | Help! | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'seems to' in verse 2 |
| 31 | You've Got to Hide Your Love Away×3 | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'face to', 'got to', 'say to' in verses 1 & 2; choruses 1 & 2 |
| 32 | Tell Me What You See×5 | 1965 | Help! | John, Paul | As 'prove to', 'listen to', 'try to', 'trying to', 'get to' in verses 1, 3 & 4 |
| 33 | Another Girl | 1965 | Help! | Paul | As 'want to' in verses 3 & 4 |
| 34 | I Need You | 1965 | Help! | George | As 'mean to' in verses 3 & 4 |
| 35 | Yesterday | 1965 | Help! | Paul | As 'place to' in verses 3 & 4 |
| 36 | Think for Yourself×2 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | George | As 'want to', 'going to' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 37 | Drive My Car | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul, John | As 'wanted to' in verse 1 |
| 38 | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | As 'started to' in bridge 2 |
| 39 | Nowhere Man×2 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | As 'going to', 'wants to' in verses 2, 3 & 4 |
| 40 | What Goes On | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Ringo | As 'mean to' in verse 3 |
| 41 | We Can Work It Out | 1965 | Past Masters | Paul, John | As 'try to' in verses 1, 3 & 4 |
| 42 | Girl×6 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | As 'going to', 'listen to', 'came to', 'turn to', 'start to', 'lead to' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 43 | Day Tripper | 1965 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'tried to' in verse 3 |
| 44 | Michelle×4 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | As 'want to', 'need to', 'mean to', 'get to' in bridges 1, 2 & 3 |
| 45 | You Won't See Me×2 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | As 'want to', 'refuse to' in verse 2; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 46 | Rain | 1966 | Past Masters | John | As 'starts to' in verse 3 |
| 47 | Paperback Writer×2 | 1966 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'want to', 'wants to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 48 | Taxman×2 | 1966 | Revolver | George | As 'try to', 'want to' in verse 3; bridge |
| 49 | Yellow Submarine×2 | 1966 | Revolver | Ringo | As 'sailed to', 'begins to' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 50 | Tomorrow Never Knows×2 | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'surrender to', 'listen to' in verses 1 & 2 |
| 51 | Good Day Sunshine | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | As 'need to' in verse 1 |
| 52 | She Said She Said | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'like to' in verse 1; outro |
| 53 | Got to Get You into My Life×3 | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | As 'meant to', 'got to', 'want to' in verse 3; choruses 2, 3 & 5 |
| 54 | I Want to Tell You×3 | 1966 | Revolver | George | As 'want to', 'seem to', 'begin to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; chorus 1 |
| 55 | Love You To | 1966 | Revolver | George | As 'love to' in chorus 4 |
| 56 | And Your Bird Can Sing | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'start to' in chorus 1 |
| 57 | I'm Only Sleeping | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'seems to' in verse 2 |
| 58 | Here, There and Everywhere | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | As 'love to' in intro |
| 59 | Strawberry Fields Forever | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | As 'going to' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 60 | Penny Lane | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | As 'likes to' in verse 3 |
| 61 | When I'm Sixty-Four | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'mean to' in verse 3 |
| 62 | Lovely Rita×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'tried to', 'like to' in verse 2 |
| 63 | Getting Better | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'got to' in choruses 1, 2 & 4 |
| 64 | Within You Without You | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | George | As 'try to' in chorus 1 |
| 65 | A Day in the Life×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | As 'love to', 'takes to' in verses 3 & 4 |
| 66 | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | As 'waiting to' in pre-chorus 2 |
| 67 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band×6 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'guaranteed to', 'introduce to', 'like to', 'love to', 'want to', 'going to' in verses 1 & 2; bridge |
| 68 | She's Leaving Home×3 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John | As 'cries to', 'lives to', 'waiting to' in verses 2 & 3; chorus 2 |
| 69 | Good Morning Good Morning×5 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | As 'going to', 'want to', 'start to', 'decide to', 'needs to' in verses 2, 3 & 4 |
| 70 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John, George | As 'like to' in verse 2 |
| 71 | All You Need Is Love | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | As 'meant to' in verse 3 |
| 72 | Baby, You're a Rich Man×4 | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | As 'feel to', 'want to', 'tuned to', 'going to' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 73 | I Am the Walrus | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | As 'tame to' in chorus 3 |
| 74 | Your Mother Should Know | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | As 'dance to' in verses 1 & 2 |
| 75 | Blue Jay Way×2 | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | George | As 'goes to', 'like to' in verses 2 & 3 |
| 76 | The Fool on the Hill×4 | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | As 'wants to', 'appears to', 'seems to', 'listens to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 77 | Magical Mystery Tour×4 | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | As 'waiting to', 'hoping to', 'coming to', 'dying to' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 78 | Lady Madonna×3 | 1968 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'manage to', 'learned to', 'listen to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridge 1 |
| 79 | Revolution | 1968 | Past Masters | John | As 'love to' in verse 2 |
| 80 | Hey Jude×5 | 1968 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'remember to', 'start to', 'made to', 'begin to', 'listen to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; outro |
| 81 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da×2 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'says to', 'begins to' in verses 1 & 2 |
| 82 | Mother Nature's Son | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'listen to' in verse 2 |
| 83 | Savoy Truffle | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | As 'going to' in bridge 1 |
| 84 | Glass Onion×2 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'trying to', 'listen to' in verse 3; refrains 2 & 3 |
| 85 | Revolution 1 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'love to' in verses 2 & 3 |
| 86 | Cry Baby Cry | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'came to' in verse 2 |
| 87 | Good Night | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | As 'begins to' in verse 2 |
| 88 | Blackbird | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'learn to' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 89 | Back in the U.S.S.R. | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'get to' in verse 1 |
| 90 | Revolution 9×3 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | – | As 'intended to', 'reported to', 'seemed to' in verses 1 & 5 |
| 91 | Rocky Raccoon | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'proceeded to' in verse 3 |
| 92 | Helter Skelter | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'get to' in intro; bridge |
| 93 | Yer Blues | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'want to' in refrains 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 |
| 94 | Don't Pass Me By×2 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | As 'hate to', 'waiting to' in verse 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 95 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'donated to' in verse 1 |
| 96 | Martha My Dear | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'meant to' in chorus 2 |
| 97 | Only a Northern Song | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | As 'listening to' in verse 1 |
| 98 | Hey Bulldog×3 | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | John | As 'like to', 'listen to', 'talk to' in verse 2; choruses 1 & 2 |
| 99 | It's All Too Much | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | As 'like to' in verse 2 |
| 100 | Get Back | 1969 | Let It Be | Paul | As 'like to' in outro |
| 101 | Old Brown Shoe×2 | 1969 | Past Masters | George | As 'try to', 'appear to' in verse 2; bridge 2 |
| 102 | The Ballad of John and Yoko×6 | 1969 | Past Masters | John | As 'trying to', 'get to', 'got to', 'called to', 'trip to', 'gone to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 103 | Maxwell's Silver Hammer | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | As 'wishing to' in verse 2 |
| 104 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | As 'trying to' in verse 1 |
| 105 | Octopus's Garden | 1969 | Abbey Road | Ringo | As 'like to' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 106 | Polythene Pam | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | As 'dressed to' in verse 2 |
| 107 | Something | 1969 | Abbey Road | George | As 'want to' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 108 | Here Comes the Sun | 1969 | Abbey Road | George | As 'returning to' in verse 2 |
| 109 | She Came in Through the Bathroom Window×2 | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | As 'listen to', 'phone to' in intro; choruses 1 & 2 |
| 110 | Come Together | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | As 'got to' in verses 1, 2 & 4 |
| 111 | You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) | 1970 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'welcome to' in interlude 1 |
| 112 | Let It Be | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | As 'comes to' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 113 | One After 909 | 1970 | Let It Be | John, Paul | As 'run to' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 114 | I've Got a Feeling | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul, John | As 'hate to' in verse 2 |
| 115 | Dig It | 1970 | Let It Be | John | As 'like to' in spoken |
| 116 | The Long and Winding Road | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | As 'leads to' in verse 1 |
| 117 | Dig a Pony | 1970 | Let It Be | John | As 'got to' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 118 | Free as a Bird×2 | 1995 | Reunion singles | John, Paul, George | As 'happened to', 'seemed to' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 119 | Real Love | 1996 | Reunion singles | John | As 'need to' in pre-choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 120 | Now and Then | 2023 | Reunion singles | John | As 'return to' in chorus 1 |
As 'love to' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'want to' in bridge
As 'want to', 'goes to', 'happened to' in verses 1 & 3; bridges 1 & 2
As 'want to', 'long to' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'long to' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'got to', 'want to', 'long to' in verses 1, 2 & 3; bridges 1 & 2
As 'talk to' in verse 1
As 'send to' in choruses 1 & 2; outro
As 'belong to' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'love to', 'means to' in verses 2 & 4; bridges 1 & 2
As 'say to', 'want to' in verses 2 & 3
As 'got to', 'give to' in verse 2
As 'talking to', 'going to', 'listen to', 'want to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'lied to', 'listen to' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridge
As 'happen to', 'got to' in verses 2, 3 & 4
As 'love to' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'brings to' in verse 2
As 'try to', 'trying to', 'hate to' in verses 2 & 3; bridge 3
As 'seems to' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'try to', 'come to' in verse 2
As 'promise to', 'love to' in intro; verses 3 & 4
As 'talk to', 'try to', 'start to' in verse 2; bridges 1 & 2
As 'want to', 'need to', 'tries to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'hates to' in verse 2
As 'want to' in verses 1 & 3
As 'appear to' in intro; choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'came to', 'tried to' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'gets to', 'going to' in verse 3; bridges 1 & 2
As 'hands to' in verse 3
As 'seems to' in verse 2
As 'face to', 'got to', 'say to' in verses 1 & 2; choruses 1 & 2
As 'prove to', 'listen to', 'try to', 'trying to', 'get to' in verses 1, 3 & 4
As 'want to' in verses 3 & 4
As 'mean to' in verses 3 & 4
As 'place to' in verses 3 & 4
As 'want to', 'going to' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'wanted to' in verse 1
As 'started to' in bridge 2
As 'going to', 'wants to' in verses 2, 3 & 4
As 'mean to' in verse 3
As 'try to' in verses 1, 3 & 4
As 'going to', 'listen to', 'came to', 'turn to', 'start to', 'lead to' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'tried to' in verse 3
As 'want to', 'need to', 'mean to', 'get to' in bridges 1, 2 & 3
As 'want to', 'refuse to' in verse 2; bridges 1 & 2
As 'starts to' in verse 3
As 'want to', 'wants to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'try to', 'want to' in verse 3; bridge
As 'sailed to', 'begins to' in verses 1 & 3
As 'surrender to', 'listen to' in verses 1 & 2
As 'need to' in verse 1
As 'like to' in verse 1; outro
As 'meant to', 'got to', 'want to' in verse 3; choruses 2, 3 & 5
As 'want to', 'seem to', 'begin to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; chorus 1
As 'love to' in chorus 4
As 'start to' in chorus 1
As 'seems to' in verse 2
As 'love to' in intro
As 'going to' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'likes to' in verse 3
As 'mean to' in verse 3
As 'tried to', 'like to' in verse 2
As 'got to' in choruses 1, 2 & 4
As 'try to' in chorus 1
As 'love to', 'takes to' in verses 3 & 4
As 'waiting to' in pre-chorus 2
As 'guaranteed to', 'introduce to', 'like to', 'love to', 'want to', 'going to' in verses 1 & 2; bridge
As 'cries to', 'lives to', 'waiting to' in verses 2 & 3; chorus 2
As 'going to', 'want to', 'start to', 'decide to', 'needs to' in verses 2, 3 & 4
As 'like to' in verse 2
As 'meant to' in verse 3
As 'feel to', 'want to', 'tuned to', 'going to' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'tame to' in chorus 3
As 'dance to' in verses 1 & 2
As 'goes to', 'like to' in verses 2 & 3
As 'wants to', 'appears to', 'seems to', 'listens to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'waiting to', 'hoping to', 'coming to', 'dying to' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'manage to', 'learned to', 'listen to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridge 1
As 'love to' in verse 2
As 'remember to', 'start to', 'made to', 'begin to', 'listen to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; outro
As 'says to', 'begins to' in verses 1 & 2
As 'listen to' in verse 2
As 'going to' in bridge 1
As 'trying to', 'listen to' in verse 3; refrains 2 & 3
As 'love to' in verses 2 & 3
As 'came to' in verse 2
As 'begins to' in verse 2
As 'learn to' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'get to' in verse 1
As 'intended to', 'reported to', 'seemed to' in verses 1 & 5
As 'proceeded to' in verse 3
As 'get to' in intro; bridge
As 'want to' in refrains 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
As 'hate to', 'waiting to' in verse 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'donated to' in verse 1
As 'meant to' in chorus 2
As 'listening to' in verse 1
As 'like to', 'listen to', 'talk to' in verse 2; choruses 1 & 2
As 'like to' in verse 2
As 'like to' in outro
As 'try to', 'appear to' in verse 2; bridge 2
As 'trying to', 'get to', 'got to', 'called to', 'trip to', 'gone to' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'wishing to' in verse 2
As 'trying to' in verse 1
As 'like to' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'dressed to' in verse 2
As 'want to' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'returning to' in verse 2
As 'listen to', 'phone to' in intro; choruses 1 & 2
As 'got to' in verses 1, 2 & 4
As 'welcome to' in interlude 1
As 'comes to' in verses 1 & 3
As 'run to' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'hate to' in verse 2
As 'like to' in spoken
As 'leads to' in verse 1
As 'got to' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'happened to', 'seemed to' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'need to' in pre-choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'return to' in chorus 1
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