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Lyric template recurring across Beatles songs.

75
songs
40% of catalog
See alsoRecurring words:want toRecurring words:tryCultural impact:Ivor Novello awardRecurring words:to stayRecurring words:try toRecurring words:have toRecurring words:don't want toRecurring words:i want to
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Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early17 · 23%
Mid-period35 · 47%
Late23 · 31%

By Album

Past Masters12
The Beatles (The White Album)11
A Hard Day's Night9
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band9
Help!6
Rubber Soul6
Revolver6
Magical Mystery Tour5
Please Please Me3
Abbey Road3
With The Beatles2
Yellow Submarine2
Let It Be2
Reunion singles1

Songs(75 of 85)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1Ask Me Why×21963Please Please MeJohnAs 'want to know', 'goes to show' in verses 1 & 3
2Please Please Me1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulAs 'want to sound' in bridge
3Do You Want to Know a Secret×21963Please Please MeGeorgeAs 'want to know', 'long to hear' in verses 1, 2 & 3
4From Me to You×21963Past MastersJohn, PaulAs 'long to hold', 'long to kiss' in bridges 1 & 2
5Hold Me Tight1963With The BeatlesPaulAs 'means to hold' in bridges 1 & 2
6All I've Got to Do×31963With The BeatlesJohnAs 'want to kiss', 'long to hear', 'got to call' in verses 2 & 3; bridges 1 & 2
7I Want to Hold Your Hand1963Past MastersJohn, PaulAs 'want to hold' in verse 3
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8Can't Buy Me Love1964A Hard Day's NightPaulAs 'got to give' in verse 2
9You Can't Do That×21964A Hard Day's NightJohnAs 'going to let', 'want to stay' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
10I'll Cry Instead×21964A Hard Day's NightJohnAs 'try to make', 'start to stare' in verse 2; bridges 1 & 2
11I Should Have Known Better1964A Hard Day's NightJohnAs 'got to give' in verse 3
12Things We Said Today1964A Hard Day's NightPaulAs 'love to hear' in bridges 1 & 2
13I'm Happy Just to Dance with You×41964A Hard Day's NightGeorgeAs 'want to kiss', 'need to hug', 'want to dance', 'tries to take' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
14I'll Be Back×31964A Hard Day's NightJohnAs 'try to show', 'trying to pretend', 'hate to leave' in verses 2 & 3; bridge 3
15Any Time at All1964A Hard Day's NightJohnAs 'try to make' in verse 2
16If I Fell1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, PaulAs 'love to love' in verses 3 & 4
17She's a Woman1964Past MastersPaulAs 'hates to see' in verse 2
18Ticket to Ride1965Help!JohnAs 'gets to saying' in bridges 1 & 2
19Help!1965Help!JohnAs 'seems to vanish' in verse 2
20Yesterday1965Help!PaulAs 'place to hide' in verses 3 & 4
21You've Got to Hide Your Love Away1965Help!JohnAs 'got to hide' in choruses 1 & 2
22Another Girl1965Help!PaulAs 'want to say' in verses 3 & 4
23Tell Me What You See×21965Help!John, PaulAs 'try to see', 'trying to get' in verses 3 & 4
24Michelle×21965Rubber SoulPaulAs 'want to say', 'need to make' in bridges 1 & 2
25Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)1965Rubber SoulJohnAs 'started to laugh' in bridge 2
26Girl×31965Rubber SoulJohnAs 'going to listen', 'came to stay', 'start to cry' in verses 1 & 2
27What Goes On1965Rubber SoulRingoAs 'mean to break' in verse 3
28You Won't See Me×21965Rubber SoulPaulAs 'want to hide', 'want to stay' in verse 2
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29We Can Work It Out1965Past MastersPaul, JohnAs 'try to see' in verses 1, 3 & 4
30Day Tripper1965Past MastersJohn, PaulAs 'tried to please' in verse 3
31Nowhere Man1965Rubber SoulJohnAs 'wants to see' in verse 3
32Rain1966Past MastersJohnAs 'starts to rain' in verse 3
33Got to Get You into My Life×21966RevolverPaulAs 'got to get', 'want to stay' in verse 3; choruses 3 & 5
34Yellow Submarine1966RevolverRingoAs 'begins to play' in verse 3
35I Want to Tell You×41966RevolverGeorgeAs 'want to tell', 'seem to slip', 'begin to drag', 'seem to act' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; chorus 1
36I'm Only Sleeping1966RevolverJohnAs 'seems to think' in verse 2
37Good Day Sunshine1966RevolverPaulAs 'need to laugh' in verse 1
38Taxman×21966RevolverGeorgeAs 'try to sit', 'want to pay' in verse 3; bridge
39Penny Lane1967Magical Mystery TourPaulAs 'likes to keep' in verse 3
40When I'm Sixty-Four1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulAs 'mean to say' in verse 3
41Lovely Rita×21967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulAs 'tried to win', 'like to see' in verse 2
42Good Morning Good Morning×41967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohnAs 'going to work', 'start to smile', 'decide to take', 'needs to know' in verses 2, 3 & 4
43She's Leaving Home×21967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul, JohnAs 'lives to get', 'waiting to keep' in verse 3; chorus 2
44Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul, John, GeorgeAs 'like to thank' in verse 2
45Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohnAs 'waiting to take' in pre-chorus 2
46A Day in the Life×21967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohn, PaulAs 'love to turn', 'takes to fill' in verses 3 & 4
47Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band×61967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulAs 'guaranteed to raise', 'like to take', 'love to take', 'want to stop', 'like to know', 'going to sing' in verses 1 & 2; bridge
48Getting Better1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulAs 'got to admit' in choruses 1, 2 & 4
49Baby, You're a Rich Man1967Magical Mystery TourJohnAs 'going to play' in verse 3
50Magical Mystery Tour×41967Magical Mystery TourPaulAs 'waiting to take', 'hoping to take', 'coming to take', 'dying to take' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
51Blue Jay Way1967Magical Mystery TourGeorgeAs 'goes to show' in verse 2
52The Fool on the Hill×41967Magical Mystery TourPaulAs 'wants to know', 'appears to make', 'seems to notice', 'seems to like' in verses 1, 2 & 3
53Lady Madonna×31968Past MastersPaulAs 'manage to make', 'learned to tie', 'manage to feed' in verses 1, 2 & 4; bridge 1
54Revolution1968Past MastersJohnAs 'love to see' in verse 2
55Hey Jude×31968Past MastersPaulAs 'remember to let', 'start to make', 'begin to make' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
56Don't Pass Me By×21968The Beatles (The White Album)RingoAs 'hate to see', 'waiting to hear' in verse 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3
57Blackbird×21968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulAs 'learn to fly', 'learn to see' in verses 1, 2 & 3
58Revolution 1×21968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAs 'love to see', 'love to change' in verses 2 & 3
59Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulAs 'begins to sing' in verse 2
60Cry Baby Cry1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAs 'came to play' in verse 2
61Good Night1968The Beatles (The White Album)RingoAs 'begins to shine' in verse 2
62Savoy Truffle×21968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeAs 'going to know', 'going to fill' in bridge 1
63Revolution 9×21968The Beatles (The White Album)–As 'intended to pay', 'seemed to bumped' in verses 1 & 5
64Rocky Raccoon1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulAs 'proceeded to lie' in verse 3
65Yer Blues1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAs 'want to die' in refrains 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
66Glass Onion1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAs 'trying to make' in refrains 2 & 3
67Hey Bulldog1969Yellow SubmarineJohnAs 'like to listen' in verse 2
68Get Back1969Let It BePaulAs 'like to say' in outro
69Old Brown Shoe1969Past MastersGeorgeAs 'try to drag' in verse 2
70The Ballad of John and Yoko×21969Past MastersJohnAs 'trying to get', 'called to say' in verses 1, 2 & 3
71Maxwell's Silver Hammer1969Abbey RoadPaulAs 'wishing to avoid' in verse 2
72Mean Mr. Mustard1969Abbey RoadJohnAs 'trying to save' in verse 1
73Something1969Abbey RoadGeorgeAs 'want to leave' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
74I've Got a Feeling1970Let It BePaul, JohnAs 'hate to miss' in verse 2
75Free as a Bird1995Reunion singlesJohn, Paul, GeorgeAs 'seemed to mean' in bridge 1

Ask Me Why×2

1963·Please Please Me·John

As 'want to know', 'goes to show' in verses 1 & 3

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

As 'want to sound' in bridge

Do You Want to Know a Secret×2

1963·Please Please Me·George

As 'want to know', 'long to hear' in verses 1, 2 & 3

From Me to You×2

1963·Past Masters·John

As 'long to hold', 'long to kiss' in bridges 1 & 2

Hold Me Tight

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

As 'means to hold' in bridges 1 & 2

All I've Got to Do×3

1963·With The Beatles·John

As 'want to kiss', 'long to hear', 'got to call' in verses 2 & 3; bridges 1 & 2

I Want to Hold Your Hand

1963·Past Masters·John

As 'want to hold' in verse 3

Can't Buy Me Love

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

As 'got to give' in verse 2

You Can't Do That×2

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

As 'going to let', 'want to stay' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4

I'll Cry Instead×2

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

As 'try to make', 'start to stare' in verse 2; bridges 1 & 2

I Should Have Known Better

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

As 'got to give' in verse 3

Things We Said Today

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

As 'love to hear' in bridges 1 & 2

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You×4

1964·A Hard Day's Night·George

As 'want to kiss', 'need to hug', 'want to dance', 'tries to take' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4

I'll Be Back×3

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

As 'try to show', 'trying to pretend', 'hate to leave' in verses 2 & 3; bridge 3

Any Time at All

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

As 'try to make' in verse 2

If I Fell

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

As 'love to love' in verses 3 & 4

She's a Woman

1964·Past Masters·Paul

As 'hates to see' in verse 2

Ticket to Ride

1965·Help!·John

As 'gets to saying' in bridges 1 & 2

Help!

1965·Help!·John

As 'seems to vanish' in verse 2

Yesterday

1965·Help!·Paul

As 'place to hide' in verses 3 & 4

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

1965·Help!·John

As 'got to hide' in choruses 1 & 2

Another Girl

1965·Help!·Paul

As 'want to say' in verses 3 & 4

Tell Me What You See×2

1965·Help!·John

As 'try to see', 'trying to get' in verses 3 & 4

Michelle×2

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

As 'want to say', 'need to make' in bridges 1 & 2

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

1965·Rubber Soul·John

As 'started to laugh' in bridge 2

Girl×3

1965·Rubber Soul·John

As 'going to listen', 'came to stay', 'start to cry' in verses 1 & 2

What Goes On

1965·Rubber Soul·Ringo

As 'mean to break' in verse 3

You Won't See Me×2

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

As 'want to hide', 'want to stay' in verse 2

We Can Work It Out

1965·Past Masters·Paul

As 'try to see' in verses 1, 3 & 4

Day Tripper

1965·Past Masters·John

As 'tried to please' in verse 3

Nowhere Man

1965·Rubber Soul·John

As 'wants to see' in verse 3

Rain

1966·Past Masters·John

As 'starts to rain' in verse 3

Got to Get You into My Life×2

1966·Revolver·Paul

As 'got to get', 'want to stay' in verse 3; choruses 3 & 5

Yellow Submarine

1966·Revolver·Ringo

As 'begins to play' in verse 3

I Want to Tell You×4

1966·Revolver·George

As 'want to tell', 'seem to slip', 'begin to drag', 'seem to act' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; chorus 1

I'm Only Sleeping

1966·Revolver·John

As 'seems to think' in verse 2

Good Day Sunshine

1966·Revolver·Paul

As 'need to laugh' in verse 1

Taxman×2

1966·Revolver·George

As 'try to sit', 'want to pay' in verse 3; bridge

Penny Lane

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

As 'likes to keep' in verse 3

When I'm Sixty-Four

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

As 'mean to say' in verse 3

Lovely Rita×2

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

As 'tried to win', 'like to see' in verse 2

Good Morning Good Morning×4

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

As 'going to work', 'start to smile', 'decide to take', 'needs to know' in verses 2, 3 & 4

She's Leaving Home×2

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

As 'lives to get', 'waiting to keep' in verse 3; chorus 2

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

As 'like to thank' in verse 2

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

As 'waiting to take' in pre-chorus 2

A Day in the Life×2

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

As 'love to turn', 'takes to fill' in verses 3 & 4

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band×6

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

As 'guaranteed to raise', 'like to take', 'love to take', 'want to stop', 'like to know', 'going to sing' in verses 1 & 2; bridge

Getting Better

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

As 'got to admit' in choruses 1, 2 & 4

Baby, You're a Rich Man

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

As 'going to play' in verse 3

Magical Mystery Tour×4

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

As 'waiting to take', 'hoping to take', 'coming to take', 'dying to take' in choruses 1, 2 & 3

Blue Jay Way

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·George

As 'goes to show' in verse 2

The Fool on the Hill×4

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

As 'wants to know', 'appears to make', 'seems to notice', 'seems to like' in verses 1, 2 & 3

Lady Madonna×3

1968·Past Masters·Paul

As 'manage to make', 'learned to tie', 'manage to feed' in verses 1, 2 & 4; bridge 1

Revolution

1968·Past Masters·John

As 'love to see' in verse 2

Hey Jude×3

1968·Past Masters·Paul

As 'remember to let', 'start to make', 'begin to make' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4

Don't Pass Me By×2

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

As 'hate to see', 'waiting to hear' in verse 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3

Blackbird×2

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

As 'learn to fly', 'learn to see' in verses 1, 2 & 3

Revolution 1×2

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

As 'love to see', 'love to change' in verses 2 & 3

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

As 'begins to sing' in verse 2

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

As 'came to play' in verse 2

Good Night

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

As 'begins to shine' in verse 2

Savoy Truffle×2

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

As 'going to know', 'going to fill' in bridge 1

Revolution 9×2

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)

As 'intended to pay', 'seemed to bumped' in verses 1 & 5

Rocky Raccoon

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

As 'proceeded to lie' in verse 3

Yer Blues

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

As 'want to die' in refrains 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

Glass Onion

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

As 'trying to make' in refrains 2 & 3

Hey Bulldog

1969·Yellow Submarine·John

As 'like to listen' in verse 2

Get Back

1969·Let It Be·Paul

As 'like to say' in outro

Old Brown Shoe

1969·Past Masters·George

As 'try to drag' in verse 2

The Ballad of John and Yoko×2

1969·Past Masters·John

As 'trying to get', 'called to say' in verses 1, 2 & 3

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

As 'wishing to avoid' in verse 2

Mean Mr. Mustard

1969·Abbey Road·John

As 'trying to save' in verse 1

Something

1969·Abbey Road·George

As 'want to leave' in choruses 1, 2 & 3

I've Got a Feeling

1970·Let It Be·Paul

As 'hate to miss' in verse 2

Free as a Bird

1995·Reunion singles·John

As 'seemed to mean' in bridge 1

Updated 2026-09-02

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