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×2 | 1962 | Please Please Me | Paul | As 'love you', 'want you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; chorus 3; outro |
| 2 | Love Me Do×2 | 1962 | Please Please Me | Paul, John | As 'love you', 'like you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridge |
| 3 | Ask Me Why | 1963 | Please Please Me | John | As 'love you' in verses 1 & 3; refrains 1, 2 & 3 |
| 4 | Please Please Me×2 | 1963 | Please Please Me | John, Paul | As 'know you', 'please you' in verses 1 & 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3; outro |
| 5 | Do You Want to Know a Secret | 1963 | Please Please Me | George | As 'love you' in intro |
| 6 | Thank You Girl | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'thank you' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridge |
| 7 | From Me to You×3 | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'hold you', 'keep you', 'kiss you' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 8 | She Loves You×4 | 1963 | Past Masters | Paul, John | As 'loves you', 'know you', 'said you', 'hurt you' in verses 2 & 3; choruses 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; refrains 1, 2 & 3 |
| 9 | I'll Get You×4 | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'get you', 'need you', 'telling you', 'make you' in verse 2; choruses 1, 2 & 3; bridge |
| 10 | Little Child | 1963 | With The Beatles | John, Paul | As 'make you' in bridge 1 |
| 11 | Hold Me Tight×2 | 1963 | With The Beatles | Paul | As 'loving you', 'hold you' in verses 2 & 4; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 12 | Don't Bother Me | 1963 | With The Beatles | George | As 'let you' in verses 3 & 4 |
| 13 | All I've Got to Do×3 | 1963 | With The Beatles | John | As 'want you', 'call you', 'kiss you' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 14 | All My Loving×2 | 1963 | With The Beatles | Paul | As 'kiss you', 'miss you' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 15 | Not a Second Time | 1963 | With The Beatles | John | As 'know you' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 16 | I Wanna Be Your Man | 1963 | With The Beatles | Ringo | As 'love you' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 17 | I Want to Hold Your Hand×2 | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'tell you', 'touch you' in verse 1; choruses 1 & 2 |
| 18 | This Boy×5 | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul, George | As 'wants you', 'want you', 'love you', 'seen you', 'gets you' in verses 1, 2 & 3; bridge |
| 19 | Can't Buy Me Love×5 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | As 'buy you', 'makes you', 'get you', 'give you', 'say you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 20 | You Can't Do That×6 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'catch you', 'let you', 'leave you', 'told you', 'caught you', 'tell you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 21 | Things We Said Today×4 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | As 'say you', 'wishing you', 'hear you', 'make you' in verses 1, 3 & 4; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 22 | I Should Have Known Better×5 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'like you', 'tell you', 'love you', 'say you', 'ask you' in verse 1; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 23 | I'll Be Back×4 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'told you', 'love you', 'wants you', 'leave you' in verse 1; bridges 1 & 3 |
| 24 | I'm Happy Just to Dance with You×2 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | George | As 'love you', 'hold you' in intro; verse 2; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 25 | Tell Me Why | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'gave you' in verse 1 |
| 26 | Any Time at All | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'make you' in verse 1 |
| 27 | If I Fell×2 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | As 'love you', 'hope you' in verses 2, 3 & 4 |
| 28 | A Hard Day's Night×4 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | As 'get you', 'buy you', 'hear you', 'feeling you' in verses 2 & 4; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 29 | I'll Cry Instead×3 | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'see you', 'make you', 'show you' in verses 2, 3 & 4 |
| 30 | I Feel Fine | 1964 | Past Masters | John | As 'rings you' in verses 3 & 5 |
| 31 | No Reply×3 | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | As 'saw you', 'said you', 'love you' in verses 1, 2 & 3; bridge |
| 32 | I'm a Loser | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | As 'telling you' in verse 3 |
| 33 | Eight Days a Week×4 | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | As 'guess you', 'hope you', 'need you', 'love you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 34 | Help!×2 | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'help you', 'need you' in intro; verse 2 |
| 35 | You've Got to Hide Your Love Away | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'hear you' in verse 2 |
| 36 | I Need You×5 | 1965 | Help! | George | As 'need you', 'love you', 'leave you', 'said you', 'know you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; outro |
| 37 | Another Girl | 1965 | Help! | Paul | As 'telling you' in verse 2 |
| 38 | You Like Me Too Much×5 | 1965 | Help! | George | As 'treat you', 'like you', 'follow you', 'bring you', 'let you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; solo; outro |
| 39 | The Night Before×3 | 1965 | Help! | Paul | As 'like you', 'held you', 'remember you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; refrain; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 40 | It's Only Love×2 | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'see you', 'loving you' in verse 1; choruses 1 & 2; outro |
| 41 | What Goes On×3 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Ringo | As 'saw you', 'like you', 'met you' in verses 1 & 2 |
| 42 | In My Life | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | As 'love you' in bridges 2 & 3; outro |
| 43 | Michelle×6 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | As 'love you', 'make you', 'hoping you', 'want you', 'think you', 'telling you' in bridges 1, 2 & 3 |
| 44 | I'm Looking Through You×2 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | As 'knew you', 'changed you' in choruses 1 & 2; outro |
| 45 | Drive My Car×2 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul, John | As 'love you', 'show you' in verse 2; choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 46 | Girl×2 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | As 'makes you', 'puts you' in verse 1; bridge |
| 47 | Run for Your Life×3 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | As 'see you', 'catch you', 'make you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 48 | You Won't See Me×2 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | As 'call you', 'lost you' in verses 1, 3 & 4 |
| 49 | We Can Work It Out | 1965 | Past Masters | Paul, John | As 'ask you' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 50 | Think for Yourself | 1965 | Rubber Soul | George | As 'left you' in verse 2 |
| 51 | Nowhere Man×2 | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | As 'like you', 'lends you' in verses 2 & 4; bridge 2 |
| 52 | Rain | 1966 | Past Masters | John | As 'show you' in verse 3 |
| 53 | Doctor Robert×3 | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'helps you', 'pick you', 'make you' in verse 2; choruses 1 & 3; bridges 1 & 2 |
| 54 | Taxman | 1966 | Revolver | George | As 'tell you' in verse 1 |
| 55 | I Want to Tell You×3 | 1966 | Revolver | George | As 'tell you', 'make you', 'knew you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; chorus 2 |
| 56 | She Said She Said | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'said you' in choruses 1 & 2 |
| 57 | For No One | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | As 'needs you' in verses 1 & 2 |
| 58 | Got to Get You into My Life×9 | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | As 'see you', 'tell you', 'need you', 'run you', 'hold you', 'gone you', 'told you', 'want you', 'get you' in verse 2; choruses 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; outro |
| 59 | Love You To | 1966 | Revolver | George | As 'fill you' in verse 3 |
| 60 | And Your Bird Can Sing | 1966 | Revolver | John | As 'bring you' in chorus 2 |
| 61 | Strawberry Fields Forever | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | As 'take you' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 62 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band×4 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'hope you', 'take you', 'thought you', 'wants you' in verse 2; chorus; bridge |
| 63 | A Day in the Life | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | As 'turn you' in verses 3 & 4 |
| 64 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John, George | As 'hope you', 'thank you' in verses 1 & 2 |
| 65 | Good Morning Good Morning | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | As 'show you' in verse 4 |
| 66 | With a Little Help from My Friends×3 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Ringo | As 'sing you', 'worry you', 'tell you' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 67 | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | As 'calls you', 'take you' in verse 1; pre-chorus 2 |
| 68 | Getting Better | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'fool you' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 69 | Within You Without You | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | George | As 'make you' in chorus 1 |
| 70 | All You Need Is Love | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | As 'loves you' in outro |
| 71 | I Am the Walrus×3 | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | As 'come you', 'sit you', 'rest you' in bridge; outro |
| 72 | Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | As 'take you' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 73 | Revolution×2 | 1968 | Past Masters | John | As 'say you', 'tell you' in verses 1 & 2; pre-chorus 2 |
| 74 | Hey Jude | 1968 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'know you' in outro |
| 75 | Dear Prudence | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'see you' in verse 3 |
| 76 | I'm So Tired×3 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'call you', 'putting you', 'give you' in verse 2; choruses 1 & 2; outro |
| 77 | Birthday | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul, John | As 'like you' in refrains 1 & 2 |
| 78 | Glass Onion×3 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'told you', 'place you', 'tell you' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 79 | Long, Long, Long×7 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | As 'lost you', 'loved you', 'found you', 'love you', 'see you', 'want you', 'need you' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 80 | Sexy Sadie | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'think you' in verse 4; outro |
| 81 | Revolution 1×2 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'say you', 'tell you' in verses 1 & 2; pre-chorus 2 |
| 82 | Revolution 9 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | – | As 'serve you' in verse 9 |
| 83 | Helter Skelter×4 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'see you', 'love you', 'make you', 'break you' in intro; verses 1, 2 & 3; bridge |
| 84 | While My Guitar Gently Weeps×4 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | As 'told you', 'controlled you', 'sold you', 'alerted you' in bridges 1 & 2 |
| 85 | Wild Honey Pie | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'love you' in outro |
| 86 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'hold you' in verse 4 |
| 87 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'thank you' in outro |
| 88 | Back in the U.S.S.R. | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'tell you' in verse 3 |
| 89 | I Will×5 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'loved you', 'love you', 'saw you', 'find you', 'hear you' in verses 1, 2 & 3; bridge |
| 90 | Julia | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'reach you' in refrain 1 |
| 91 | Savoy Truffle | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | As 'eat you' in bridge 2 |
| 92 | Don't Pass Me By×3 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | As 'mean you', 'see you', 'doubted you' in verses 1, 2 & 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 93 | Hey Bulldog×2 | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | John | As 'makes you', 'think you' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 94 | All Together Now | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | Paul, John | As 'love you' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 95 | Only a Northern Song | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | As 'told you' in verse 3 |
| 96 | Get Back | 1969 | Let It Be | Paul | As 'thank you' in outro |
| 97 | The Ballad of John and Yoko×2 | 1969 | Past Masters | John | As 'say you', 'wish you' in verses 2 & 5 |
| 98 | Old Brown Shoe×2 | 1969 | Past Masters | George | As 'telling you', 'know you' in verse 2; chorus 1 |
| 99 | Oh! Darling×2 | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | As 'tell you', 'let you' in verses 1, 3 & 4 |
| 100 | Carry That Weight×2 | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul, John, George, Ringo | As 'give you', 'send you' in verse |
| 101 | Maxwell's Silver Hammer | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | As 'take you' in verse 1 |
| 102 | I Want You (She's So Heavy) | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | As 'want you' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 103 | Golden Slumbers | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | As 'awake you' in bridge |
| 104 | The End | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | As 'love you' in bridge; outro |
| 105 | You Never Give Me Your Money | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | As 'give you' in verse 2 |
| 106 | Come Together×3 | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | As 'know you', 'tell you', 'hold you' in verses 2 & 3 |
| 107 | You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)×3 | 1970 | Past Masters | John, Paul | As 'know you', 'name you', 'number you' in intro; verses 1 & 2 |
| 108 | I've Got a Feeling | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul, John | As 'like you' in bridge |
| 109 | Dig a Pony×3 | 1970 | Let It Be | John | As 'place you', 'told you', 'like you' in verses 1, 2 & 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 110 | For You Blue×5 | 1970 | Let It Be | George | As 'love you', 'want you', 'loved you', 'saw you', 'hope you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 111 | Now and Then×3 | 2023 | Reunion singles | John | As 'love you', 'miss you', 'want you' in verse 1; choruses 1 & 2 |
As 'love you', 'want you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; chorus 3; outro
As 'love you', 'like you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridge
As 'love you' in verses 1 & 3; refrains 1, 2 & 3
As 'know you', 'please you' in verses 1 & 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3; outro
As 'love you' in intro
As 'thank you' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridge
As 'hold you', 'keep you', 'kiss you' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'loves you', 'know you', 'said you', 'hurt you' in verses 2 & 3; choruses 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; refrains 1, 2 & 3
As 'get you', 'need you', 'telling you', 'make you' in verse 2; choruses 1, 2 & 3; bridge
As 'make you' in bridge 1
As 'loving you', 'hold you' in verses 2 & 4; bridges 1 & 2
As 'let you' in verses 3 & 4
As 'want you', 'call you', 'kiss you' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'kiss you', 'miss you' in verses 1 & 3
As 'know you' in verses 1 & 3
As 'love you' in verses 1 & 3
As 'tell you', 'touch you' in verse 1; choruses 1 & 2
As 'wants you', 'want you', 'love you', 'seen you', 'gets you' in verses 1, 2 & 3; bridge
As 'buy you', 'makes you', 'get you', 'give you', 'say you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'catch you', 'let you', 'leave you', 'told you', 'caught you', 'tell you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'say you', 'wishing you', 'hear you', 'make you' in verses 1, 3 & 4; bridges 1 & 2
As 'like you', 'tell you', 'love you', 'say you', 'ask you' in verse 1; bridges 1 & 2
As 'told you', 'love you', 'wants you', 'leave you' in verse 1; bridges 1 & 3
As 'love you', 'hold you' in intro; verse 2; bridges 1 & 2
As 'gave you' in verse 1
As 'make you' in verse 1
As 'love you', 'hope you' in verses 2, 3 & 4
As 'get you', 'buy you', 'hear you', 'feeling you' in verses 2 & 4; bridges 1 & 2
As 'see you', 'make you', 'show you' in verses 2, 3 & 4
As 'rings you' in verses 3 & 5
As 'saw you', 'said you', 'love you' in verses 1, 2 & 3; bridge
As 'telling you' in verse 3
As 'guess you', 'hope you', 'need you', 'love you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; bridges 1 & 2
As 'help you', 'need you' in intro; verse 2
As 'hear you' in verse 2
As 'need you', 'love you', 'leave you', 'said you', 'know you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; outro
As 'telling you' in verse 2
As 'treat you', 'like you', 'follow you', 'bring you', 'let you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; solo; outro
As 'like you', 'held you', 'remember you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; refrain; bridges 1 & 2
As 'see you', 'loving you' in verse 1; choruses 1 & 2; outro
As 'saw you', 'like you', 'met you' in verses 1 & 2
As 'love you' in bridges 2 & 3; outro
As 'love you', 'make you', 'hoping you', 'want you', 'think you', 'telling you' in bridges 1, 2 & 3
As 'knew you', 'changed you' in choruses 1 & 2; outro
As 'love you', 'show you' in verse 2; choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'makes you', 'puts you' in verse 1; bridge
As 'see you', 'catch you', 'make you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'call you', 'lost you' in verses 1, 3 & 4
As 'ask you' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'left you' in verse 2
As 'like you', 'lends you' in verses 2 & 4; bridge 2
As 'show you' in verse 3
As 'helps you', 'pick you', 'make you' in verse 2; choruses 1 & 3; bridges 1 & 2
As 'tell you' in verse 1
As 'tell you', 'make you', 'knew you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4; chorus 2
As 'said you' in choruses 1 & 2
As 'needs you' in verses 1 & 2
As 'see you', 'tell you', 'need you', 'run you', 'hold you', 'gone you', 'told you', 'want you', 'get you' in verse 2; choruses 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5; outro
As 'fill you' in verse 3
As 'bring you' in chorus 2
As 'take you' in choruses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'hope you', 'take you', 'thought you', 'wants you' in verse 2; chorus; bridge
As 'turn you' in verses 3 & 4
As 'hope you', 'thank you' in verses 1 & 2
As 'show you' in verse 4
As 'sing you', 'worry you', 'tell you' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'calls you', 'take you' in verse 1; pre-chorus 2
As 'fool you' in verses 1 & 3
As 'make you' in chorus 1
As 'loves you' in outro
As 'come you', 'sit you', 'rest you' in bridge; outro
As 'take you' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'say you', 'tell you' in verses 1 & 2; pre-chorus 2
As 'know you' in outro
As 'see you' in verse 3
As 'call you', 'putting you', 'give you' in verse 2; choruses 1 & 2; outro
As 'like you' in refrains 1 & 2
As 'told you', 'place you', 'tell you' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'lost you', 'loved you', 'found you', 'love you', 'see you', 'want you', 'need you' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'think you' in verse 4; outro
As 'say you', 'tell you' in verses 1 & 2; pre-chorus 2
As 'serve you' in verse 9
As 'see you', 'love you', 'make you', 'break you' in intro; verses 1, 2 & 3; bridge
As 'told you', 'controlled you', 'sold you', 'alerted you' in bridges 1 & 2
As 'love you' in outro
As 'hold you' in verse 4
As 'thank you' in outro
As 'tell you' in verse 3
As 'loved you', 'love you', 'saw you', 'find you', 'hear you' in verses 1, 2 & 3; bridge
As 'reach you' in refrain 1
As 'eat you' in bridge 2
As 'mean you', 'see you', 'doubted you' in verses 1, 2 & 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'makes you', 'think you' in verses 1 & 3
As 'love you' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'told you' in verse 3
As 'thank you' in outro
As 'say you', 'wish you' in verses 2 & 5
As 'telling you', 'know you' in verse 2; chorus 1
As 'tell you', 'let you' in verses 1, 3 & 4
As 'give you', 'send you' in verse
As 'take you' in verse 1
As 'want you' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'awake you' in bridge
As 'love you' in bridge; outro
As 'give you' in verse 2
As 'know you', 'tell you', 'hold you' in verses 2 & 3
As 'know you', 'name you', 'number you' in intro; verses 1 & 2
As 'like you' in bridge
As 'place you', 'told you', 'like you' in verses 1, 2 & 3; choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'love you', 'want you', 'loved you', 'saw you', 'hope you' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'love you', 'miss you', 'want you' in verse 1; choruses 1 & 2
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