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 | If I Fell | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | As 'was more' in intro |
| 2 | Help! | 1965 | Help! | John | As 'was younger' in verses 1 & 3 |
| 3 | Run for Your Life | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | As 'was born' in verse 2 |
| 4 | Yellow Submarine | 1966 | Revolver | Ringo | As 'was born' in verse 1 |
| 5 | A Day in the Life | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | As 'was rather' in verse 1 |
| 6 | She's Leaving Home | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John | As 'was always' in chorus 3 |
| 7 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'was twenty' in verse 1 |
| 8 | Your Mother Should Know | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | As 'was born' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 9 | Glass Onion | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'was paul' in verse 2 |
| 10 | Rocky Raccoon | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'was magill' in chorus 1 |
| 11 | Get Back | 1969 | Let It Be | Paul | As 'was another' in verse 2 |
As 'was more' in intro
As 'was younger' in verses 1 & 3
As 'was born' in verse 2
As 'was born' in verse 1
As 'was rather' in verse 1
As 'was always' in chorus 3
As 'was twenty' in verse 1
As 'was born' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'was paul' in verse 2
As 'was magill' in chorus 1
As 'was another' in verse 2
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