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[WORD] inText · Lyric shape · 17 songs
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[WORD] in

Lyric template recurring across Beatles songs.

17
songs
9% of catalog
See alsoChord literal:Em → Em → CRecurring words:in the skyRecurring words:theyRecurring words:takeMotif:AnimalsMotif:MediaVocabulary:Dense lyricsRecurring words:he
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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

Early4 · 24%
Mid-period7 · 41%
Late6 · 35%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)5
Beatles For Sale3
Revolver2
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band2
Past Masters2
A Hard Day's Night1
Rubber Soul1
Magical Mystery Tour1

Songs(17 of 22)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1I'll Cry Instead1964A Hard Day's NightJohnAs 'em in' in verses 3 & 4
2What You're Doing1964Beatles For SalePaulAs 'fun in' in verse 2
3Baby's in Black×21964Beatles For SaleJohn, PaulAs 'baby's in', 'dresses in' in verses 1 & 3; choruses 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5
4I Don't Want to Spoil the Party1964Beatles For SaleJohnAs 'fun in' in verses 2 & 4
5If I Needed Someone1965Rubber SoulGeorgeAs 'much in' in bridges 1 & 2
6Paperback Writer1966Past MastersPaulAs 'more in' in verse 3
7She Said She Said1966RevolverJohnAs 'things in' in verse 2
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8Eleanor Rigby1966RevolverPaulAs 'socks in' in verse 2
9A Day in the Life1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohn, PaulAs 'holes in' in verse 4
10Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohnAs 'lucy in' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
11I Am the Walrus×21967Magical Mystery TourJohnAs 'lucy in', 'pigs in' in verses 3 & 5
12Rocky Raccoon1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulAs 'rocky in' in verse 1
13Revolution 91968The Beatles (The White Album)–As 'uh in' in verse 1
14Cry Baby Cry1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAs 'ance in' in verse 4
15Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulAs 'barrow in' in verse 1
16Piggies1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeAs 'piggies in' in verse 2
17The Ballad of John and Yoko1969Past MastersJohnAs 'gurus in' in verse 4

I'll Cry Instead

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

As 'em in' in verses 3 & 4

What You're Doing

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

As 'fun in' in verse 2

Baby's in Black×2

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

As 'baby's in', 'dresses in' in verses 1 & 3; choruses 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

As 'fun in' in verses 2 & 4

If I Needed Someone

1965·Rubber Soul·George

As 'much in' in bridges 1 & 2

Paperback Writer

1966·Past Masters·Paul

As 'more in' in verse 3

She Said She Said

1966·Revolver·John

As 'things in' in verse 2

Eleanor Rigby

1966·Revolver·Paul

As 'socks in' in verse 2

A Day in the Life

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

As 'holes in' in verse 4

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds

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

As 'lucy in' in choruses 1, 2 & 3

I Am the Walrus×2

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

As 'lucy in', 'pigs in' in verses 3 & 5

Rocky Raccoon

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

As 'rocky in' in verse 1

Revolution 9

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)

As 'uh in' in verse 1

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

As 'ance in' in verse 4

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

As 'barrow in' in verse 1

Piggies

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

As 'piggies in' in verse 2

The Ballad of John and Yoko

1969·Past Masters·John

As 'gurus in' in verse 4

Updated 2026-08-20

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