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were [VERB]Text · Lyric shape · 7 songs
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Text · Lyric shape

were [VERB]

Lyric template recurring across Beatles songs.

7
songs
4% of catalog
See alsoRecurring words:betweenDuration:Very longRecurring words:tookRecurring words:holdVocabulary:Dense lyricsRecurring words:you wereYear:1968Recurring words:take a
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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

Early0 · 0%
Mid-period2 · 29%
Late5 · 71%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)4
Revolver1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1
Past Masters1

Songs(7 of 8)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1Got to Get You into My Life1966RevolverPaulAs 'were meant' in chorus 2
2Within You Without You1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandGeorgeAs 'were talking' in verses 1, 2 & 3
3Hey Jude1968Past MastersPaulAs 'were made' in verse 2
4Martha My Dear1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulAs 'were meant' in chorus 2
5Revolution 91968The Beatles (The White Album)–As 'were glowing' in verse 5
6While My Guitar Gently Weeps×31968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeAs 'were diverted', 'were perverted', 'were inverted' in bridge 2
7The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAs 'were taken' in verse 2

Got to Get You into My Life

1966·Revolver·Paul

As 'were meant' in chorus 2

Within You Without You

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

As 'were talking' in verses 1, 2 & 3

Hey Jude

1968·Past Masters·Paul

As 'were made' in verse 2

Martha My Dear

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

As 'were meant' in chorus 2

Revolution 9

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)

As 'were glowing' in verse 5

While My Guitar Gently Weeps×3

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

As 'were diverted', 'were perverted', 'were inverted' in bridge 2

The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

As 'were taken' in verse 2

Updated 2026-09-02

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