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when i [VERB] youText · Lyric shape · 9 songs
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when i [VERB] you

Lyric template recurring across Beatles songs.

9
songs
5% of catalog
See alsoRecurring words:when i tell youRecurring words:when iChord shape:C → G → G7Recurring words:i tell youChord literal:G → Em → C → DRecurring words:i shouldChord literal:Em → C → DHarmony:Royal road
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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

Early3 · 33%
Mid-period3 · 33%
Late3 · 33%

By Album

A Hard Day's Night2
Help!2
The Beatles (The White Album)2
Rubber Soul1
Abbey Road1
Past Masters1

Songs(9 of 10)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1I Want to Hold Your Hand1963Past MastersJohn, PaulAs 'when i touch you' in choruses 1 & 2
2I Should Have Known Better×21964A Hard Day's NightJohnAs 'when i tell you', 'when i ask you' in bridges 1 & 2
3A Hard Day's Night1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, PaulAs 'when i get you' in verses 2 & 4
4It's Only Love1965Help!JohnAs 'when i see you' in verse 1
5The Night Before1965Help!PaulAs 'when i held you' in verses 2 & 4; refrain
6You Won't See Me1965Rubber SoulPaulAs 'when i call you' in verse 1
7Happiness Is a Warm Gun1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnAs 'when i hold you' in verse 4
8Long, Long, Long1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeAs 'when i loved you' in verse 1
9Oh! Darling1969Abbey RoadPaulAs 'when i tell you' in verses 1, 3 & 4

I Want to Hold Your Hand

1963·Past Masters·John

As 'when i touch you' in choruses 1 & 2

I Should Have Known Better×2

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

As 'when i tell you', 'when i ask you' in bridges 1 & 2

A Hard Day's Night

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

As 'when i get you' in verses 2 & 4

It's Only Love

1965·Help!·John

As 'when i see you' in verse 1

The Night Before

1965·Help!·Paul

As 'when i held you' in verses 2 & 4; refrain

You Won't See Me

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

As 'when i call you' in verse 1

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

As 'when i hold you' in verse 4

Long, Long, Long

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

As 'when i loved you' in verse 1

Oh! Darling

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

As 'when i tell you' in verses 1, 3 & 4

Updated 2026-09-02

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