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 | Do You Want to Know a Secret×2 | 1963 | Please Please Me | George | As 'you want to know', 'you long to hear' in verses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 2 | All I've Got to Do | 1963 | With The Beatles | John | As 'you long to hear' in verse 2 |
| 3 | You Can't Do That | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | As 'you want to stay' in verses 3 & 4 |
| 4 | Tell Me What You See | 1965 | Help! | John, Paul | As 'you try to see' in verses 3 & 4 |
| 5 | What Goes On | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Ringo | As 'you mean to break' in verse 3 |
| 6 | Taxman | 1966 | Revolver | George | As 'you try to sit' in bridge |
| 7 | Good Morning Good Morning×2 | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | As 'you start to smile', 'you decide to take' in verse 3 |
| 8 | When I'm Sixty-Four | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'you mean to say' in verse 3 |
| 9 | Baby, You're a Rich Man | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | As 'you going to play' in verse 3 |
| 10 | Lady Madonna×2 | 1968 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'you manage to make', 'you manage to feed' in verses 1, 2 & 4 |
As 'you want to know', 'you long to hear' in verses 1, 2 & 3
As 'you long to hear' in verse 2
As 'you want to stay' in verses 3 & 4
As 'you try to see' in verses 3 & 4
As 'you mean to break' in verse 3
As 'you try to sit' in bridge
As 'you start to smile', 'you decide to take' in verse 3
As 'you mean to say' in verse 3
As 'you going to play' in verse 3
As 'you manage to make', 'you manage to feed' in verses 1, 2 & 4
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