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From 1963 to 1970, which is most of their years together, it is in the words of 32 songs. Lennon's 'It Won't Be Long' came first and McCartney's 'Two of Us' last. Paul sings lead on eleven of them, John on eight, George on four and Ringo on two. On 'I'm Looking Through You': right, above, nowhere. On 'Back in the U.S.S.R.': west, behind, south. Among them, 'Don't Bother Me' carries claves as well, which only four of their recordings do.

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	It Won't Be Long	1963	With The Beatles	John	Left
2	Don't Bother Me	1963	With The Beatles	George	Right
3	Hold Me Tight	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	Right
4	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	Right
5	I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Beneath, left
6	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	Right
7	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	Right

8	It's Only Love	1965	Help!	John	Right
9	Nowhere Man	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Nowhere
10	Think for Yourself	1965	Rubber Soul	George	Left, behind
11	I'm Looking Through You	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	Right, above, nowhere
12	The Word	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	Everywhere, right
13	We Can Work It Out	1965	Past Masters	Paul, John	Right
14	Yellow Submarine	1966	Revolver	Ringo	Beneath, ahead
15	Here, There and Everywhere	1966	Revolver	Paul	Everywhere
16	She Said She Said	1966	Revolver	John	Right
17	For No One	1966	Revolver	Paul	Behind
18	Penny Lane	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Behind, beneath
19	Fixing a Hole	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Right
20	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	West, behind, south
21	Revolution 9	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	-	Right
22	Rocky Raccoon	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Somewhere, left
23	It's All Too Much	1969	Yellow Submarine	George	Everywhere
24	Old Brown Shoe	1969	Past Masters	George	Right
25	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Behind
26	Octopus's Garden	1969	Abbey Road	Ringo	Below, beneath
27	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Nowhere
28	Come Together	1969	Abbey Road	John	Right, below
29	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	1970	Past Masters	John, Paul	Right
30	Two of Us	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	Nowhere, ahead
31	The Long and Winding Road	1970	Let It Be	Paul	Left
32	One After 909	1970	Let It Be	John, Paul	Right

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Songs(32)

It Won't Be Long

Don't Bother Me

Hold Me Tight

A Hard Day's Night

I'm a Loser

Ticket to Ride

You're Going to Lose That Girl

It's Only Love

Nowhere Man

Think for Yourself

I'm Looking Through You

The Word

We Can Work It Out

Yellow Submarine

Here, There and Everywhere

She Said She Said

For No One

Penny Lane

Fixing a Hole

Back in the U.S.S.R.

Revolution 9

Rocky Raccoon

It's All Too Much

Old Brown Shoe

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

Octopus's Garden

You Never Give Me Your Money

Come Together

You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

Two of Us

The Long and Winding Road

One After 909