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“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

how couldText · Recurring words · 4 songs
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Text · Recurring words

how could

Recurring phrase across Beatles lyrics.

4
songs
2% of catalog
See alsoCultural impact:Widely coveredMusic genre:BalladChord shape:C → E♭Lyric shape:she [VERB]Lyric shape:[VERB] iChord shape:C → F → C → GMotif:SadnessChord degree:IV–I–V
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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

Early1 · 25%
Mid-period2 · 50%
Late1 · 25%

By Album

Please Please Me1
Help!1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1
The Beatles (The White Album)1

Songs(4)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1I Saw Her Standing There1963Please Please MePaulVerse 1
2You've Got to Hide Your Love Away1965Help!JohnVerse 2
3She's Leaving Home1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul, JohnVerse 2
4Long, Long, Long1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeVerse 1

I Saw Her Standing There

1963·Please Please Me·Paul

Verse 1

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

1965·Help!·John

Verse 2

She's Leaving Home

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

Verse 2

Long, Long, Long

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Verse 1

Updated 2026-08-09

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