Text · Rhyme scheme

ABAB

A stanza rhyming on the pattern ABAB – letters mark which lines share an end-rhyme.

songs

Top rhyme schemes by writer – Lennon: AA (25), ABAB (22), AB (16); McCartney: AA (27), ABAB (16), ABCB (16); Harrison: AA (7), AAB (7), AAAA (4).

John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison AA AB ABCB AAB AAAA Rhyme scheme

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early19 · 43%

Mid-period14 · 32%

Late11 · 25%

By Album

Past Masters12

The Beatles (The White Album)6

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band2

Please Please Me1

With The Beatles1

Reunion singles1

Songs(45 of 48)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Love Me Do	1962	Please Please Me	Paul, John	A: love · B: new/you – bridge
2	Thank You Girl	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	A: me/be · B: blue/you – verses
3	From Me to You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	A: you · B: side/satisfied – choruses
4	She Loves You	1963	Past Masters	Paul, John	A: love/of · B: yesterday/say – verses; refrains
5	I'll Get You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	A: day/say · B: true/blue – verse 2
6	Hold Me Tight	1963	With The Beatles	Paul	A: tight/might · B: one – verses
7	This Boy	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul, George	A: happy · B: my/cry – bridge
advertisement
8	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	A: something · B: understand/hand – verses 1 & 2
9	I Call Your Name	1964	Past Masters	John	A: name/blame · B: there/unfair – verses 1, 2 & 4; choruses
10	Tell Me Why	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	A: cried · B: to – verse 1; choruses
11	Things We Said Today	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	A: kind/blind · B: love/enough – choruses
12	Any Time at All	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	A: eyes/sympathize · B: right/tonight – verses
13	A Hard Day's Night	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	A: home · B: right/tight – choruses
14	If I Fell	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John, Paul	A: I/cry · B: you/two – verses 3 & 4
15	Every Little Thing	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	A: does · B: me – choruses
16	I'm a Loser	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	A: loser · B: me/be – choruses
17	Eight Days a Week	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	A: love · B: true/you – verses 1 & 3
18	I'll Follow the Sun	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	A: know/so · B: one/sun – verse 2
19	I Don't Want to Spoil the Party	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	A: sad/glad · B: love – choruses
20	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	A: sad/mad · B: today/away – verses
21	Tell Me What You See	1965	Help!	John, Paul	A: heart/apart · B: to/you – verses; choruses 1, 2 & 3
22	I Need You	1965	Help!	George	A: me · B: anymore – choruses
23	It's Only Love	1965	Help!	John	A: all · B: do/you – choruses
24	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	A: tonight · B: mind/kind – verses
25	In My Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	A: remember/better · B: changed/remain – verse 1
26	Run for Your Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	A: little · B: man/am – verses 1 & 4
27	Girl	1965	Rubber Soul	John	A: story/sorry · B: stay/day – verses
28	Day Tripper	1965	Past Masters	John, Paul	A: reason · B: out – verses
advertisement
29	We Can Work It Out	1965	Past Masters	Paul, John	A: way · B: on/gone – verses; bridges
30	And Your Bird Can Sing	1966	Revolver	John	A: possessions/direction · B: down/'round – chorus 1
31	Doctor Robert	1966	Revolver	John	A: call/all · B: Robert – verses; outro
32	With a Little Help from My Friends	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Ringo	A: anybody · B: love – verse 3; bridges
33	Getting Better	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	A: better · B: time/mine – chorus 1
34	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	A: ending/mending · B: come/run – chorus 3
35	Revolution	1968	Past Masters	John	A: know · B: world – verses
36	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	A: B.O.A.C/knee · B: night/flight – verses; choruses
37	Good Night	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Ringo	A: mine/shine · B: tight – verse 2
38	I'm So Tired	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	A: got · B: mind – outro
39	While My Guitar Gently Weeps	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	A: sleeping/sweeping · B: weeps – verses 1 & 2; chorus 2
40	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	A: marketplace/face · B: band/hand – verses
41	I Will	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	A: forever/together · B: heart/apart – bridge
42	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	A: hammer · B: head/dead – choruses
43	Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	Paul, John, George, Ringo	A: weight · B: time – choruses
44	Oh! Darling	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	A: anymore · B: cried/died – choruses
45	Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	John	A: love · B: real – choruses