April 3, 2025 | Jesse Singer

The 99 Words The Beatles Used The Most In Their Songs


99 Words

With 12 studio albums and over 200 songs, The Beatles wrote—and sang—a whole lotta words. But guess which words John, Paul, George (and even Ringo) rely on most often. Well, actually you don't have to guess—because now we know. These are the 99 words the Fab Four used most and how many times they used each one.

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"Been" (87 Times)

Examples:

"A Hard Day's Night": "It's been a hard day's night/And I've been working like a dog"

"Eleanor Rigby": "Eleanor Rigby/Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been"

"Getting Better": "It's getting better/Since you've been mine"

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"Yes" (88)

Examples:

"Dig A Pony": "Well, you can indicate everything you see/Yes, you can indicate anything you see"

"Polythene Pam": "Well, you should see her in drag dressed in her polythene bag/Yes, you should see Polythene Pam"

"I've Just Seen A Face": "Fallin', yes, I am fallin'/And she keeps callin'/Me back again"

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"Here" (89)

Examples: 

"Don't Pass Me By": "I said that's alright, I'm waiting here, just waiting to hear from you"

"The Long and Winding Road": "I've seen that road before/It always leads me here/Lead me to your door"

"Paperback Writer": "If you must return it you can send it here/But I need a break/And I wanna be a paperback writer"

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"Mine" (91)

Examples:

"I Me Mine": "All through the day/I me mine, I me mine, I me mine"

"Things We Said Today": "You say you'll be mine, girl, till the end of time."

"When I'm Sixty-Four": "Give me your answer, fill in a form/Mine for evermore"

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"Please" (92)

Examples:

"Come Together": "He got hair down to his knee/Got to be a joker, he just do what he please"

"Nowhere Man": "Nowhere man please listen/You don't know what you're missing"

"Please Please Me": "Please, please me, whoa, yeah, like I please you"

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"Night" (93)

Examples:

"A Hard Days Night": "It's been a hard day's night/And I've been working like a dog"

"Lady Madonna": "Thursday night, your stockings needed mending"

"We Can Work It Out": "We can work it out and get it straight or say good night"

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"Are" (94)

Examples:

"Don't Pass Me By": "I wonder where you are tonight, and why I'm by myself"

"Maxwell’s Silver Hammer": "But as the words are leaving his lips/A noise comes from behind"

"Lovely Rita": "When are you free to take some tea with me?"

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"Need" (96)

Examples:

"All You Need Is Love": "All you need is love, love/Love is all you need"

"Here, There and Everywhere": "And if she's beside me, I know I need never care/But to love her is to need her everywhere"

"Oh! Darling": "When you told me you didn't need me anymore/Well, you know I nearly broke down and cried"

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"They" (99)

Examples: 

"Don't Pass Me By": "I listen for your footsteps coming up the drive/Listen for your footsteps, but they don't arrive"

"Piggies": "In their styes with all their backing/They don't care what goes on around"

"The Ballad of John and Yoko": "The man in the Mac said, "You've got to go back"/You know, they didn't even give us a chance"

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"From" (99)

Examples:

"From Me To You": "Just call on me and I'll send it along/With love, from me to you"

"Her Majesty": "Her Majesty is a pretty nice girl/But she changes from day to day"

"Penny Lane": "And then, the fireman rushes in from the pouring rain/Very strange"

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"Man" (101)

Examples:

"Nowhere Man": "He's a real nowhere man/Sitting in his nowhere land"

"She's Leaving Home": "Waiting to keep the appointment she made/Greeting a man from the Motortrade"

"No Reply": "'Cause you walked hand in hand/With another man"

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"As" (102)

Examples:

"Free as a Bird": "Free as a bird/It's the next best thing to be"

"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da": "And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand"

"Rocky Raccoon": "Her name was Magill, and she called herself Lil/But everyone knew her as Nancy"

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"Take" (105)

Examples:

"Back in the USSR": "Take me to your daddy's farm/Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out"

"Magical Mystery Tour": "The Magical Mystery Tour/Is waiting to take you away"

"Taxman": "Should five percent appear too small/Be thankful I don't take it all"

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"Not" (105)

Examples:

"Can't Buy Me Love": "I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you"

"Golden Slumbers": "Sleep, pretty darling, do not cry/And I will sing a lullaby"

"One After 909": "I said I'm trav'ling on the one after 909 I begged her not to go and I begged her on my bended knees,"

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"That's" (107)

Examples:

"And I Love Her": "I give her all my love/That's all I do"

"Michelle": "I love you, I love you, I love you/That's all I want to say"

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps": "See the love there that's sleeping/While my guitar gently weeps"

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"Long" (110)

Examples:

"I Am The Walrus": "Man, you been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long"

"Mother Nature's Son": "All day long, I'm sitting, singing songs for everyone"

"You Won’t See Me": "It feels like years, (oh, la la la)/Yes, it seems so long, (oh, la la la)"

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"He" (111)

Examples:

"Glass Onion": "I told you about the fool on the hill/I tell you man, he's living there still"

"Nowhere Man": "Doesn't have a point of view/Knows not where he's going to/Isn't he a bit like you and me?"

"The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill": "In case of accidents, he always took his mum"

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"At" (111)

Examples:

"Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite": "The celebrated Mr K/Performs his feat on Saturday at Bishopsgate"

"I’m Only Sleeping": "Lyin' there and staring at the ceiling"

"I Saw Her Standing There": "Well, she looked at me/And I, I could see/That before too long, I'd fall in love with her"

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"Good" (113)

Examples: 

"Birthday": "They say it's your birthday/We're gonna have a good time"

"Here, There and Everywhere": "Both of us thinking how good it can be"

"Savoy Truffle": "Coffee dessert, yes, you know it's good news"

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"Have" (114)

Examples: 

"And I Love Her": "As long as I/Have you near me"

"I'll Follow The Sun": " One day you'll find that I have gone"

"Can't Buy Me Love": "I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you"

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"I've" (115)

Examples:

"I'm Looking Through You": "You don't sound different, I've learned the game"

"Run for Your Life": "Let this be a sermon/I mean everything I've said"

"The Word": "In the beginning I misunderstood/But now I've got it, the word is good"

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"Home" (115)

Examples:

"All My Loving": "And then while I'm away/I'll write home every day"

"Sergeant Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band": "You're such a lovely audience/We'd like to take you home with us"

"Two of Us": "We're on our way home/We're going home"

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"Make" (116)

Examples:

"The End": "And in the end/The love you take/Is equal to the love you make"

"Don't Pass Me By": "Don't pass me by, don't make me cry, don't make me blue"

"Her Majesty": "Her Majesty is a pretty nice girl/Someday I'm gonna make her mine"

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"Let" (116)

Examples: 

"Hey Jude": "Remember to let her into your heart/Then you can start to make it better"

"Let It Be": "Speaking words of wisdom, let it be"

"Octopus’s Garden": "He'd let us in/Knows where we've been"

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"Why" (119)

Examples:

"Ask Me Why": "Ask me why, I'll say I love you"

"Why Don't We Do It In The Road": "No one will be watching us/Why don't we do it in the road?"

"She's Leaving Home": "Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly?"

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"Too" (120)

Examples:

"Strawberry Fields Forever": "That is, I think it's not too bad"

"Taxman": "(If you get too cold, cold) I'll tax the heat"

"I'm a Loser": "What have I done to deserve such a fate?/I realize I have left it too late"

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"How" (120)

Examples:

"Lady Madonna": "Wonder how you manage to make ends meet"

"All You Need Is Love": "Nothing you can say, but you can learn/How to play the game/It's easy"

"I've Got a Feeling": "All these years, I've been wanderin' around/Wonderin' how come nobody told me"

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"Never" (121)

Examples:

"Fixing a Hole": "See the people standing there who disagree and never win"

"In My Life": "Though I know I'll never lose affection/For people and things that went before"

"Penny Lane": "And the banker never wears a mac in the pouring rain"

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"Out" (122)

Examples:

"Day Tripper": "It took me so long to find out/And I found out"

"Revolution": "But when you talk about destruction/Don't you know that you can count me out"

"We Can Work It Out": "We can work it out/We can work it out"

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"Said" (123)

Examples:

"Don't Pass Me By": "You said that you would be late, about an hour or two"

"She Came In Through the Bathroom Window": "She said she'd always been a dancer"

"Things We Said Today": "Then I will remember/Things we said today"

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"Right" (124)

Examples:

"Let It Be": "And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me"

"Here Comes the Sun": "Here comes the sun/And I say, it's all right"

"Don't Bother Me": "I've got no time for you right now/Don't bother me"

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"There" (129)

Examples:

"And Your Bird Can Sing": "You tell me that you've heard every sound there is"

"Dr Robert": "Day or night, he'll be there any time at all"

"I Saw Her Standing There": "So how could I dance with another?/Ooh, when I saw her standin' there?"

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"We" (130)

Examples:

"Mr Moonlight": "'Cause we love you/Mr Moonlight"

"Within You Without You": "We were talking about the space between us all"

"Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band": "We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band/We hope you will enjoy the show"

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"Time" (134)

Examples:

"Got to Get You Into My Life": "And had you gone, you knew in time"

"Getting Better": "It's getting better all the time"

"Eight Days a Week": "One thing I can say girl/Love you all the time."

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"Was" (135)

Examples:

"Get Back": "Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner"

"I’ll Follow the Sun": "Someday you'll know I was the one"

"Lady Madonna": "Did you think that money was heaven sent?"

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"Up" (136)

Examples:

"I'm So Tired": "I wonder, should I get up/And fix myself a drink?"

"I Am the Walrus": "Semolina pilchard, climbing up the Eiffel Tower"

"No Reply": "'Cause I looked up to see your face"

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"Day" (136)

Examples:

"Day Tripper": "She was a day tripper/A one way ticket, yeah"

"Good Day Sunshine": "I feel good, in a special way/I'm in love and it's a sunny day"

"She's Leaving Home": "Wednesday morning at five o'clock/As the day begins"

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"Yeah" (139)

Examples:

"Don’t Let Me Down": "Nobody ever loved me like she does/Ooh, she does/Yeah, she does"

"Day Tripper": "She was a day tripper/Sunday driver, yeah"

"You’re Going to Lose That Girl": "You're gonna lose (yes, yes, you're gonna lose that girl)/I'll make a point of taking her away from you (watch what you do, yeah)"

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"Back" (141)

Examples:

"Back in the USSR": "I'm back in the USSR/You don't know how lucky you are, boy"

"Golden Slumbers": "Once, there was a way/To get back homeward"

"Penny Lane": "And little children laugh at him behind his back"

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"Way" (144)

Examples:

"Help!": "I never needed anybody's help in any way"

"The Fool on the Hill": "Well on the way, head in a cloud"

"The Word": "That the word is just the way"

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"One" (147)

Examples:

"All You Need Is Love": "No one you can save that can't be saved"

"For No One": "Cried for no one/A love that should have lasted years"

"I'm a Loser": "There is one love I should never have crossed"

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"Down" (147)

Examples:

"Ticket to Ride": "She said that living with me/Is bringing her down"

"You Never Give Me Your Money": "And in the middle of investigation/I break down"

"Don't Let Me Down": "Don't let me down/Don't let me down"

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"Tell" (150)

Examples:

"And Your Bird Can Sing": "You tell me that you've got everything you want"

"Come Together": "One thing I can tell you is you got to be free"

"I'm Looking Through You": "Why, tell me why, did you not treat me right?"

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"Can't" (151)

Examples:

"I Want To Hold Your Hand": "It's such a feelin' that my love/I can't hide"

"I've Just Seen A Face": "I've just seen a face, I can't forget"

"We Can Work It Out": "Do I have to keep on talking till I can't go on?"

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"Little" (162)

Examples:

"Little Child": "Little child, won't you dance with me?"

"Dear Prudence": "Dear Prudence, like a little child"

"Hey Jude": "By making his world a little colder"

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"She's" (164)

Examples:

"I Want You (She’s So Heavy)": "She's so/Heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy"

"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds": "Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes/And she's gone"

"Mean Mr Mustard": "She never stops, she's a go-getter"

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"Hey" (164)

Examples:

"Hey Bulldog": "Hey man, what's that boy?"

"Hey Jude": "Hey Jude, don't make it bad"

"I Should Have Known Better": "And I do, hey, hey, hey, and I do"

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"Gonna" (164)

Examples:

"Her Majesty": "Someday I'm gonna make her mine"

"Across the Universe": "Nothing's gonna change my world"

"Rocky Raccoon": "He said, 'I'm gonna get that boy'"

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"Girl" (170)

Examples:

"Girl": "Still you don't regret a single day/Ah, girl"

"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)": "I once had a girl/Or should I say she once had me"

"Things We Said Today": "You say you'll be mine, girl"

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"Will" (183)

Examples:

"Eleanor Rigby": "Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear"

"Fixing A Hole": "And kept my mind from wandering/Where it will go"

"Paperback Writer": "Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?"

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"Just" (183)

Examples:

"I've Just Seen A Face": "I've just seen a face, I can't forget"

"Got To Get You Into My Life": "You knew I wanted just to hold you"

"Things We Said Today": "Me, I'm just the lucky kind"

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"Come" (183)

Examples:

"Come Together": "Here come old flat-top, he come groovin' up slowly"

"I’ll Follow the Sun": "And now the time has come"

"Please Please Me": "Come on (come on)/Please, please me, whoa, yeah, like I please you"

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"Get" (191)

Examples:

"Get Back": "Get back to where you once belonged"

"Got To Get You Into My Life": "Got to get you into my life/I've got to get you into my life"

"I Am The Walrus": "If the sun don't come, you get a tan from standing in the english rain"

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"You're" (194)

Examples:

"Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds": "Climb in the back with your head in the clouds/And you're gone"

"Something": "You're done, even the line here"

"Nowhere Man": "You don't know what you're missing"

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"Like" (194)

Examples:

"Dig A Pony": "Everything has got to be just like you want it to-o-o-o-o-o"

"I've Got A Feeling": "All that I been lookin' for was somebody who looked like you"

"Love Me Do": "Someone to love/Someone like you"

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"I'll" (196)

Examples:

"From Me To You": "Just call on me and I'll send it along"

"I'll Follow The Sun": "But tomorrow may rain, so/I'll follow the sun"

"Michelle": "I'll get to you somehow"

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"No" (200)

Examples:

"Eleanor Rigby": "Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear"

"I'm Only Sleeping": "Please, don't wake me/No, don't shake me"

"Oh! Darling": "I'll never do you no harm"

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"Want" (206)

Examples:

"Do You Want To Know A Secret": "Do you want to know a secret?"

"I've Just Seen A Face": "And I want all the world to see we've met"

"Here There and Everywhere": "I want her everywhere"

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"See" (209)

Examples:

"Come Together": "Got to be good-lookin' 'cause he's so hard to see"

"Glass Onion": "Looking through the bent-backed tulips/To see how the other half lives"

"Let It Be": "For though they may be parted, there is still a chance that they will see"

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"Go" (211)

Examples:

"Don't Pass Me By": "You'll never know it hurt me so, how I hate to see you go"

"Hello, Goodbye": "You say, "Stop" and I say, "Go, go, go""

"Michelle": "These are words that go together well"

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"Say" (218)

Examples:

"Eight Days a Week": "One thing I can say girl"

"Things We Said Today": "You say you'll be mine, girl"

"Yesterday": "Why she had to go?/I don't know, she wouldn't say."

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"Got" (220)

Examples:

"Come Together": "Got to be a joker, he just do what he please"

"Good Day Sunshine": "I've got something I can laugh about"

"I've Got A Feeling": "I've got a feeling/A feeling deep inside"

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"Now" (225)

Examples:

"All You Need Is Love": "All you need is love (all together now!)"

"Honey Pie": "Now she's hit the big time"

"If I Needed Someone": "But you see now I'm too much in love"

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"Can" (232)

Examples:

"Dig A Pony": "Well, you can penetrate any place you go"

"Eight Days A Week": "One thing I can say girl"

"Getting Better": "I'm doing the best that I can"

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"With" (235)

Examples:

"I Saw Her Standing There": "So how could I dance with another?"

"Lovely Rita": "When are you free to take some tea with me?"

"One After 909": "You're only fooling around, you're fooling around with me"

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"What" (244)

Examples:

"Eleanor Rigby": "What does he care?"

"I'm Looking Through You": "I thought I knew you, what did I know"

"Octopus Garden": "Oh, what joy for every girl and boy"

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"But" (256)

Examples:

"Don't Pass Me By": "Listen for your footsteps, but they don't arrive"

"I'm So Tired": "I wonder, should I call you?/But I know what you would do"

"Maxwell's Silver Hammer": "But as she's getting ready to go"

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"If" (259)

Examples:

"A Day In The Life": "If he was from the House of Lords"

"Fixing A Hole": "And it really doesn't matter if I'm wrong, I'm right"

"Paperback Writer": "I could make it longer if you like the style"

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"Well" (265)

Examples:

"Hey Jude": "For, well, you know that it's a fool who plays it cool"

"Run For Your Life": "Well, you know that I'm a wicked guy"

"The Fool On The Hill": "Well on the way, head in a cloud"

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"When" (285)

Examples:

"Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite": "When Mr K performs his tricks without a sound"

"Golden Slumbers": "Smiles awake you when you rise"

"I'm Only Sleeping": "When I wake up early in the morning"

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"Her" (285)

Examples:

"Day Tripper": "Tried to please her"

"Good Day Sunshine": "I love her and she's loving me"

"I'm A Loser": "Is it for her or myself that I cry?"

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"Baby" (300)

Examples:

"Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby": "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby"

"Ticket To Ride": "My baby don't care"

"I Feel Fine": "Baby says she's mine"

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"So" (306)

Examples:

"From Me To You": "Like a heart that's oh so true"

"Dear Prudence": "It's beautiful and so are you"

"Good Day Sunshine": "I'm so proud to know that she is mine"

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"For" (307)

Examples:

"Blackbird": "You were only waiting for this moment to be free"

"Day Tripper": "For taking the easy way out"

"Glass Onion": "Well, here's another clue for you all"

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"It's" (321)

Examples:

"Don't Let Me Down": "It's a love that lasts forever/It's a love that has no past"

"I Want To Hold Your Hand": "It's such a feelin' that my love"

"Norwegian Wood": "We talked until two and then she said/"It's time for bed""

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"Do" (321)

Examples:

"Hello, Goodbye": "Why, why, why, why, why, why, do you/Say, "Goodbye, goodbye, bye, bye"?"

"Dig A Pony": "I, a-hi-hi, a-hi-hi, do a roadhog"

"From Me To You": "If there's anything I can do"

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"Is" (328)

Examples:

"Come Together": "One thing I can tell you is you got to be free"

"Fixing A Hole": "And when my mind is wandering"

"Honey Don't": "Everything about you is so doggone sweet"

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"She" (330)

Examples:

"Ain't She Sweet": "Oh, ain't she nice?"

"Don't Let Me Down": "Nobody ever loved me like she does"

"Lovely Rita": "In a cap she looked much older"

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"Oh" (343)

Examples:

"Oh! Darling": "Oh darling, please believe me"

"Yesterday": "Oh, yesterday came suddenly"

"The End": "Oh yeah, all right"

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"On" (368)

Examples:

"Don't Pass Me By": "Waiting for your knock, dear, on my old front door"

"Hey Jude": "The movement you need is on your shoulder"

"Across The Universe": "They call me on and on across the universe"

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"Of" (369)

Examples:

"Carry That Weight": "And in the middle of the celebrations, I break down"

"Blackbird": "Into the light of the dark black night"

"Girl": "When I think of all the times I've tried so hard to leave her"

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"Don't" (401)

Examples:

"Don't Let Me Down": "Don't you know it's gonna last?"

"Don't Pass Me By": "I don't hear it, does it mean you don't love me anymore?"

"I Am The Walrus": "Don't you think the joker laughs at you?"

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"Your" (403)

Examples:

"Dear Prudence": "Dear Prudence, open up your eyes"

"Get Back": "Your mommy's waitin' for you"

"Don't Pass Me By": "I listen for your footsteps coming up the drive"

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"I'm" (404)

Examples:

"Fixing A Hole": "I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in"

"Good Day Sunshine": "I'm in love and it's a sunny day"

"If I Needed Someone": "But you see now I'm too much in love"

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"Know" (436)

Examples:

"I Saw Her Standing There": "If you know what I mean"

"I'm Looking Through You": "I thought I knew you, what did I know"

"Please Please Me": "I know you never even try girl"

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"All" (437)

Examples:

"All You Need Is Love": "Love is all you need"

"I Me Mine": "All through the day I me mine"

"In My Life": "All these places had their moments"

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"That" (466)

Examples:

"And I Love Her": "Bright are the stars that shine"

"Can't Buy Me Love": "Tell me that you want the kind of things that money just can't buy"

"From Me To You": "I've got everything that you want"

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"It" (466)

Examples:

"A Hard Days Night": "And it's worth it just to hear you say"

"Dig A Pony": "Everything has got to be just like you want it to-o-o-o-o-o"

"Day Tripper": "It took me so long to find out"

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"Be" (497)

Examples:

"Don't Pass Me By": "You said that you would be late, about an hour or two"

"Free As A Bird": "It's the next best thing to be"

"Getting Better": "I used to be angry a man"

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"In" (513)

Examples:

"Back In The USSR": "Flew in from Miami Beach BOAC"

"Come Together": "Hold you in his armchair"

"I Saw Her Standing There": "That before too long, I'd fall in love with her"

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"My" (610)

Examples:

"Can't Buy Me Love": "I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend if it makes you feel alright"

"Don't Pass Me By": "Waiting for your knock, dear, on my old front door"

"I Need You": "You don't want my lovin' anymore"

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"Love" (613)

Examples:

"And I Love Her": "I give her all my love/That's all I do"

"Can't Buy Me Love": "But money can't buy me love"

"I'll Follow The Sun": "And so my love I must go"

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"A" (858)

Examples:

"Carry That Weight": "Carry that weight a long time"

"Come Together": "Got to be a joker, he just do what he please"

"From Me To You": "Like a heart that's oh so true"

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"And" (962)

Examples:

"And I Love Her": "She gives my everything/And tenderly"

"And Your Bird Can Sing": "And your bird can sing, but you don't get me"

"All My Loving": "Close your eyes and I'll kiss you"

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"Me" (1060)

Examples:

"A Hard Days Night": "You're gonna give me everything"

"Eight Days A Week": "Hold me, love me, hold me, love me"

"Because": "Because the world is round/It turns me on"

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"To" (1097)

Examples:

"Being For The Benefit of Mr Kite": "The band begins at ten to six"

"Blackbird": "Take these sunken eyes and learn to see"

"Don't Pass Me By": "You'll never know it hurt me so, how I hate to see you go"

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"The" (1355)

Examples:

"Glass Onion": "You know the place where nothing is real"

"Here There and Everywhere": "Here, making each day of the year"

"I'll Follow The Sun": "For tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun"

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"I" (1736)

Examples:

"Dig A Pony": "All I want is you"

"Got To Get You Into My Life": "I was alone, I took a ride"

"I Want To Hold Your Hand": "And when I touch you/I feel happy inside"

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"You" (2262)

Examples:

"Hey Jude": "Then you can start to make it better"

"I Am The Walrus": "I am he as you are he, as you are me and we are all together"

"Taxman": "(If you try to sit, sit) I'll tax your seat"

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