"Goin' out on Me"

In "Goin' out on Me," the bass repeats a four-measure phrase in the introduction and roughly the first half of the verses.  Rhythmically and melodically, it bears a strong resemblance to the bass part in the Beatles' "This Boy."  I'm not exactly sure what time signatures the parts are in, but I notated them in 6/8 in order to illustrate their similarity: