Ob-la-di chords by The Beatles

Chords with lyrics

Band: The Beatles
Song: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Album: The Beatles (The White Album)
Tabber: [email protected]

Chords:
 Bb majorBb  FF  F7F7  Eb MajorEb
e--1----1----1----6----|
B--3----1----1----8----|
G--3----2----2----8----|
D--3----3----1----8----|
A--1----3----3----6----|
E-------1----1---------|

Use ska/reggea upstrokes when playing this song

Intro:

Bass Line
 (Bb majorBb)
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------| x8
D----------3--|
A—1----3/5----|
E—------------|

Verse 1:
Bb majorBb             FF
Desmond has a barrow in the market place
F7F7            Bb majorBb
Molly is the singer in a band
Bb majorBb              F7F7    Eb MajorEb
Desmond says to Molly "girl I like your face"
     Bb majorBb        FF        Bb majorBb
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand

Chorus:
   Bb majorBb             Eb MajorEb
Ob-la-di ob-la-da, life goes on, bra!
Bb majorBb      FF     Bb majorBb
La-la how the life goes on
   Bb majorBb            Eb MajorEb
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on, bra!
Bb majorBb      FF     Bb majorBb
La-la how the life goes on

Verse 2:
Bb majorBb               FF
Desmond takes a trolley to the jewellers stores
F7F7             Bb majorBb
Buys a twenty carat golden ring (Golden ring?)
Bb majorBb               F7F7   Eb MajorEb
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
     Bb majorBb       FF       Bb majorBb
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing (Sing)

Chorus

Middle:
Eb MajorEb                        Bb majorBb
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
Eb MajorEb
With a couple of kids running in the yard
  Bb majorBb
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (Ah ha ha ha ha ha)

Verse 3:
Bb majorBb           FF
Happy ever after in the market place
F7F7                Bb majorBb
Desmond lets the children lend a hand (Arm! Leg!)
Bb majorBb                F7F7   Eb MajorEb
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
      Bb majorBb        FF         Bb majorBb
And in the evening she still sings it with the band

Chorus

Middle

Verse 4:
   Bb majorBb           FF
Yeah, happy ever after in the market place
F7F7               Bb majorBb
Molly lets the children lend a hand (Foot!)
Bb majorBb                 F7F7   Eb MajorEb
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
      Bb majorBb       FF        Bb majorBb
And in the evening she's a singer with the band

Chorus

Outro:
     Eb MajorEb
And if ya want some fun,
   F7F7      Bb majorBb
Sing Ob-la-di, Bla-da!


That's it! For suggesestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
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