Ob-la-di Ob-la-da chords by The Beatles

Chords with lyrics (Ver. 2)

Tuning: Perfect Fourth Tuning (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G C majorC FF)

Verse 1:
C majorC              G+G
Desmond has a barrow in the market place
A minorAm            FF
Molly is the singer in a band
C majorC                G+G
Desmond says to Molly, "Girl, I like your face"
     A minorAm                FF
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand


Chorus:
    C majorC           G+G
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
 A minorAm            FF
La-la how their life goes on
    C majorC           G+G
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
 A minorAm            FF
La-la how their life goes on

Verse 2:
C majorC               G+G
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler's store
A minorAm             FF
Buys a twenty carat golden ring
C majorC               G+G
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
A minorAm                    FF
And as he gives it to her, she begins to sing


Chorus:
    C majorC           G+G
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
 A minorAm            FF
La-la how their life goes on
    C majorC           G+G
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
 A minorAm            FF
La-la how their life goes on


Bridge:
C majorC                G+G           A minorAm    FF
 In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
C majorC               G+G
 With a couple of kids running in the yard
  A minorAm        FF
Of Desmond and Molly Jones

Verse 3:
C majorC            G+G
Happy ever after in the market place
A minorAm                FF
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
C majorC                G+G
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
      A minorAm                 FF
And in the evening she still sings it with the band


Chorus:
    C majorC           G+G
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
 A minorAm            FF
La-la how their life goes on
    C majorC           G+G
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
 A minorAm            FF
La-la how their life goes on


Bridge:
C majorC                G+G           A minorAm    FF
 In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
C majorC               G+G
 With a couple of kids running in the yard
  A minorAm        FF
Of Desmond and Molly Jones


Verse 4:
C majorC            G+G
Happy ever after in the market place
A minorAm                FF
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
C majorC                G+G
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
      A minorAm                 FF
And in the evening she still sings it with the band


Chorus:
   C majorC           G+G
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
 A minorAm            FF
La-la how their life goes on
    C majorC           G+G
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah
 A minorAm            FF
La-la how their life goes on


Outro:
      C majorC
And if you want some fun
   G+G      C majorC
Take Ob-la-di-bla-da

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