The Ballad Of John And Yoko chords by The Beatles

• Difficulty: Beginner

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: E

♫ Intro:
   E
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|--------2--4--2--|2x
E|--0--4-----------|



♫ Verse:

E
Standing in the dock at Southampton
E
Trying to get to Holland or France
    E7
The man in the mac said
E7
"You gotta go back"
E7
You know they didnt even give us a chance

♫ Chorus:
E7                        A
Christ, you know it ain't easy
e|--------------|
B|--5--4--3--2--|
G|--6--5--4--2--|
D|-----------2--|
A|-----------0--|
E|--------------|
A                         E
You know how hard it can be

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|
E                   B7
The way things are going
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--4--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--6--5--4--2--|
A|--------------2--|
E|--------------0--|

♫ Verse:
E
Finally made the plane into Paris
E
Honeymooning down by the Seine
      E7
Peter Brown called to say,
E7
"You can make it okay"
E7
"You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain!"

♫ Chorus:
E7                        A
Christ, you know it ain't easy
e|--------------|
B|--5--4--3--2--|
G|--6--5--4--2--|
D|-----------2--|
A|-----------0--|
E|--------------|
A                         E
You know how hard it can be
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|
E                   B7
The way things are going
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|

♫ Verse:
E
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
 E
Talking in our beds for a week
    E7
The newspapers said,

"Say, what you doing in bed?"
E7
I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace!"

♫ Chorus:
E7                        A
Christ, you know it ain't easy
e|--------------|
B|--5--4--3--2--|
G|--6--5--4--2--|
D|-----------2--|
A|-----------0--|
E|--------------|
A                         E
You know how hard it can be

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|
E                   B7
The way things are going
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|

♫ Bridge:
A
Saving up your money for a rainy day
A
Giving all your clothes to charity
A
last night the wife said
A
Oh boy when you're dead
     B7
You don't take nothing with you but your soul
B7
Think!

♫ Verse:
E
Made a lightning trip to Vienna
E
Eating chocolate cake in a bag
    E7
The newspapers said, "She's gone to his head
E7
They look just like two gurus in drag!"

♫ Chorus:
E7                        A
Christ, you know it ain't easy
e|--------------|
B|--5--4--3--2--|
G|--6--5--4--2--|
D|-----------2--|
A|-----------0--|
E|--------------|
A                         E
You know how hard it can be
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--1—-2--3--4--|
D|--2--4--5--6--|
A|--2-----------|
E|--0-----------|
E                   B7
The way things are going
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|

♫ Verse:
E
Caught the early plane back to London
E
Fifty acorns tied in a sack
    E7
The men from the press say "We wish you success!"
E7
"It's good to have the both of you back!"

♫ Chorus:
E7                        A
Christ, you know it ain't easy
e|--------------|
B|--5--4--3--2--|
G|--6--5--4--2--|
D|-----------2--|
A|-----------0--|
E|--------------|
A                         E
You know how hard it can be

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--1—-2--3--4--|
D|--2--4--5--6--|
A|--2-----------|
E|--0-----------|
E                   B7
The way things are going
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|

♫ Outro:
E                   B7
The way things are going
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|
   B7                                       E
E|-------------|---------------------|-----------0-|
B|-------------|---------------------|-----------0-|
G|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-1-|-----------1-|
D|-----1-2-4-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-2-|-2---------2-|
A|-2-4---4-6-7-|-------------------2-|---4-2-----2-|
E|-------------|-------------------0-|-------4-0-0-|