OB-LA-DI, OB-LA-DA
The Beatles
Anthology 3 (White album sessions)
by Lennon/McCartney
CHORDS
A : x0222x
E : 022100
D : x5777x
C#m : x4665x
F#m : x9_11_11_10x
A/B : x0242x
A7 : x0202x
"YES SIR, TAKE 1 OF THE UNITED JUMBO BAND"
A E
Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace,
A
Molly is the singer in a band.
D
Desmond says to Molly girl I like your face,
A E A
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand:
C#m F#m
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
C#m F#m
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
A E A
La-la how the life goes on
A E
Desmond takes a trolly to the jewler's store,
A
Buys a twenty carrat golden ring
D
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
A E A
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing:
C#m F#m
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
Cm Gm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
A E A
La-la how the life goes on
D A
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
A A/B A A7 A/F#
e|------------------------|
B|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-----|
G|-2-2--4-4--2-2--0-0-----|
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--4--|
A|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--|
E|------------------------|
D A E
With a couple of kids running in the yard, of Desmond and Molly Jones
A E
Happy ever after in the marketplace,
A
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
D
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
A E A
And in the evening she still sings it with the band
C#m F#m
Yeah! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
C#m F#m
Yeah! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
A E A
La-la how the life goes on
D A
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
A A/B A A7 A/F#
e|------------------------|
B|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-----|
G|-2-2--4-4--2-2--0-0-----|
D|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--4--|
A|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0--|
E|------------------------|
D A E
With a couple of kids running in the yard, of Desmond and Molly Jones
A E
happy ever after in the marketplace,
A
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
D
Molly stays at home and does his pretty face
A E A
And in the evening she still sings it with the band.
C#m F#m
Yea! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
C#m F#m
Yea! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
A E F#m
La-la how the life goes on
E A
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da
"ob-la-di, ob-la-da brother!"