The beatles: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Tuning - standard
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords used:
A (x02220)
E (022100)
E7 (020100)
D (xx0232)
F#m7 (242222) (I use F# rather than F#m7 personally i think it sounds better)
Asus2 (x02200)
A7 (x02020)
A/E (002220) << how i play it aha not technically right but hey ho,,,
[Intro]
A A A A
[Verse]
A E
Desmond has his barrow in the market place
E7 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
[Chorus]
A E F#m7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
A E A
Lala how the life goes on
A E F#m7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
A E A
Lala how the life goes on.
[Verse]
A E
Desmond takes a trolley to the jewelry store
E7 A
Buys a twenty carat 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
[Chorus]
A E F#m7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
A E A
Lala how the life goes on
A E F#m7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
A E A
Lala how the life goes on.
[Bridge]
D
In a couple of years,
A Asus2 A A7
they have built a home sweet home,
D
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
A/E E
Of Desmond and Molly Jones... (Ha ha ha ha ha)
[Verse]
A E
Happy ever after in the market place
E7 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
[Chorus]
A E F#m7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
A E A
Lala how the life goes on
A E F#m7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
A E A
Lala how the life goes on.
[Bridge]
D
In a couple of years,
A Asus2 A A7
they have built a home sweet home,
D
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
A/E E
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
[Verse]
A E
Happy ever after in the market place
E7 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
[Chorus]
A E F#m7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
A E A
Lala how the life goes on
A E F#m7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!
A E
Lala how the life goes on.
F#m7
And if you want some fun,
E A
Take Ob-La-Di-Bla-Da!