Ob-la-di Ob-la-da
The Beatles (McCartney, 1968)
4/4 | D u X u D u X u |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
| [C] Desmond has a barrow in the | [G7] marketplace |
| [G7] Molly is the singer in a | [C] band |
| [C] Desmond says to Molly, girl, I | [F] like your face
And Molly | [C] says this as she [G7] takes him by the | [C] hand.
Chorus
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on. |
| [C] Desmond takes a trolley to the | [G7] jeweler's store |
| [G7] Buys a twenty carat golden | [C] ring |
| [C] Takes it back to Molly waiting | [F] at the door
And as he | [C] gives it to her [G7] she begins to | [C] sing.
Chorus
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on. |
Bridge
| [F] In a couple of years they have | built a home, sweet | [C] home | [C]... |
| [F] With a couple of kids running | in the yard
Of | [C] Desmond and Molly | [G7] Jones (ha,ha,ha,ha,ha) |
| [C] Happy ever after in the | [G7] market place |
| [G7] Desmond lets the children lend a | [C] hand |
| [C] Molly stays at home and does her | [F] pretty face
And in the | [C] evening she's a | [G7] singer with the | [C] band. |
Chorus
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
And if you | [Am↓] want some fun, sing | [F↓] Ob-la- [G7↓] di-bla- [C↓] da
#Original in key of A. This chart is in key of C.
#Last Updated 4/20/18 JJ
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The Beatles (McCartney, 1968)
4/4 | D u X u D u X u |
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
| [C] Desmond has a barrow in the | [G7] marketplace |
| [G7] Molly is the singer in a | [C] band |
| [C] Desmond says to Molly, girl, I | [F] like your face
And Molly | [C] says this as she [G7] takes him by the | [C] hand.
Chorus
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on. |
| [C] Desmond takes a trolley to the | [G7] jeweler's store |
| [G7] Buys a twenty carat golden | [C] ring |
| [C] Takes it back to Molly waiting | [F] at the door
And as he | [C] gives it to her [G7] she begins to | [C] sing.
Chorus
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on. |
Bridge
| [F] In a couple of years they have | built a home, sweet | [C] home | [C]... |
| [F] With a couple of kids running | in the yard
Of | [C] Desmond and Molly | [G7] Jones (ha,ha,ha,ha,ha) |
| [C] Happy ever after in the | [G7] market place |
| [G7] Desmond lets the children lend a | [C] hand |
| [C] Molly stays at home and does her | [F] pretty face
And in the | [C] evening she's a | [G7] singer with the | [C] band. |
Chorus
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
Ob-la- | [C] -di, ob-la-da, life goes | [G7] on, [Am] brah |
| [C] La la how the [G7] life goes | [C] on.
And if you | [Am↓] want some fun, sing | [F↓] Ob-la- [G7↓] di-bla- [C↓] da
#Original in key of A. This chart is in key of C.
#Last Updated 4/20/18 JJ
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