Ob La Di Ob La Da Chords

Band: The Beatles
Song: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Album: The Beatles (The White Album)
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com

Chords:
  Bb    F    F7   Eb
e--1----1----1----6----|
B--3----1----1----8----|
G--3----2----2----8----|
D--3----3----1----8----|
A--1----3----3----6----|
E-------1----1---------|


Use ska/reggea upstrokes when playing this song


Intro:

Bass Line
  (Bb)
e-------------|
B-------------|
G-------------| x8
D----------3--|
A—1----3/5----|
E—------------|


Verse 1:
Bb                          F
Desmond has a barrow in the market place
F7                       Bb
Molly is the singer in a band
Bb                            F7        Eb
Desmond says to Molly "girl I like your face"
          Bb               F                Bb
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand


Chorus:
      Bb                         Eb
Ob-la-di ob-la-da, life goes on, bra!
Bb            F         Bb
La-la how the life goes on
      Bb                        Eb
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on, bra!
Bb            F         Bb
La-la how the life goes on


Verse 2:
Bb                             F
Desmond takes a trolley to the jewellers stores
F7                         Bb
Buys a twenty carat golden ring (Golden ring?)
Bb                             F7     Eb
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
          Bb              F             Bb
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing (Sing)


Chorus


Middle:
Eb                                                Bb
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
Eb
With a couple of kids running in the yard
   Bb
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (Ah ha ha ha ha ha)


Verse 3:
Bb                      F
Happy ever after in the market place
F7                               Bb
Desmond lets the children lend a hand (Arm! Leg!)
Bb                               F7     Eb
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
           Bb                F                 Bb
And in the evening she still sings it with the band


Chorus


Middle


Verse 4:
      Bb                      F
Yeah, happy ever after in the market place
F7                             Bb
Molly lets the children lend a hand (Foot!)
Bb                                 F7     Eb
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
           Bb              F               Bb
And in the evening she's a singer with the band


Chorus


Outro:
          Eb
And if ya want some fun,
     F7            Bb
Sing Ob-la-di, Bla-da!



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