Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da

The Beatles (1968)


{t:Ob-La-Di  Ob-La-Da}
{st:The Beatles (1968)}

{c:strum: |: d - D u d - D u :| (weak STRONG and, 1 2 & 3 4 &)}

{c:verse 1}
[C]Desmond has a barrow in the [G]marketplace,
[G7]Molly is the singer in a [C]band,
[C]Desmond says to [C7]Molly, "Girl, I [F]like your face,"
And Molly [C]says this as she [G7]takes him by the [C]hand.

{soc}
Ob-la-[C]di, ob-la-da, life goes [G]on, [Am]brah,
[F]La la how the [G7]life goes [C]on.
Ob-la-[C]di, ob-la-da, life goes [G]on, [Am]brah,
[F]La la how the [G7]life goes [C]on.
{eoc}

{c:verse 2}
[C]Desmond takes a trolley to the [G]jeweler’s store,
[G7]Buys a twenty-carat golden [C]ring,
[C]Takes it back to [C7]Molly waiting [F]at the door,
And as he [C]gives it to her [G7]she begins to [C]sing.

{soc}
Ob-la-[C]di, ob-la-da, life goes [G]on, [Am]brah,
[F]La la how the [G7]life goes [C]on.
Ob-la-[C]di, ob-la-da, life goes [G]on, [Am]brah,
[F]La la how the [G7]life goes [C]on.
{eoc}

{c:bridge}
[F]In a couple of years they have built a home, sweet [C]home,
[F]With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of [C]↓Desmond and Molly [G7]↓Jones.
Ha ha ha ha ...

{c:verse 3}
[C]Happy ever after in the [G]market place,
[G7]Desmond lets the children lend a [C]hand,
[C]Molly stays at [C7]home and does her [F]pretty face
And in the [C]evening she's still [G7]singing with the [C]band.

{soc}
Ob-la-[C]di, ob-la-da, life goes [G]on, [Am]brah,
[F]La la how the [G7]life goes [C]on.
Ob-la-[C]di, ob-la-da, life goes [G]on, [Am]brah,
[F]La la how the [G7]life goes [C]on.
{eoc}

{c:bridge}
[F]In a couple of years they have built a home, sweet [C]home,
[F]With a couple of kids running in the yard
Of [C]↓Desmond and Molly [G7]↓Jones.
Ha ha ha ha ...

{c:verse 3}
[C]Happy ever after in the [G]market place,
[G7]Molly lets the children lend a [C]hand,
[C]Desmond stays at [C7]home and does his [F]pretty face
And in the [C]evening she's a [G7]singer with the [C]band.

{soc}
Ob-la-[C]di, ob-la-da, life goes [G]on, [Am]brah,
[F]La la how the [G7]life goes [C]on.
Ob-la-[C]di, ob-la-da, life goes [G]on, [Am]brah,
[F]La la how the [G7]life goes [C]on.
{eoc}
And if you [Am]want some fun, sing [F]↓Ob-la-[G7]↓di-bla-[C]↓da

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