{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":60665,"song":"The Ballad Of John And Yoko","artist":"The Beatles","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/60665-the-ballad-of-john-and-yoko-chords-by-the-beatles/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/60665?type=chord","rating":4.87594,"votes":525,"content":"The Ballad Of John And Yoko\r\n\r\nFrom the non-album single, and the compilation album \"Hey Jude\"\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[Bass Riff]\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch] and [ch]E7[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nG|-------------  --------------------------------------|\r\nD|-------------  -------2-4-2--------------------------|\r\nA|--------2-4-2  -0---4--------------------------------|\r\nE|-0---4-------  --------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nStanding in the dock at Southampton[/tab]\r\n\r\nTrying to get to Holland or France\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThe man in the mac said[/tab]\r\n\r\n\"You gotta go back\"\r\n\r\nYou know they didnt even give us a chance\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nChrist, you know it ain't easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou know how hard it can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThe way things are going[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey're gonna crucify me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nFinally made the plane into Paris[/tab]\r\n\r\nHoneymooning down by the Seine\r\n[tab]      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nPeter Brown called to say,[/tab]\r\n\r\n\"You can make it okay\"\r\n\r\n\"You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain!\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nChrist, you know it ain't easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou know how hard it can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThe way things are going[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey're gonna crucify me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nDrove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton[/tab]\r\n\r\nTalking in our beds for a week\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThe newspapers said,[/tab]\r\n\r\n\"Say, what you doing in bed?\"\r\n\r\nI said, \"We're only trying to get us some peace!\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nChrist, you know it ain't easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nyou know how hard it can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThe way things are going[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey're gonna crucify me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nSaving up your money for a rainy day[/tab]\r\n\r\nGiving all your clothes to charity\r\n\r\nlast night the wife said\r\n\r\nOh boy when you're dead\r\n[tab]     [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nYou don't take nothing with you but your soul[/tab]\r\n\r\nThink!\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nMade a lightning trip to Vienna[/tab]\r\n\r\nEating chocolate cake in a bag\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThe newspapers said, \"She's gone to his head[/tab]\r\n\r\nThey look just like two gurus in drag!\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nChrist, you know it ain't easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou know how hard it can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThe way things are going[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey're gonna crucify me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\nCaught the early plane back to London[/tab]\r\n\r\nFifty acorns tied in a sack\r\n[tab]    [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThe men from the press say \"We wish you success!\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n\"It's good to have the both of you back!\"\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nChrist, you know it ain't easy[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nYou know how hard it can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThe way things are going[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey're gonna crucify me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                   [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nThe way things are going[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey're gonna crucify me.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]B7[/ch] | % | [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]E6[/ch]","plain_text":"The Ballad Of John And Yoko\n\nFrom the non-album single, and the compilation album \"Hey Jude\"\n---------------------------------------------------------------\n\n[Bass Riff]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\nTrying to get to Holland or France\n\n\n\"You gotta go back\"\n\nYou know they didnt even give us a chance\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\nHoneymooning down by the Seine\n\n\n\"You can make it okay\"\n\n\"You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain!\"\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\nTalking in our beds for a week\n\n\n\"Say, what you doing in bed?\"\n\nI said, \"We're only trying to get us some peace!\"\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\nGiving all your clothes to charity\n\nlast night the wife said\n\nOh boy when you're dead\n\n\nThink!\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\nEating chocolate cake in a bag\n\n\nThey look just like two gurus in drag!\"\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\nFifty acorns tied in a sack\n\n\n\"It's good to have the both of you back!\"\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nB7 | % | E | E6","chords":["E","E7","A","G","D","B7","E6"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}