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Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da

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Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da chords
The Beatles  1968 (The Beatles "The White Album") *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ob-La-Di,_Ob-La-Da
Capo I
A                           E
Desmond has a barrow in the Market place,  
E7                       A
Molly is the singer in a band
A7                           D
Desmond says to Molly girl I like your face,
          A                E7               A
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand
                            E  F#m
Ob la di ob la da like goes on braaaaaaaaaaaaa
A             E7        A
La la how the life goes on
                            E  F#m
Ob la di ob la da like goes on braaaaaaaaaaaaa
A             E7        A
La la how the life goes on
                               E
Desmond takes a trolley to the jewelers store
E7                         A
Buys a twenty carat golden ring
A7                             D
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
          A               E7            A
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing
                            E   F#m
Ob la di ob la da like goes on braaaaaaaaaaaaa
A             E7        A
La la how the life goes on
                            E  F#m
Ob la di ob la da like goes on braaaaaaaaaaaaa
A             E7        A   A7
La la how the life goes on
D
In a couple of years they have built a
            A   Asus2  A  A7
Home, sweet home
D
With a couple of kids running in the yard
   A                 E7
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
A                       E
Happy ever after in the market place
E7                               A
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
A7                               D
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
           A                 E7                A
And in the evening she still sings it with the band
                                E  F#m
Yes ob la di ob la da life goes on braaaaaaaaaaaaa
A             E7        A
La la how the life goes on
                                 E  F#m
Yeah ob la di ob la da life goes on braaaaaaaaaaaa
A             E7        A  A7
La la how the life goes on
D
In a couple of years they have built a
            A   Asus2  A  A7
Home, sweet home
D
With a couple of kids running in the yard
   A                 E7
Of Desmond and Molly Jones
    A                       E
Eh! Happy ever after in the market place
E7                             A
Molly lets the children lend a hand
A7                                 D
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
           A               E7
And in the evening she's a singer with the band
                                 E  F#m
Yeah ob la di ob la da life goes on braaaaaaaaaaaaa
A             E7        A
La la how the life goes on
                                 E  F#m
Yeah ob la di ob la da life goes on braaaaaaaaaaaaaa
A             E7        F#m
La la how the life goes on
And if you want some party
    E7             A
say ob la di ob la da
* Alternate:
Capo III
A    G
   = 
E    D
   = 
E7  D7
  = 
D7  C7
  = 
F#mEm
 = 
D    C
   = 
A7  G7
  = 
Set8

Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da chords and lyrics

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Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da chords
The Beatles  1968 (The Beatles "The White Album") *
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ob-La-Di,_Ob-La-Da
Capo I
And if you want some party
* Alternate:
Capo III
A   = G
E   = D
E7  = D7
D7  = C7
F#m = Em
D   = C
A7  = G7
Set8

Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Chords by The Beatles

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