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The Ballad Of John And Yoko
From the non-album single, and the compilation album "Hey Jude"
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[Bass Riff]
    Eand       E7  A  
G|-------------  --------------------------------------|
D|-------------  -------2-4-2--------------------------|
A|--------2-4-2  -0---4--------------------------------|
E|-0---4-------  --------------------------------------|
[Verse]
EStanding in the dock at Southampton
Trying to get to Holland or France
The E7man in the mac said
"You gotta go back"
You know they didnt even give us a chance
[Chorus]
Christ, you know it ain't Aeasy
You know how hard it can Ebe
The way things are B7going
They're gonna crucify Eme.
[Verse]
EFinally made the plane into Paris
Honeymooning down by the Seine
Peter E7Brown called to say,
"You can make it okay"
"You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain!"
[Chorus]
Christ, you know it ain't eAasy
You know how hard it can Ebe
The way things are B7going
They're gonna crucify Eme.
[Verse]
EDrove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
Talking in our beds for a week
The E7newspapers said,
"Say, what you doing in bed?"
I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace!"
[Chorus]
Christ, you know it ain't eAasy
you know how hard it can Ebe
The way things are B7going
They're gonna crucify Eme.
[Bridge]
ASaving up your money for a rainy day
Giving all your clothes to charity
last night the wife said
Oh boy when you're dead
You dB7on't take nothing with you but your soul
Think!
[Verse]
EMade a lightning trip to Vienna
Eating chocolate cake in a bag
The E7newspapers said, "She's gone to his head
They look just like two gurus in drag!"
[Chorus]
Christ, you know it ain't eAasy
You know how hard it can Ebe
The way things are B7going
They're gonna crucify Eme.
[Verse]
ECaught the early plane back to London
Fifty acorns tied in a sack
The E7men from the press say "We wish you success!"
"It's good to have the both of you back!"
[Chorus]
Christ, you know it ain't eAasy
You know how hard it can Ebe
The way things are B7going
They're gonna crucify Eme.
The way things are B7going
They're gonna crucify Eme.
 B7| % |  E| E6  

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The story behind the song

This song chronicles the very personal events surrounding John Lennon and Yoko Ono's wedding and their honeymoon activities in March 1969, including their "bed-in" and "bagism" demonstrations. Written by Lennon during their honeymoon in Paris, he described it as a "piece of journalism" for how directly it captured these experiences. It offers a candid, almost diary-like look into their highly publicized life together. Playing this song channels a sense of direct, unvarnished storytelling.

AI-written from these sources:The Ballad of John and Yoko — Wikipedia ↗The Beatles — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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The Ballad Of John And Yoko

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The Ballad Of John And Yoko

From the non-album single, and the compilation album "Hey Jude"

---------------------------------------------------------------

[Bass Riff]

E E7 A

and

G|------------- --------------------------------------|

D|------------- -------2-4-2--------------------------|

A|--------2-4-2 -0---4--------------------------------|

E|-0---4------- --------------------------------------|

[Verse]

Standing in the dock at Southampton

Trying to get to Holland or France

The man in the mac said

"You gotta go back"

You know they didnt even give us a chance

[Chorus]

Christ, you know it ain't easy

You know how hard it can be

The way things are going

They're gonna crucify me.

[Verse]

Finally made the plane into Paris

Honeymooning down by the Seine

Peter Brown called to say,

"You can make it okay"

"You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain!"

[Chorus]

Christ, you know it ain't easy

You know how hard it can be

The way things are going

They're gonna crucify me.

[Verse]

Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton

Talking in our beds for a week

The newspapers said,

"Say, what you doing in bed?"

I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace!"

[Chorus]

Christ, you know it ain't easy

you know how hard it can be

The way things are going

They're gonna crucify me.

[Bridge]

Saving up your money for a rainy day

Giving all your clothes to charity

last night the wife said

Oh boy when you're dead

You don't take nothing with you but your soul

Think!

[Verse]

Made a lightning trip to Vienna

Eating chocolate cake in a bag

The newspapers said, "She's gone to his head

They look just like two gurus in drag!"

[Chorus]

Christ, you know it ain't easy

You know how hard it can be

The way things are going

They're gonna crucify me.

[Verse]

Caught the early plane back to London

Fifty acorns tied in a sack

The men from the press say "We wish you success!"

"It's good to have the both of you back!"

[Chorus]

Christ, you know it ain't easy

You know how hard it can be

The way things are going

They're gonna crucify me.

The way things are going

They're gonna crucify me.

B7 E E6

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About The Ballad Of John And Yoko Chords by The Beatles

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