The Beatles – Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
Capo 3rd 112 bpm 4/4 8th Note Strumming
[The Beatles / White Album 1968]
Intro
G G G G G G G G
Verse 1
G D
Desmond has a barrow in the market place…
D7 G
Molly is a singer in the band…
G C
Desmond says to Molly… “Girl… I like your face”
G. D. G
and Molly says this as she takes him by the hand…
Chorus
G D. Em7.
“Ob-la-di… ob-la-da… life goes on-nnn… bra-aaa…
G. D. G
La-la how the life goes on…”
G D. Em.
“Ob-la-di… ob-la-da… life goes on-nnn… bra-aaa…
G. D. G
La-la how the life goes on…”
Verse 2
G D
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler’s store…
D7 G
Buys a twenty carat golden ring…
G C
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
G. D. G
and as he gives it to her she begins to sing…
Chorus
G D. Em7.
“Ob-la-di… ob-la-da… life goes on-nnn… bra-aaa…
G. D. G
La-la how the life goes on…”
G D. Em.
“Ob-la-di… ob-la-da… life goes on-nnn… bra-aaa…
G. D. G
La-la how the life goes on…”
Bridge
C C
In a couple of years they have built
G G7
a home sweet home…
C C
with a couple of kids running in the yard…
G D
Desmond and Molly Jones…
Verse 3
G D
Happy ever after in the market place…
D7 G
Desmond lets the children lend a hand…
G C
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face and
G. D. G
in the evening she still sings it with the band…
Chorus
G D. Em7.
“Ob-la-di… ob-la-da… life goes on-nnn… bra-aaa…
G. D. G
La-la how the life goes on…”
G D. Em.
“Ob-la-di… ob-la-da… life goes on-nnn… bra-aaa…
G. D. G
La-la how the life goes on…”
Bridge
C C
In a couple of years they have built
G G7
a home sweet home…
C C
with a couple of kids running in the yard…
G D
Desmond and Molly Jones…
Verse 4
G D
Happy ever after in the market place…
D7 G
Molly lets the children lend a hand…
G C
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face and
G. D. G
in the evening she’s a singer with the band…
Outro
G D. Em7.
“Ob-la-di… ob-la-da… life goes on-nnn… bra-aaa…
G. D. G
La-la how the life goes on…”
G D. Em7.
“Ob-la-di… ob-la-da… life goes on-nnn… bra-aaa…
G. D. G
La-la how the life goes on
G D. * G
and if you want some fun sing ob-la-di-bla-da…”