Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da Chords & Tabs

by The Beatles

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 113
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [2, 101, 2, 101, 2, 101, 2, 101]
E7     022130
F#m7   242222

[Intro]
| E   | A   | A   | A   | A

[Verse 1]
A                           E            
Desmond has a barrow in the market place,
E7                       A    
Molly is a singer in the band.
A7                             D             
Desmond says to Molly, girl, I like your face
          A                E                A    
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand,

[Chorus]
A                             E    F#m7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
A               E         A  
La-la how their life goes on.
A                             E    F#m7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
A               E         A  
La-la how their life goes on.

[Verse 2]
A                              E                
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweller's store.
E7                         A    
Buys a twenty carat golden ring.
A7                             D           
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door.
          A               E             A    
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing,

[Chorus]
A                             E    F#m7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
A               E         A  
La-la how their life goes on.
A                             E    F#m7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
A               E         A  
La-la how their life goes on.

[Bridge]
D                                                      AAsus2 A A7
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home.
D                                         
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
   A/E               E                   
Of Desmond and Molly Jones. (ha ha ha ha)

[Verse 3]
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                 E                 A    
And in the evening she still sings it with the band.

[Chorus]
A                             E    F#m7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
A               E         A  
La-la how their life goes on.
A                             E    F#m7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
A               E         A  
La-la how their life goes on.

[Bridge]
D                                                      AAsus2 A A7
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home.
D                                         
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
   A/E               E                   
Of Desmond and Molly Jones. (ha ha ha ha)

[Verse 4]
A                       E            
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               E               A    
And in the evening she's a singer with the band.

[Outro]
A                             E    F#m7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
A               E         A  
La-la how their life goes on.
A                             E    F#m7
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
A               E         F#m
La-la how their life goes on.
                               E            A 
And if you want some fun, take Ob-La-Di-Bla-Da