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The Ballad of John and Yoko

The Beatles
Chords & TabKeyEbeginner135 BPM
4.8(551)

Chords in this song5

Bass Riff

E and E7 A
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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