Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
                             (Lennon/McCartney)
                                 The Beatles
                           The White Album (1968)
                 


This song is in Bb, but I recommend playing it with a capo on the 3rd 
fret and play in G. If you do this, Bb=G F=D Eb=C  Cm=Bm  Gm=Em  


  F

  Bb                          F
Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace,
                          Bb
Molly is the singer in a band.
                             Eb
Desmond says to Molly girl I like your face,
           Bb               F                Bb
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand:

                              Cm   Gm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on   bra'  
Bb              F       Bb
La-la how the life goes on.
                              Cm   Gm  
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on   bra'
Bb             F        Bb
La-la how the life goes on


  Bb                            F
Desmond takes a trolly to the jewler's store,
                            Bb
Buys a twenty carat golden ring
                               Eb
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
           Bb              F             Bb
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing:

                              Cm   Gm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on   bra'  
Bb             F        Bb
La-la how the life goes on.
                              Cm   Gm  
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on   bra'
Bb             F        Bb
La-la how the life goes on


 Eb                                                Bb
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
 Eb                                             Bb                F
With a couple of kids running in the yard, of Desmond and Molly Jones


 Bb                       F
Happy ever after in the marketplace,
                                  Bb
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
                                  Eb
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
            Bb                F                 Bb
And in the evening she still sings it with the band.


                                   Cm   Gm
Yes! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on   bra'  
Bb              F       Bb
La-la how the life goes on.
                                   Cm   Gm  
Yea! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on   bra'
Bb             F        Bb
La-la how the life goes on


Eb                                                 Bb
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
Eb                                              Bb                F
With a couple of kids running in the yard, of Desmond and Molly Jones


      Bb                        F
Hey, happy ever after in the marketplace,
                                Bb
Molly lets the children lend a hand
                                     Eb
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
             Bb              F              Bb
And in the evening she's a singer with the band.


                                   Cm   Gm
Yea! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on   bra'  
Bb              F       Bb
La-la how the life goes on.
                                   Cm   Gm  
Yea! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on   bra'
Bb             F        Gm
La-la how the life goes on
                     

And if you want some fun, 
      F           Bb
Sing ob-la-di-bla-da!  (Thank you!)




transcribed by Chris Sears
cts@mail.utexas.edu