The ballad of John and Yoko
Lennon / McCartney – Beatles: Hey Jude / The
Beatles Again (1970)
E Riff_1
Standing in the dock
at Southampton
Trying to get to
Holland or France (Riff_1)
The man in the mac
said “You’ve got to go back”
You know they didn’t
even give us a chance
A Riff_2-a
Christ you know it ain’t easy
E Riff_2-b
CH: You know how hard it can be
B Riff_2-c
The way things are going
E
Riff_2-d
They’re going to crucify me
Finally made the plane
into Paris
Honeymooning down by
the Seine
Peter Brown called to
say “You can make it OK
You can get married in
Gibraltar near Spain”
(CH:)
Drove from Paris to
Amsterdan Hilton
Talking in our beds
for a week
The newspapers said
“Say what’re you doing in bed?”
I said “We only try to
get us some peace”
(CH:)
A
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
B
You don’t
take nothing with you but your soul. Think”
E
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”
(CH:)
Caught the
early plane back to London
Fifty
acorns tied in a sack
The man
from the press said “We wish you success
You know,
it’s good to have the both of you back”
Christ you
know it ain’t easy (Riff_3-a)
You know
how hard it can be (Riff_3-b)
The way
things are going (Riff_3-c)
They’re
going to crucify me (Riff_3-d)
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B|----14\12-----14\12------------
G|-------------------------------
Riff_2
a b
e|-12-11-10-9--|------------|
B|-14-13-12-10-|-12-11-10-9-|
G|-------------|-13-12-11-9-|
c d
e|-11-10-9--7-|------------|
B|-12-11-10-7-|-12-11-10-9-|
G|------------|-13-12-11-9-|
Riff_3
a b
e|-12-11-10-9--|------------|
B|-14-13-12-10-|-9-10-11-12-|
G|-------------|-9-11-12-13-|
c d
e|-11-10-9--7-|------------|
B|-12-11-10-7-|-12-11-10-9-|
G|------------|-13-12-11-9-|
End: E B
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B|-----------------------------
G|---------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
D|-----------6-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-
A|-----6-7-9-------------------
A E E6
e|------------------------9-|
B|------------------------9-|
G|-6-6-6------------------9-|
D|-7-7-7-6----------------9-|
A|---------9-7-7---7--------|
E|---------------9---9-7----|