[Verse 1] [A] Desmond has a barrow in the [E] market place, [E7] Molly is a singer in the [A] band. [A7] Desmond says to Molly, girl, I [D] like your face And Molly [A] says this as she [E] takes him by the [A] hand,
[Chorus] [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on. [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on.
[Verse 2] [A] Desmond takes a trolley to the [E] jeweller's store. [E7] Buys a twenty carat golden [A] ring. [A7] Takes it back to Molly waiting [D] at the door. And as he [A] gives it to her [E] she begins to [A] sing,
[Chorus] [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on. [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on.
[Bridge] [D] In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home. [A][Asus2][A][A7] [D] With a couple of kids running in the yard, Of [A/E] Desmond and Molly [E] Jones. (ha ha ha ha)
[Verse 3] [A] Happy ever after in the [E] market place, [E7] Desmond lets the children lend a [A] hand. [A7] Molly stays at home and does her [D] pretty face And in the [A] evening she still [E] sings it with the [A] band.
[Chorus] [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on. [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on.
[Bridge] [D] In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home. [A][Asus2][A][A7] [D] With a couple of kids running in the yard, Of [A/E] Desmond and Molly [E] Jones. (ha ha ha ha)
[Verse 4] [A] Happy ever after in the [E] market place, [E7] Molly lets the children lend a [A] hand. [A7] Desmond stays at home and does his [D] pretty face And in the [A] evening she's a [E] singer with the [A] band.
[Outro] [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [A] on. [A] Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes [E] on.. [F#m7] bra. [A] La-la how their [E] life goes [F#m] on. And if you want some fun, sing [E] Ob-La-Di-Bla- [A] Da
[Intro - 120 BPM] [Just drums with cowbell - Cowbells muted strums - then ] Cowbell - CCxC CxCx CCxC xSxS (G Chord comes in) Drus - BxSx BxSx BxSx BxSx [G Riff - Really try to play notes individually whilst holding full chord] E -3---------------------------------------- B -3---------------------------------------- G -0--2h4-2-0-2-0--2h4-2-0----0-2-0-0------ D -0-----------------------2----------------- A -X---------------------------------------- E -3---------------------------------------- D--B--S----B--S-----B----S----B----S-----
[Verse 1 - Barre chords for - put G riff in sometimes] I [G] met a gin-soaked barroom queen in Mem [C] phis She [G] tried to take me [A] upstairs for a [D] ride (G riff) She [G] had to heave me right across her [C] shoulder cause [G] I just can't seem to [D] drink you off my [G] mind
[Chorus - Open chords for] It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[Verse 2] I [G] laid a divorcee in New York C [C] ity I [G] had to put up s [A] ome kind of a f [D] ight The [G] lady then she covered me in r [C] oses She [G] blew my nose and [D] then she blew my m [G] ind
[Chorus] It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[Solo] | G | G | C | C | | G | A | D | D | | G | G | C | C | | G | D | G | G
[Chorus] It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[End figure] BSSB SSSB SSSS
[Notes - play sus4 on D and C to approximate riff] [G riff - bass run is (play down strokes for all to articulate)] D ------5- A -------- E -3-5s7--
