Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da (Life Goes On)
Standard tuning
A# F
Desmond has a barrow in the market place
F7 A#
Molly is the singer in a band
A# A#7 D#
Desmond says to Molly-girl I like your face
A# F A#
And molly says this as she takes him by the hand.
(refrain)
A# F G
Obladi oblada life goes on bra
A# F A#
Lala how the life goes on
A# F G
Obladi oblada life goes on bra
A# F A#
Lala how the life goes on.
A# F
Desmond takes a trolley to the jewelers store
F7 A#
Buys a twenty carat golden ring
A# A#7 D#
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
A# F A#
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing.
refrain
D#
In a couple of years they have built
A# A#7 (lead to D#)
A home sweet home
D#
With a couple of kids running in the yard
A# F
Of Desmond and Molly Jones.
A# F
Happy ever after in the market place
F7 A#
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
A# A#7 D#
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
A# F A#
And in the evening she's a singer with the band.
(refrain)
D# A# F A#
And if you want some fun-take ob-la-di-bla-da
Note: I play the song with all barre chords and for the D# section (“in a couple years…”) only let the down strokes sound.
P.s. its also fun to play the running bass riff of
A#
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D#
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This may in fact be the happiest song ever written
(and is also my first tab)
- Sean : D
