The Ballad Of John And Yoko
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The Ballad Of John And Yoko
Teenage Fanclub
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Real Key
F#
Capo
Fret 2
Rate
Real Key
F#
Capo
Fret 2
ledutu
E
F#
0.2x
120
BPM1
2
3
4
Rhythm
2/4
3/4
4/4
5/4
6/8
7/8
No Accent
Downbeat
Backbeat
All Equal
1 & 3
* always strum once
Intro
|[D] |[D] |[D] |[D] [Dsus4]*
Verse 1
[D] [D] [D]* [D6]* [D7]*
Standing in the dock at Southampton
[D] [D] [D]* [D6]* [D7]*
Trying to get to Holland Or France
[D] [D]
The man in the mac said: "you got to go back"
[D] [D]
You know they didn't even give us a chance
[G] [G]
Christ! You know it ain't easy
[D] [D]
You know how hard it can be
[A] [A]
The way things are go---ing
[D] [D] [Dsus4]*
They're gonna crucify me
Verse 2
[D] [D] [D]* [D6]* [D7]*
Finally made the plane into Paris
[D] [D] [D]* [D6]* [D7]*
Honeymooning down by the Seine
[D] [D]
Peter Brown called and say: "would you make it O.K.,
[D] [D]
You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain."
[G] [G]
Christ! You know it ain't easy
[D] [D]
You know how hard it can be
[A] [A]
The way things are go---ing
[D] [D]
They're gonna crucify me
Verse 3
[D] [D] [D]* [D6]* [D7]*
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
[D] [D] [D]* [D6]* [D7]*
Talking in our beds for a week
[D] [D]
The newspeople said: "say what you doing in bed?"
[D] [D]
I said: "we're only trying to get us some peace."
[G] [G]
Christ! You know it ain't easy
[D] [D]
You know how hard it can be
[A] [A]
The way things are go---ing
[D] [D]
They're gonna crucify me
Bridge
[G] [G]
Saving up your money for a rainy day
[G] [G]
Giving all your clothes to charity
[G] [G]
Last night the wife said:
A A* N.C.
"Oh boy, when you're dead you don't take nothing with your so-oul" - Think!
Verse 4
[D] [D] [D]* [D6]* [D7]*
Made a lightning trip to Vienna
[D] [D] [D]* [D6]* [D7]*
Eating chocolate cake in a bag
[D] [D]
The newspapers said: "hey, she's going to his head,
[D] [D]
Hey, they look like two gurus in drag."
[G] [G]
Christ! You know it ain't easy
[D] [D]
You know how hard it can be
[A] [A]
The way things are go---ing
[D] [D]
They're gonna crucify me
Verse 5
[D] [D]
Caught the early plane back to London
[D] [D]
Fifty acorns tied in a sack
[D] [D]
The men from the press said: "we wish you success
[D] [D]
Hey, it's good to have the both of you back."
[G] [G]
Christ! You know it ain't easy
[D] [D]
You know how hard it can be
[A] [A]
The way things are go---ing
[D] [D]
They're gonna crucify me
[A] [A]
The way things are go---ing
[D] [D]
They're gonna crucify me
Outro
|[A] |[A] [Asus2]
|[D] |[D]*
Chords Used (7)
Guitar
Ukulele
D
1 / 4
Dsus4
1 / 4
D6
1 / 4
D7
1 / 4
G
1 / 5
A
1 / 4
Asus2
1 / 4
Song Info
Real Key
F#
Capo
Fret 2
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