The Beatles

The Ballad Of John And Yoko

The Beatles


Tom: E

[Primeira Parte]

E
Standing in the dock at Southampton

Trying to get to Holland or France
    E7
The Man in the Mac said, you gotta go back

You know they didn’t even give us a chance

[Refrão]

                         A
Christ you know it ain’t easy
                         E
You know how hard it can be
                   B7
The way things are going
                       E
They’re gonna crucify me

[Seegunda Parte]

E
Finally made the plane into Paris

Honeymooning down by the Seine
      E7
Peter brown called to say, you can make it ok

You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain

[Refrão]

                         A
Christ you know it ain’t easy
                          E
You know how hard it can be
                   B7                 
The way things are going
                       E
They’re gonna crucify me

[Terceira Parte]

  E
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton

Talking in our beds for a week
     E7
The newspapers said 'say, what you doing in bed?'

I said we're only trying to get us some peace

[Refrão]

                         A
Christ you know it ain’t easy
                          E
You know how hard it can be
                   B7    
The way things are going
                       E
They’re gonna crucify me

[Ponte]

 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
      B7
You don’t take nothing with you but your soul
  B
Think!

[Quarta Parte]

E
Made a lightning trip to Vienna

Eating chocolate cake in a bag
       E7
The newspapers said

"She's gone to his head

They look just like two gurus in drag”

[Refrão]

                         A
Christ you know it ain’t easy
                         E
You know how hard it can be
                   B7
The way things are going
                       E
They’re gonna crucify me

[Quinta Parte]

E
Caught the early plane back to London

Fifty acorns tied in a sack
     E7
The men from the press said "We wish you success

It's good to have the both of you back"

[Refrão]

                         A
Christ you know it ain’t easy
                         E
You know how hard it can be
                   B7         
The way things are going
                       E
They’re gonna crucify me
                   B7                
The way things are going
                       E
They’re gonna crucify me

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