Ballad of John and Yoko
instrument
ukulele
mandolin
guitar
baritoneuke
key
A (-5)
Bb (-4)
B (-3)
C (-2)
Db (-1)
D
Eb (+1)
E (+2)
F (+3)
Gb (+4)
G (+5)
Ab (+6)
chord size
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layout
inline
letters above
diagrams above
lyrics only
ukulele
[
D
]
Standing in the dock at Southampton, trying to get to Holland or France
The
[
D7
]
man in the mac said you've got to go back
You know they didn't even give us a chance
Chorus:
Christ you know it ain't
[
G
]
easy you know how hard it can
[
D
]
be
The way things are
[
A7
]
going they're gonna crucify
[
D
]
me
[
D
]
Finally made the plane into Paris, honeymooning down by the Seine
Peter
[
D7
]
Brown called to say you can make it OK
You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain Chorus
[
D
]
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton, talking in our beds for a week
The
[
D7
]
newspaper said say what you doing in bed
I said we're only trying to get us some peace Chorus
[
G
]
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
You
[
A7
]
don't take nothing with you but your soul –think
[
D
]
Made a lightning trip to Vienna, eating chocolate cake in a bag
The
[
D7
]
newspaper said she's gone to his head
They look just like two gurus in drag Chorus
[
D
]
Caught the early plane back to London,
Fifty acorns tied in a sack
The
[
D7
]
men from the press said we wish you success
It's good to have the both of you back Chorus
The way things are
[
A7
]
going they're gonna crucify
[
D
]
me