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Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

The Beatles

Key: Bb (Bb harp in 1st position)

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VERSE:

  5      5       5    5   5      5  -4    4    -3   -4     -4

Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace

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Molly is the singer in a band

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Desmond says to Molly, "Girl, I like your face"

  -6    6  -5    5      5   -5    5     -4      -5    5   -4     4

And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand


CHORUS:

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Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah

 6  -5     5    -5    5    -4     4

La, la, how the life goes on

4   5    6     4   5   6    4       5     6      7

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah

 6   -5     5    -5   5     -4     4

La, la, how the life goes on


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BRIDGE:

5  5   5  -5    6     -6      6       -6      7   -5    -6        4        5

In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home

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With a couple of kids running in the yard

 4       5     5      5    -5   5    5  -4

Of Desmond and Molly Jo-nes


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BRIDGE 


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