VERSE:

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

Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace

-5  -5  -5 -5    -5  -5  5  -4    4

Molly is the singer in a band

   6     6       6     6    6  6      -5    5  -5     6     -6

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:

 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

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

VERSE

CHORUS

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

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

With a couple of kids running in the yard

 4       5     5      5    -5   5    5  -4

Of Desmond and Molly Jo-nes

VERSE

CHORUS 

BRIDGE 

VERSE 

CHORUS