Ballad Of John And Yoko
Key: EEnglish
Chords
E E7 A
Verse
EStanding in the dock at Southampton
Trying to get to Holland or France
The E7Man In the Mac said
You gotta go back
You know they didn't even give us a chance
Chorus
Christ you know Ait ain't easy
You know how hard it can Ebe
The way things are B7going ...
They're gonna crucify Eme.
Verse
Finally made the plane into Paris
Honeymooning down by the Seine
Peter Brown called to say
You can make it ok
You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain ...
Chorus
Christ you know it ain't easy... (etc.)
Verse
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
Talking in our beds for a week
The newspapers said
What are you doing in bed
I said we're only trying to get us some peace ...
Chorus
Christ you know it ain't easy...etc
Bridge
ASaving all your money for a rainy day
Giving all your clothes to charity
B7Last nite the wife said
Oh boy when you're dead
You don't take nothing with you but Byour soul
Verse
EThink!
Made a lightning trip to Vienna
Eating chocolate cake in a bag
The newspapers said, "She's gone to his head
They look just like two gurus in drag"
Chorus
Verse
Caught the early plane back to London
Fifty acorns tied in a sack
The men from the press say "We wish you success
It's good to have the both of you back"
Chorus