Ballad of John and Yoko by John Lennon

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Ballad of John and Yoko (C Major)

Artist: John Lennon Genre: Pop/Rock Roman Numerals: I, I7, IV, V7, VI7 Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E] Entered by: Leadpencil9
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C
(C,E,G)


-	C	E	G	C	E

C7
(C,E,G,B♭)











-	C	E	B♭	C	E

F
(F,A,C)











F	C	F	A	C	F

G7
(G,B,D,F)











G	B	D	G	B	F

A7
(A,C♯,E,G)











-	A	E	G	C♯	E

Section 1

John Lennon

Verse 1

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Standing in the dock at Southampton,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] trying to get to Holland or France

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] man in the mac said you've got to go back

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] You know they didn't even give us a chance

Chorus

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] Christ you know it ain't

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] easy

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] you know how hard it can

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] be

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The way things are

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] going

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] they're gonna crucify

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me

Verse 2

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Finally made the plane into Paris,

honeymooning down by the Seine

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Peter

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] Brown called to say you can make it OK

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain

Chorus

Verse 3

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] talking in our beds for a week

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] newspaper said say what you doing in bed

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] I said we're only trying to get us some peace

Chorus

Bridge

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Saving up your money for a rainy day

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Giving all your clothes to charity

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Last night the wife said oh boy when you're dead

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] You

[A7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] don't take nothing with you but your soul – think

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Made a lightning trip to Vienna, eating chocolate cake in a bag

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] newspaper said she's gone to his head

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] They look just like two gurus in drag

Chorus

Verse 4

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Caught the early plane back to London,

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] fifty acorns tied in a sack

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] men from the press said we wish you success

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] It's good to have the both of you back

Chorus

[C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison] Christ you know it ain't

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] easy

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] you know how hard it can

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] be

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The way things are

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] going

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] they're gonna crucify

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The way things are

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] going

[G7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth] they're gonna crucify

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me