The Beatles – Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da Artist: The Beatles Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=110, Capo: 2, optionally. Eighths are marked "+". The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Use thumb-fretting.
[Verse] 
   C  +     +     +     +    G  +     +     +     +    G7 +     +     +     +    C      +     +     +
E|-0--0--0-----0--0--------|-------------------------|-1--1--1-----1--1-p0-----|-----------------------|
B|-1-----------1-----3-p1--|-0-h3-----3--------------|-0-----------0--------3--|-1---------------------|
G|----------0--------------|-0--------------0-----0--|----------0--------------|--------0-----0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2-----|
A|-3-----------------------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-3---------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-----------3-----------|
   Desmond has a barrow in the market place            Molly is the singer in a  band

      +     +     +     +    F  +     +     +     +    C  +     +  G  +     +    C      +     +     +
E|-3--3--3-----3--3--1-p0--|-1-h3-----5-----5-\3-p1--|-0--3-p1-p0-----1-p0-----|-----------------0--3--|
B|-1-----------1-----------|-1-----------------------|-1-----------3--------3--|-1------------1--------|
G|----------0--------------|-------------------------|-------------0-----------|--------0--------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------3-----------3-----|-------2-----------0-----|-----2-----------2-----|
A|-3-----------------------|-------------0-----------|-3-----------------------|-3---------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-1-----------------------|-------------3-----------|-----------3-----------|
  Desmond says to Molly Girl I like your face And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand.  Ob-la-di,

[Chorus]                               
   C  +     +     +     +       +     + v   +     +    G  +     +     +     +    C  +     +     +     +
E|-------0--3--------0--3--|----------8--------------|-3-p1-p0--1-p0-----------|-------------------0--3--|
B|----1-----------1--------|-------------------------|----------------3--------|-1--------------1--------|
G|-------------------------|----0-----------0-----0--|----------------------0--|----0-----0--------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------------|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------7-----|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------8-----------|-3-----------------------|-------------3-----------|
      oblada      life goes on        bra              La-la how the life  goes  on.            Ob-la-di,

      +     +     +     +       +     + v   +     +    G  +     +     +     +    C      +     +     +
E|-------0--3--------0--3--|----------8--------------|-3-p1-p0--1-p0-----------|-----------------------|
B|----1-----------1--------|-------------------------|----------------3--------|-1---------------------|
G|-------------------------|----0-----------0-----0--|----------------------0--|--------0-----0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------------|-------0-----------0-----|-----2-----------2-----|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------7-----|-------------2-----------|-3---------------------|
E|-------------3-----------|-------------8-----------|-3-----------------------|-----------3-----------|
      oblada      life goes on        bra              La-la how the life  goes  on.
[Verse] ... as above ... Desmond takes a trolley to the jewellers store Buys a twenty carat golden ring Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door And as he gives it to her she begins to sing. [Chorus] ... as above ...
[Bridge]
   C  +  F  +         +       +     +            C  +     +     +     +       +     +  C7 +     +
E|-------1-h3--5---3-/5--|-8--------5----------|-0--0-----0--------------|-------------------------|
B|-1--1------------------|-------6---------1---|-------------3--3-----3--|-1--1-----1--------------|
G|-----------------------|----0----------------|-------------------------|-------------3--3-----3--|
D|-------3---------0-----|-----------------0---|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A|-3-----------0---------|-------------0-------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|-8-------------------|-------------3-----------|-------------3-----------|
In a couple of years they have built A home sweet home

   F  +     +         +       +     +            C  +     +     +     +    G      +     +     +
E|-------1-h3--5---3-/5--|-8--------5----------|-0--0-----0--1-----0-----|-0---------------------|
B|-----------------------|-------6---------1---|-------------------------|-----3-----------------|
G|-2--2------------------|----0----------------|----------------0-----0--|--------0-----0-----0--|
D|-------3---------0-----|-----------------0---|-------2-----------2-----|-----0-----------0-----|
A|-------------0---------|-------------0-------|-3-----------3-----------|-----------2-----------|
E|-1---------------------|-8-------------------|-------------------------|-3---------------------|
With a couple of kids running in the yard  Of    Desmond and Molly         Jones.
[Verse] ... as above ... Happy ever after in the market place Desmond lets the children lend a hand Molly stays at home and does her pretty face And in the evening she still sings in with the band. [Chorus] ... as above ... ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | v Vibrato and let ring | / Slide up | \ Slide down ************************************