The Beatles – The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Guitar Intro)

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This song is in the key of E Play along at:
[Intro]
   E
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|--------2--4--2--|2x
E|--0--4-----------|
[Verse]
E
Standing in the dock at Southampton

E
Trying to get to Holland or France

    E7
The man in the mac said

E7
"You gotta go back"

E7
You know they didnt even give us a chance
[Chorus]
E7                        A
Christ, you know it ain't easy

e|--------------|
B|--5--4--3--2--|
G|--6--5--4--2--|
D|-----------2--|
A|-----------0--|
E|--------------|

A                         E
You know how hard it can be

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|

E                   B7
The way things are going

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|--4--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--6--5--4--2--|
A|--------------2--|
E|--------------0--|
[Verse]
E
Finally made the plane into Paris

E
Honeymooning down by the Seine

      E7
Peter Brown called to say,

E7
"You can make it okay"

E7
"You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain!"
[Chorus]
E7                        A
Christ, you know it ain't easy

e|--------------|
B|--5--4--3--2--|
G|--6--5--4--2--|
D|-----------2--|
A|-----------0--|
E|--------------|

A                         E
You know how hard it can be

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|

E                   B7
The way things are going

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|
[Verse]
E
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton

 E
Talking in our beds for a week

    E7
The newspapers said,
"Say, what you doing in bed?"
E7
I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace!"
[Chorus]
E7                        A
Christ, you know it ain't easy

e|--------------|
B|--5--4--3--2--|
G|--6--5--4--2--|
D|-----------2--|
A|-----------0--|
E|--------------|

A                         E
You know how hard it can be

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|

E                   B7
The way things are going

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|
[Bridge]
A
Saving up your money for a rainy day

A
Giving all your clothes to charity

A
last night the wife said

A
Oh boy when you're dead

     B7
You don't take nothing with you but your soul

B7
Think!
[Verse]
E
Made a lightning trip to Vienna

E
Eating chocolate cake in a bag

    E7
The newspapers said, "She's gone to his head

E7
They look just like two gurus in drag!"
[Chorus]
E7                        A
Christ, you know it ain't easy

e|--------------|
B|--5--4--3--2--|
G|--6--5--4--2--|
D|-----------2--|
A|-----------0--|
E|--------------|

A                         E
You know how hard it can be

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--1—-2--3--4--|
D|--2--4--5--6--|
A|--2-----------|
E|--0-----------|

E                   B7
The way things are going

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|
[Verse]
E
Caught the early plane back to London

E
Fifty acorns tied in a sack

    E7
The men from the press say "We wish you success!"

E7
"It's good to have the both of you back!"
[Chorus]
E7                        A
Christ, you know it ain't easy

e|--------------|
B|--5--4--3--2--|
G|--6--5--4--2--|
D|-----------2--|
A|-----------0--|
E|--------------|

A                         E
You know how hard it can be

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--1—-2--3--4--|
D|--2--4--5--6--|
A|--2-----------|
E|--0-----------|

E                   B7
The way things are going

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|
[Outro]
E                   B7
The way things are going

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--8--7--6--4--|
D|--9--8--7--6--|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|

B7                    E
They're gonna crucify me.

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--4--3--2--1--|
D|--6--5--4--2--|
A|-----------2--|
E|-----------0--|

   B7                                       E
E|-------------|---------------------|-----------0-|
B|-------------|---------------------|-----------0-|
G|-------------|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-1-|-----------1-|
D|-----1-2-4-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-2-|-2---------2-|
A|-2-4---4-6-7-|-------------------2-|---4-2-----2-|
E|-------------|-------------------0-|-------4-0-0-|