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Ballad of John and Yoko
John Lennon

Verse 1:
[D] Standing in the dock at Southampton, trying to get to Holland or France 
The [D7] man in the mac said you've got to go back
You know they didn't even give us a chance

|Chorus:
|Christ you know it ain't [G] easy you know how hard it can [D] be 
|The way things are [A7] going they're gonna crucify [D] me

Verse 2:
[D] Finally made the plane into Paris, honeymooning down by the Seine 
Peter [D7] Brown called to say you can make it OK
You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain

Chorus:

Verse 3:
[D] Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton, talking in our beds for a week 
The [D7] newspaper said say what you doing in bed
I said we're only trying to get us some peace

|Chorus:
|Christ you know it ain't [G] easy you know how hard it can [D] be 
|The way things are [A7] going they're gonna crucify [D] me

Bridge:
[G] Saving up your money for a rainy day
Giving all your clothes to charity
Last night the wife said oh boy when you're dead
You [A7] don't take nothing with you but your so-oul [A7*] Think!

Verse 4: 
[D] Made a lightning trip to Vienna, eating chocolate cake in a bag 
The [D7] newspaper said she's gone to his head
They look just like two gurus in drag

|Chorus:
|Christ you know it ain't [G] easy you know how hard it can [D] be 
|The way things are [A7] going they're gonna crucify [D] me

Verse 5:
[D] Caught the early plane back to London, fifty acorns tied in a sack 
The [D7] men from the press said we wish you success
It's good to have the both of you back

|Chorus:
|Christ you know it ain't [G] easy you know how hard it can [D] be 
|The way things are [A7] going they're gonna crucify [D] me

Outro:
The way things are [A7] going they're gonna crucify [D] me
[A7] [D] 
[D - Single Strum]

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