Ob La Di Ob La Da:Marmalade.
#1 in UK on EMI Records in 1969.
(Formerly the Gaylords. This cover of
the Beatles song made them the 1st Scottish band
to hit #1 on the UK Singles Charts.)
INTRO:
A E Fm#7 A
Ob la di ob la da..life goes on, brah!! la la
E A
la la life goes on.
#1.
A E
Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace..
E7 A
Molly is the singer in a band.
A D
Desmond say to Molly, girl, I like you face..
A E A
and Molly says this as she takes him by the hand.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
#2.
A E
Desmond take a trolley to the jewelery store..
E7 A
buys a twenty carat golden ring, (rin-ring)..
A D
takes it back to Molly waiting at the door..
A E A
and as he gives it to her she begins to sing..
(sin-sing.)
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
BRIDGE:
D
Yeah, in a couple of years they have built a
Asus2 A A7 D
home sweet home............with a couple of kids
A E
running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones.
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#3.
A E E7
Happy ever after in the market place..Desmond lets
A
the children lend a hand.
A D
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face and
A E A
in the evening she still sings it with the band.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
BRIDGE:
D
Yeah, in a couple of years they have built a
Asus2 A A7 D
home sweet home............with a couple of kids
A E
running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones.
#4.
A E E7
Happy ever after in the market place..Molly lets
A
the children lend a hand.
A D
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face and
A E A
in the evening she still sings it with the band.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E Fm#7
La-la how the life goes on.
OUTRO:
Fm#7 E A
And if you want some jam..take ob-la-di-bla-da.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
