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Marmalade - Ob La Di Ob La Da Chords

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Ob La Di Ob La Da Chords

(ver. 1)
Marmalade
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.

#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.


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