THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO Lennon & McCartney The Beatles
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||: Standing in^the dock^at Southamp.| p^ton n n n | trying^to get^to Holland or^France|
||: Finally made^the plane^in to^Pa.| a^ris s s s | honey mooning down^by the^Seine |
||: Paris to^the Amster dam^Hil.| l^ton n n n | talking in^our beds^for a^week |
||: Made^a lightning trip^to Vien.| n^na a a a | eating chocolate cake^in a^bag |
||: Caught^the early plane^back to^Lon | n^don n n n | fifty acorns tied^in a^sack |
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| ee ee ee ~ ^The | man^in the^mac c^sai d^you've |
| ee ee ee Pe^ter | Brown^called to^say y^you you^can |
| kk kk kk ~ ^The | news^pa pers^said d^Say what^your |
| gg gg gg ~ ^The | news^pa pers^said dd d^She's |
| kk kk kk ~ ^The | men^from the^press s^said d^we |
| gotto go^back k^You know^they | didn't even give^us a^chance |
| make^it OK k^You can^get | married in^Gib raltar near^Spain |
| doing in^bed d^I said^we're | only trying^to get^us some^peace |
| gone^to his^head dd d^They | look^just like^two gu^rus in^drag |
| wish^you success ss s^It's | good^to have^the both^of you^back |
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| e Christ ^you know^it ain't | easy yy yy yy | ~ You^know^how hard^it can^be.| ee ee // |
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| / ~ the^way^things are^go.| oo oo ing gg | ~ ^Theyre going^to cruci f^y | me ee // |
1. | //// :||
2. | // ~ Drove ^from :||
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3. | //// | Saving up^your money for^a | rai ny^day yy yy | giving all^your clothes^to chari |
| ty yy yy yy | ^last night ^the wife said | ^Oh boy ^when youre dead^you |
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| dont^take nothing with^you but^your | soul ll l^think / :||
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4. | me ee / / | / / / / :||
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5. | me ee / / | / ~ ^The way^things are^go | oo oo ing gg | ~ ^Theyre going^to cruci fy |
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| me ee ee ee | ee ee ee ee ||
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The Ballad Of John And Yoko Lennon & Mccartney is performed by The Beatles.
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