Ballad of John and Yoko (C Major)
Artist:
John Lennon
Genre:
Pop/Rock
Roman Numerals:
I, I7, IV, V7, VI7
Instrument:
Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]
Entered by:
Leadpencil9
C
(C,E,G)
-
C
E
G
C
E
C7
(C,E,G,B♭)
-
C
E
B♭
C
E
F
(F,A,C)
F
C
F
A
C
F
G7
(G,B,D,F)
G
B
D
G
B
F
A7
(A,C♯,E,G)
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A
E
G
C♯
E
Section 1
John Lennon
Verse 1
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Standing in the dock at Southampton,
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
trying to get to Holland or France
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
The
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
man in the mac said you've got to go back
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You know they didn't even give us a chance
Chorus
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Christ you know it ain't
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
easy
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
you know how hard it can
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
be
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
The way things are
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
going
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
they're gonna crucify
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
Verse 2
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Finally made the plane into Paris,
honeymooning down by the Seine
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Peter
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Brown called to say you can make it OK
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain
Chorus
Verse 3
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton,
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
talking in our beds for a week
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
The
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
newspaper said say what you doing in bed
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
I said we're only trying to get us some peace
Chorus
Bridge
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Saving up your money for a rainy day
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Giving all your clothes to charity
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
Last night the wife said oh boy when you're dead
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
You
[
A7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth
]
don't take nothing with you but your soul – think
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Made a lightning trip to Vienna, eating chocolate cake in a bag
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
The
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
newspaper said she's gone to his head
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
They look just like two gurus in drag
Chorus
Verse 4
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Caught the early plane back to London,
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
fifty acorns tied in a sack
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
The
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
men from the press said we wish you success
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
It's good to have the both of you back
Chorus
[
C7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Unison
]
Christ you know it ain't
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
easy
[
F
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth
]
you know how hard it can
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
be
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
The way things are
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
going
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
they're gonna crucify
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
The way things are
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
going
[
G7
Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Perfect Fifth
]
they're gonna crucify
[
C
Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison
]
me
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