Obladi Oblada Uke tab by The Beatles

7 Chords used in the song: C, G7, C7, F, Em, Am, Csus4

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Year:  1968
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2.64
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Key: CChords
C chordC                        G7 chordG7   
Desmond has his barrow in the market place
G7 chordG7 C chordC
Molly is the singer in a band
C7 chordC7 F chordF
Desmond says to Molly "Girl, I like your face"
C chordC G7 chordG7
And Molly says this as she takes him by the
C chordC
hand...

C chordC Em chordEm Am chordAm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
F chordF G7 chordG7 C chordC
Lala how the life goes on...
C chordC Em chordEm Am chordAm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
F chordF G7 chordG7 C chordC - Csus4 chordCsus4 C chordC
Lala how the life goes on.

C chordC G7 chordG7
Desmond takes a trolley to the jewelry store...
G7 chordG7 C chordC
Buys a twenty carat golden ring...
C7 chordC7 F chordF
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door...
C chordC G7 chordG7 C chordC
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing...
C chordC Em chordEm Am chordAm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
F chordF G7 chordG7 C chordC
Lala how the life goes on...
C chordC Em chordEm Am chordAm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
F chordF G7 chordG7 C chordC
Lala how the life goes on.


F chordF C chordC
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet
home,

C chordC - Csus4 chordCsus4 - C chordC

F chordF
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
C chordC G7 chordG7
Of Desmond and Molly Jones... (Ha ha ha ha ha)

C chordC G7 chordG7
Happy ever after in the market place...
G7 chordG7 C chordC
Desmond lets the children lend a hand...
C7 chordC7 F chordF
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face...
C chordC G7 chordG7
And in the evening she still sings it with the
C chordC
band...

C chordC Em chordEm Am chordAm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
F chordF G7 chordG7 C chordC
Lala how the life goes on...
C chordC Em chordEm Am chordAm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...
F chordF G7 chordG7 C chordC
Lala how the life goes on.

Uke tab by , 31 Jan 2010

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kiwipamplemousse avatar
My strumming : DDU UDU, in verse UDU UDU UDU (C), DD (Em), UUDU (Am) DDU (F) UDU (G) DDU (C). after "...they have built à home sweet home", I prefer to play UDUDU G-F-Em-Dm
19 Apr 2024
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piatwo avatar
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i love the story of Desmond and Molly
02 Mar 2024
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I love this tab sm
30 Jun 2023
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Reyre avatar
dUdx is so nice
24 Feb 2023
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RichRefrain avatar
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This is awesome!!! I'll definitely have to play this on my Youtube channel!
22 Feb 2021
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gracie20563 avatar
this is great!!
07 Dec 2020
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Adream avatar
I strum ddU
28 Mar 2020
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HempressC avatar
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Great version! Thanks ... ♫♪ ☮
16 Nov 2019
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rlape avatar
I've found that a UDUX with the mute on beat works really well for an upbeat strum pattern
24 Oct 2019
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BrigitaGadiza3138 avatar
I LUV IT !!!
16 Aug 2019
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sarafelder avatar
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maggiejolie, I agree. Better when it transposes to start with F. Thanks.
27 Jun 2019
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dllanton avatar
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Strum pattern?
17 Jun 2019
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lucianaLuna avatar
why
10 Apr 2019
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maggiejolie avatar
on the chorus, replace F by C; pour le refrain remplacer F par C.
31 Jan 2010
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