The Ballad Of John And Yoko - JOHN LENNON - SINGLE (1969) THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO (co-composed with Paul McCartney) (c) 1969 Northern Songs Chords used: EADGBE E: 022100 E7: 020100 A: x02220 B7: x21202 E6: 022120 E Standing in the dock at Southampton E:-------------------------------------12-------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------u12r-u12r---------------------- G:----------------------------------------------------------------------- Trying to get to Holland or France E:-------------------------------------12-------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------u12r-u12r-u12r----------------- G:----------------------------------------------------------------------- The man in the mac said, "You've got to go back" You know they didn't even give us a chance A Christ you know it ain't easy E:------------------------------9--8--7--5------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------------------------- G:------------------------------9--8--7--6------------------------------- D:----------------------------------------------------------------------- E You know how hard it can be E:------------------------------4--3--2--0------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------------------------- G:------------------------------4--3--2--1------------------------------- D:----------------------------------------------------------------------- B7 The way things are going E:-----------------------------11-10--9--7------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------------------------- G:-----------------------------11-10--9--8------------------------------- D:----------------------------------------------------------------------- E They're going to crucify me E:-----------------------------4--3--2--0-------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------------------------- G:-----------------------------4--3--2--1-------------------------------- D:----------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally made the plane into Paris Honeymooning down by the Seine Peter Brown called to say "You can make it OK You can get married in Gibraltar, near Spain" Christ! You know it ain't easy You know how hard it can be The way things are going They're going to crucify me Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton Talking in our beds for a week The newspapers said, "Say what you doing in bed?" I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace" Christ! You know it ain't easy You know how hard it can be The way things are going They're going to crucify me A Saving up your money for a rainy day Giving all your clothes to charity Last night the wife said "Oh boy, when you're dead B7 You don't take nothing with you But your soul, think!" Made a lightning trip to Vienna Eating chocolate cake in a bag The newspapers said, "She's gone to his head They look just like two gurus in drag" Christ! You know it ain't easy You know how hard it can be The way things are going They're going to crucify me Caught the early plane back to London Fifty acorns tied in a sack The men from the press said, "We wish you success It's good to have the both of you back" Christ! You know it ain't easy You know how hard it can be The way things are going They're going to crucify me The way things are going E:--------------------------2--4--3--2--0-------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------------------------- G:--------------------------2--4--3--2--1-------------------------------- D:----------------------------------------------------------------------- A:----------------------------------------------------------------------- They're going to crucify me E:----------------------------------------------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------4--4--4--4--4--4--- G:----------------------------------------------1--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--- D:-------------------------------------1--2--4--------------------------- A:-------------------------------2--4------------------------------------ E:----------------------------------------------------------------------- E6 E:------------------------------------0----------------------------------- B:--4--2--2--2------------------------2----------------------------------- G:--4--2--2--2--1---------------------1----------------------------------- D:-----------------4--2--2-----2------2----------------------------------- A:--------------------------4-----4---2----------------------------------- E:------------------------------------0----------------------------------- NOTE: "I wrote that in Paris on our honeymoon. It's a piece of journalism. It's a folk song." (John Lennon, 1980)