The Ballad of John and Yoko

Standing in the dock at Southampton,

trying to get to Holland or France.

Pe The (E7)man in the mac said,

what're "You've got to go back."

You know they didn't even give us a chance.

Christ! You know it ain't easy,

you know how hard it can be.

(E)The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.

Fin'lly made the plane into Paris,

honeymooning down by the Seine.

Pe ter (E7)Brown called to say,

"You what're 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.

(E)The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.

(E)Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton,

talking in our beds for a week.

Pe The (E7)newspeople said, "Say, what're 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.

(E)The way things are going, they're gonna crucify me.

(E)Drove from (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, you (B7)don't take nothing with you but your soul."

Think! (E)Made a lightning trip to Vienna,

eating choc'late cake in a bag.

The (E7)newspapers said, 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.

(E)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 (E7)men from the press said,

"We wish you success;

it's good to have the both of you back."