A                          E
Desmond has a barrow in the market place
E7                       A
Molly is the singer in a band
A                            D
Desmond says to Molly "girl I like your face"
          A               E                A
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand

      A                     E    F#m
Ob-la-di ob-la-da, life goes on, bra!
A            E         A
La-la how the life goes on
      A                     E    F#m
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on, bra!
A            E         A
La-la how the life goes on

A                             E
Desmond takes a trolley to the jewellers stores
E7                         A
Buys a twenty carat golden ring (golden ring?)
A                             D
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
          A              E             A
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing (sing)

      A                     E    F#m
Ob-la-di ob-la-da, life goes on, bra!
A            E         A
La-la how the life goes on
      A                     E   F#m
Ob-la-di ob-la-da, life goes on, bra!
A            E         A
La-la how the life goes on

D                                                A
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
D
With a couple of kids running in the yard
   A                 E
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (Ah ha ha ha ha ha)

A                      E
Happy ever after in the market place
E7                               A
Desmond lets the children lend a hand (arm! Leg!)
A                               D
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
           A                E                 A
And in the evening she still sings it with the band

[Refrão]

      A                     E    F#m
Ob-la-di ob-la-da, life goes on, bra!
A            E         A
La-la how the life goes on
      A                     E    F#m
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on, bra!
A            E         A
La-la how the life goes on


D                                                A
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
D
With a couple of kids running in the yard
   A                 E
Of Desmond and Molly Jones (Ah ha ha ha ha ha)

      A                      E
Yeah, happy ever after in the market place
E7                             A
Molly lets the children lend a hand (foot!)
A                                 D
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
           A              E               A
And in the evening she's a singer with the band

      A                     E    F#m
Ob-la-di ob-la-da, life goes on, bra!
A            E          A
La-la how the life goes on
      A                    E    F#m
Ob-la-di ob-la-da life goes on, bra!
A            E          F#m
La-la how the life goes on

          F#m
And if ya want some fun
     E            A
Sing Ob-la-di, ob-la-da!