Ob La Di Ob La Da Chords & Guitar Lesson by The Beatles
Welcome to my Ob La Di Ob La Da guitar lesson with chords and strumming patterns. This is a really great Beatles songs as it mostly usually 3 main chords – A, D and E. There are some variations on these chords that you will be below that can be thrown in.
There is an F#m barre chord, but if you cannot play that, don’t worry, you could just strum the easy F#m or the A chord instead and it will sound just fine.
OB LA DI OB LA DA CHORDS:
OB LA DI OB LA DA STRUMMING PATTERNS:
Since this is a piano song there are a couple ways you can approach this. A simple 8th note strumming pattern as seen below.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
DU DU DU DU
Or, you can alternate between the bass and treble strings of the guitar to mimic more the sound of the piano.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
BU BU BU BU
OB LA DI OB LA DA CHORDS BY THE BEATLES - CAPO ON 1ST FRET
This site does not offer downloadable chord charts. If you are looking for printed chord charts, I highly recommend that you purchase the Hal Leonard Campfire Songbook which has a version of this song included as well as many other great classic hits.
Intro:
A A A A
Verse:
A E
Desmond has a barrow in the market place,
E7 A
Molly is the singer in a band.
A7 D
Desmond says to Molly, girl, I like your face
|A E| A
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand,
Chorus:
A |E F#m|
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
|A E| A
La-la how their life goes on.
A |E F#m|
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
|A E| A
La-la how their life goes on.
Verse:
A E
Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler's store.
E7 A
Buys a twenty carat golden ring.
A7 D
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door.
|A E| A
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing
Chorus:
A |E F#m|
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
|A E| A
La-la how their life goes on.
A |E F#m|
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
|A E| A
La-la how their life goes on.
Bridge
D D |A Asus2| |A A7|
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home.
D D
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
A E
Of Desmond and Molly Jones. (ha ha ha ha)
Verse:
A E
Happy ever after in the market place,
E7 A
Desmond lets the children lend a hand.
A7 D
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
|A E| A
And in the evening she still sings it with the band.
Chorus:
A |E F#m|
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
|A E| A
La-la how their life goes on.
A |E F#m|
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
|A E| A
La-la how their life goes on.
Bridge:
D D |A Asus2| |A A7|
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home.
D D
With a couple of kids running in the yard,
A E
Of Desmond and Molly Jones. (ha ha ha ha)
Verse:
A E
Happy ever after in the market place,
E7 A
Molly lets the children lend a hand.
A7 D
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
|A E| A
And in the evening she's a singer with the band.
Chorus:
A |E F#m|
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
|A E| A
La-la how their life goes on.
A |E F#m|
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, life goes on.. bra.
|A E| A
La-la how their life goes on.
E |E A| A strum
And if you want some fun, sing Ob-La-Di-Bla-Da
This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.