Bb                          F
Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace,
                          Bb
Molly is the singer in a band.
Bb7                           Eb
Desmond says to Molly girl I like your face,
           Bb               F                Bb
And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand:

(refrão)
                             F  Gm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
Bb              F       Bb
La-la how the life goes on.
                              F  Gm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
Bb             F        Bb
La-la how the life goes on

Bb                            F
Desmond takes a trolly to the jewler's store,
                            Bb
Buys a twenty carat golden ring
Bb7                            Eb
Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door
           Bb         F                 Bb
And as he gives it to her she begins to sing:

                              F  Gm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
Bb              F       Bb
La-la how the life goes on.
                              F  Gm
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
Bb             F        Bb
La-la how the life goes on

(ponte)
Eb                                                Bb
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
Eb                                            Bb                F
With a couple of kids running in the yard, of Desmond and Molly Jones

Bb                       F
Happy ever after in the marketplace,
                                  Bb
Desmond lets the children lend a hand
Bb7                              Eb
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face
            Bb                F                 Bb
And in the evening she still sings it with the band.

                                   F  Gm
Yes! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
Bb              F       Bb
La-la how the life goes on.
                                    F  Gm
Yeah! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
Bb             F        Bb
La-la how the life goes on

Eb                                                Bb
In a couple of years they have built a home sweet home
Eb                                            Bb                F
With a couple of kids running in the yard, of Desmond and Molly Jones

     Bb                        F
Hey, happy ever after in the marketplace,
                                Bb
Molly lets the children lend a hand
Bb7                                Eb
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face
           Bb              F               Bb
And in the evening she's a singer with the band.

                                    F  Gm
Yeah! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
Bb              F       Bb
La-la how the life goes on.
                                    F  Gm
Yeah! Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on bra'
Bb             F        Gm
La-la how the life goes on

And if you want some fun,
      F           Bb
Take ob-la-di-bla-da!