The Ballad of John and Yoko

	 
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[Bass Riff]
[Verse]
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Standing in the dock at Southampton 
  
Trying to get to Holland or France 
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The man in the mac said 
  
"You gotta go back" 
  
You know they didnt even give us a chance
[Chorus]
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Christ, you know it ain't easy 
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You know how hard it can be 
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The way things are going 
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They're gonna crucify me.
[Verse]
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Finally made the plane into Paris 
  
Honeymooning down by the Seine 
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Peter Brown called to say, 
  
"You can make it okay" 
  
"You can get married in Gibraltar near Spain!"
[Chorus]
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Christ, you know it ain't easy 
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You know how hard it can be 
                   B7 
The way things are going 
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They're gonna crucify me.
[Verse]
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Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton 
  
Talking in our beds for a week 
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The newspapers said, 
  
"Say, what you doing in bed?" 
  
I said, "We're only trying to get us some peace!"
[Chorus]
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Christ, you know it ain't easy 
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you know how hard it can be 
                   B7 
The way things are going 
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They're gonna crucify me.
[Bridge]
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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 
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You don't take nothing with you but your soul 
  
Think!
[Verse]
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Made a lightning trip to Vienna 
  
Eating chocolate cake in a bag 
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The newspapers said, "She's gone to his head 
  
They look just like two gurus in drag!"
[Chorus]
                           A 
Christ, you know it ain't easy 
                         E 
You know how hard it can be 
                   B7 
The way things are going 
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They're gonna crucify me.
[Verse]
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Caught the early plane back to London 
  
Fifty acorns tied in a sack 
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The men from the press say "We wish you success!" 
  
"It's good to have the both of you back!"
[Chorus]
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Christ, you know it ain't easy 
                         E 
You know how hard it can be 
                   B7 
The way things are going 
                      E 
They're gonna crucify me.  
                   B7 
The way things are going 
                      E 
They're gonna crucify me.  
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