The Beatles - The ballad of john and yoko
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Tuning: E A D G
THE BALLAD OF JOHN AND YOKO (Bassline)
As recorded by The Beatles
(From the 1969 Album PAST MASTERS, VOLUME 2)
Words and Music by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Paul McCartney - Bass'
[Intro] [1st - 3rd Verses]
Q=137
Segno $
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|------------------|------------------||-------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|------------------||o------------------|-------------------|
A|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-||o------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2--|
E|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------||--0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)--------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2--|
E|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)--------|
[Chorus]
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|------------------|------------------||------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|------------------||------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2--|
A|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-||-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)--------|
E|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------||------------------|-------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------4-6-4-|------------4-6-4--|
A|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|-2----6-(6)-------|-2----6-(6)--------|
E|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|------------------|-------------------|
1.
To Coda
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|-------------------|-------------------||
D|-------------------|------------------o||
A|------------2-4-2--|------------2-4-2-o||
E|-0----4-(4)--------|-0----4-(4)--------||
2.
Dal Segno al Coda Coda &
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|-------------------||-------------------||
D|-------------------||-------------------||
A|------------2-4-2--||------------2-4-2--||
E|-0----4-(4)--------||-0----4-(4)--------||
[Bridge]
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2--|
A|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)--------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|------------4-6-4-|------------4-----|
A|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|-2----6-(6)-------|-2----6-(6)-------|
E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
[4th & 5th Verses]
2/4 4/4
W Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|------||-------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------||o------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|------||o------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2--|
E|------||--0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)--------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2--|
E|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)--------|
[Chorus]
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|------------------||------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------||------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-|-------------------|
A|------------2-4-2-||-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------|------------2-4-2--|
E|-0----4-(4)-------||------------------|------------------|-0----4-(4)--------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|------------4-6-4-|------------4-6-4-|-------------------|
A|------------2-4-2-|-2----6-(6)-------|-2----6-(6)-------|------------2-4-2--|
E|-0----4-(4)-------|------------------|------------------|-0----4-(4)--------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
G|-------------------||------------------|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------o||------------4-6-4-|------------4-6-4-|-------------------|
A|------------2-4-2-o||-2----6-(6)-------|-2----6-(6)-------|------------2-4-2--|
E|-0----4-(4)--------||------------------|------------------|-0----4-(4)--------|
[Outro]
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E E E Q
G|------------------|------------------||---------------|
D|------------------|------------------||------4---4----|
A|------------2-4-2-|------------2-4-2-||-2-------------|
E|-0----4-(4)-------|-0----4-(4)-------||------------2--|
Q E E E E Q Q E E +E E Q W +W
G|---------------|-----------------|----------|--------*|
D|------4---4----|-2---------------|----------|--------*|
A|-2----------2--|------4-(4)-2----|----------|--------*|
E|---------------|--------------4--|-0--------|-(0)----*|
[Lyrics]
Standing in the dock at Southampton
Trying to get to Holland or France
The man in the mac said, "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
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me
Finally made the plane into Paris
Honeymooning down by the Seine
Peter Brown called to say
"You 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
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me
Drove from Paris to the Amsterdam Hilton
Talking in our beds for a week
The newspapers said, "Say what 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
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me
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 don't take nothing with you
But your soul, think!"
Made a lightning trip to Vienna
Eating chocolate cake in a bag
The newspapers 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
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me
Caught an early plane back to London
Fifty acorns tied in a sack
The men from the press said, "We wish you success
It's good to have the both of you back"
Christ you know it ain't easy
You know how hard it can be
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me
The way things are going
They're going to crucify me
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+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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