| Capo on 3 for this to sound alright |
| G | D7 | |
| Desmond had a barrow in the | market place, |
| G | |
| Molly is the singer in a | band. |
| G7 | C | |
| Desmond says to | Molly, girl I | like your face |
| G | D7 | G | |
| and Molly | says this as she | takes him by the | hand. |
| G | |
| Ob-la- | di, ob-la-da, life goes on |
| G | D7 | G | |
| La la how the | life goes | on. (repeat) |
| G | D7 | |
| Desmond takes a trolley to the | jeweller's store, |
| G | |
| buys a twenty carat golden | ring. |
| G7 | C | |
| Takes it back to | Molly, waiting | at the door |
| G | D7 | G | |
| and as he | gives it to her | she begins to | sing. |
| chorus |
| NC | C | G | |
| In a couple of | years they have built a home sweet | home |
| NC | C | |
| with a couple of | kids running in the yard |
| G | D7 | |
| of | Desmond and Molly | Jones. |
| G | D7 | |
| Happy ever after in the | market place, |
| G | |
| Desmond lets the children lend a | hand. |
| G7 | C | |
| Molly stays at | home and does her | pretty face |
| G | D7 | G | |
| and in the | evening she still | sings it with the | band. |
| chorus |
| (NC --> No chord is played) |