Biography:
Marmalade are a Scottish pop rock band originating from the east end of Glasgow, originally formed in 1961 as The Gaylords, and then later billed as Dean Ford and The Gaylords, recording four singles for Columbia (EMI). In 1966 they changed the band’s name to The Marmalade, and were credited as such on all of their subsequent recorded releases with CBS Records and Decca Records until 1972. Their greatest chart success was between 1968 and 1972, placing ten songs on the UK Singles Chart
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Ob La Di Ob La Da:Marmalade.
#1 in UK on EMI Records in 1969.
(Formerly the Gaylords. This cover of
the Beatles song made them the 1st Scottish band
to hit #1 on the UK Singles Charts.)
INTRO:
A E Fm#7 A
Ob la di ob la da..life goes on, brah!! la la
E A
la la life goes on.
#1.
A E
Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace..
E7 A
Molly is the singer in a band.
A D
Desmond say to Molly, girl, I like you face..
A E A
and Molly says this as she takes him by the hand.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
#2.
A E
Desmond take a trolley to the jewelery store..
E7 A
buys a twenty carat golden ring, (rin-ring)..
A D
takes it back to Molly waiting at the door..
A E A
and as he gives it to her she begins to sing..
(sin-sing.)
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
BRIDGE:
D
Yeah, in a couple of years they have built a
Asus2 A A7 D
home sweet home............with a couple of kids
A E
running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones.
#3.
A E E7
Happy ever after in the market place..Desmond lets
A
the children lend a hand.
A D
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face and
A E A
in the evening she still sings it with the band.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
BRIDGE:
D
Yeah, in a couple of years they have built a
Asus2 A A7 D
home sweet home............with a couple of kids
A E
running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones.
#4.
A E E7
Happy ever after in the market place..Molly lets
A
the children lend a hand.
A D
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face and
A E A
in the evening she still sings it with the band.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E Fm#7
La-la how the life goes on.
OUTRO:
Fm#7 E A
And if you want some jam..take ob-la-di-bla-da.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
#1 in UK on EMI Records in 1969.
(Formerly the Gaylords. This cover of
the Beatles song made them the 1st Scottish band
to hit #1 on the UK Singles Charts.)
INTRO:
A E Fm#7 A
Ob la di ob la da..life goes on, brah!! la la
E A
la la life goes on.
#1.
A E
Desmond has a barrow in the marketplace..
E7 A
Molly is the singer in a band.
A D
Desmond say to Molly, girl, I like you face..
A E A
and Molly says this as she takes him by the hand.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
#2.
A E
Desmond take a trolley to the jewelery store..
E7 A
buys a twenty carat golden ring, (rin-ring)..
A D
takes it back to Molly waiting at the door..
A E A
and as he gives it to her she begins to sing..
(sin-sing.)
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
BRIDGE:
D
Yeah, in a couple of years they have built a
Asus2 A A7 D
home sweet home............with a couple of kids
A E
running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones.
#3.
A E E7
Happy ever after in the market place..Desmond lets
A
the children lend a hand.
A D
Molly stays at home and does her pretty face and
A E A
in the evening she still sings it with the band.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
BRIDGE:
D
Yeah, in a couple of years they have built a
Asus2 A A7 D
home sweet home............with a couple of kids
A E
running in the yard of Desmond and Molly Jones.
#4.
A E E7
Happy ever after in the market place..Molly lets
A
the children lend a hand.
A D
Desmond stays at home and does his pretty face and
A E A
in the evening she still sings it with the band.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la how the life goes on.
CHORUS:
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!!
A E A
La-la, how the life goes on.
A E Fm#7
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da..life goes on, brah!!
A E Fm#7
La-la how the life goes on.
OUTRO:
Fm#7 E A
And if you want some jam..take ob-la-di-bla-da.
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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