I Won't be Your Yoko Ono
Words and music by Dar Williams
From The Green World

Transcription by:  Ron Greitzer

Intro: (D)(G)(A) . . . (D)(G)(A) . . .

(D)I wonder if (G)Yoko (A)Ono
(D)Ever thought of (G)staying (A)solo
(Bm)If she thought of (F#m)other men and
(Bm)If she doubted (F#m)John (A)Lennon
(D)Worrying that (G)he'd dis(A)tract her (D)art (G)(A)

(D)Sitting in the (G)Apple (A)sessions
(D)Giving John her (G)music (A)lessons
(Bm)Challenging the (F#m)warring nations
(Bm)With her paper (F#m)instal(A)lations
(D)Did she guard her (G)Yoko (A)human (D)heart (G)(A)

(G)Well, they could (Em)talk about me
(G)Yeah, they could (Em)talk about me
(A)Throw me to the velvet dogs of (D)pop star histo(D7)ry
But (G)I won't (A)be your (F#m)Yoko Ono
If (G)you're not (A)good enough for (D)me (G)(A)

(D)Some will give their (G)love for (A)fashion
(D)Others trade their (G)gold for (A)passion
(Bm)I don't have the (F#m)goods to start with
(Bm)Never had the (F#m)reins to (A)part with
(D)Still, I hope you (G)take me (A)serious(D)ly (G)(A)

(G)'Cause I think (Em)I could go
(G)Deep as the (Em)sea of Yoko
(A)You don't know a person like me
(D)I could sell your (D7)songs to Nike
(G)And for all you (A)know
I could (F#m)save your soul
As (G)only true (Bm)love can change your (G)mind
Make you (Em)leave your screaming (G)fans be(A)hind

(D)When John called the (G)wind an (A)opera
(D)Making love with (G)every (A)chakra
(Bm)When he said her (F#m)voice would carry
And (Bm)when he whispered (F#m)old Chuck (A)Berry
(D)Only then would (G)Yoko (A)set him (D)free (G)(A)

(D)Fame will come and (G)vanish (A)later
(D)Transcendental (G)love is (A)greater
(Bm)I think if we (F#m)had this somehow
(Bm)We'd be feeling (F#m)famous (A)right now
(D)We'd be saying (G)love is (A)all you (D)need (G)(A)

(G)And they could (Em)rag about me
(G)Yeah, they could (Em)rag about me
(A)Throw me to the velvet dogs of (D)pop star histo(D7)ry
But (G)I won't (A)be your (F#m)Yoko Ono
If (G)you're not (A)good enough for (Bm)me

Oh, no . . . and (G)I won't (A)be your (F#m)Yoko Ono
If (G)you're not (A)good enough for (D)me (G)(A) . . . (D)(G)(A) . . . (D)

 


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