Give Peace A Chance
The Plastic Ono Band Lyrics

@AdultThirdCultureKid1971

For real!

@user-db7cj7iy1x

I had a chance to get out and didn't, but if the world can make this a theme song I think I will heal and so will the world. This means more to me than anything because there are so many suffering people

@liberadoporpatriotas9028

To play with McCartney and Starr

@dorothybarlow3824

Let this ring out all over the world 🌎

@mach1rocks

Done

@lococomrade3488

​@mach1rocks We're not done, yet. ❤

@susanparrish1380

Oh sooooooo AMEN to THAT!!!!!!!! 😥.....RIP John Lennon, you may be gone from this earth but your memory will ALWAYS be ALIVE in our hearts, and your LEGEND will LIVE on FOREVER too!!!!!!!🙏🤍💙🕊️💙🤍 ❤️💕🌹💕❤️🤍💙🕊️💙🤍🙏

@LjubicaP

Yes, 🌏 💕🙏

@relo9524

this song should now be played daily on the radio, let all presidents and ministers hear it

@aurorarostenila6708

Most of them wouldn't want to hear it ironically 😞

@darrenbosworth5063

They did growing up and it made a jot of difference

@issaloyaanfarrah7721

Agree 🙏🏾🕊️☀️

@claudiaheinowski1285

"SOOOO Right" Relo

@tanl7756

i JUST PUT IT ON TWITTER X.

@williamcowart977

If Lennon was here today, he would likely lead a peace movement twice the size of his in Vietnam in the 70's and late 60's. He would be singing his heart out. The world needs a man like Lennon again. It wouldn't be about the music, or the love, or whatever else; it would be for peace. With the world so set on tearing itself apart, I think a man like him trying to keep it all together would sound pretty nice right about now.

@daisyetc

Sadly, people like that seem to get assassinated

@pigshitpoet

amen, brother

@jmiller9999

And those are the people who need the message most.

@ryand141

Yeah, coincidentally. I don't think so.​@@daisyetc

@westtexas7

The problem is young people of today are not into peace and would not defend a movement like that.

@martinjordan4627

An iconic song. War brings nothing, let’s all live in peace

@TheHumbleLOUD

John Lennon literally spitting bars and then singing one of the smoothest most powerful hooks ever written

@hanniyah7

YES!

@crystalcomedy1117

Don't care if your republican or Democrat you are human, and to harm a human life is wrong, we can't for get that. Peace and love

@pranjalpandey4506

To harm any life is wrong..not just human life

@BenYourDealsFinder

@@pranjalpandey4506 Better define your terms... what do you consider "any life"?

@bluepeng8895

Depends on the reason for harming someone

@itsbrucie6663

Islam has entered the chat

@jhoankruz548

YES! DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD(as it relates to abortion)!

@MonadoJoJo

Oh John, if you could be here now... This song is just as powerful and moving today as it was for you some years ago, even just within the past few hours.

@theodorep9569

Maybe they can translate it to Russian...

@s.s.d4834

​@@theodorep9569 in Russia is going rallys all over the coutry. Many of peoples there are arrested

@nineu9402

He is here, with you, if your choice is love. You doubt it? If u do, why?

@thebeatlesandqueen8817

@@nineu9402 yup, lennon wanted peace and not war, that’s why he hated most u.s Presidents for going to war

@janemladenov653

Thanks for Musik!!!!!

@paulknight9998

He is basically taking down every prevailing narrative in society ("ev'rybody's talking about") and replacing it with a narrative about peace – In a single song. Brilliant guy. Very intelligent.

@barbarasheats7090

There will never be another one quite like John Lennon. He was very much ahead of his time. Give Peace A Chance.

@RaxOldies

We had over a million people at the moratoriums in Oct & Nov 1969...closed a thousand universities after Kent State shootings, May 1970........now in USA nobody can be bothered. We thank John for this song for sure.

@ad-tch5311

Lenon and jackson!! Those two only they took earth care!! They were truly beacon of light for humanity!!

@nadiachristiansen7599

Colin Unwin is still here

@ryand141

The best musician period ever.

@IncubusOfDeath

He was the best. There will never be another John Lennon.

@justinelardinois3358

I am like him.

@dizzee6089

@@justinelardinois3358 hard to believe

@littlebosaMusic

Always a chance 🤗

@shitluck4862

he beat his wife

@IncubusOfDeath

@@shitluck4862 Hey, that's his personal business.....she still loved him.

@DrawsomeDrawer

we need this song now more than ever

@Helo_rides_for_commies

Then stop typing and start singing.

@DrawsomeDrawer

@@Helo_rides_for_commies I would if I didn't suck

@kevinellis6541

SING IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT NOW!! COME ON EVERYBODY!!

@kevinellis6541

@@Helo_rides_for_commies SING IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT NOW!! COME ON EVERYBODY!!

@kevinellis6541

@@DrawsomeDrawer SING IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT NOW!! COME ON EVERYBODY!!

@mitch2620

As soon as he sang ‘Give peace a chance’, the writing was on the wall. John was not perfect but he was the most honest artist on the planet when he lived with us. We love you John. We miss you.

@noelk2751

Happy Birthday John! Wish you still here to remind the world to give peace a chance. Imagine!

@christinehitchens904

The world should be singing this song

@BelthazorDK

Would be beautiful to see, but I doubt Putin would listen, even to billions of people singing this.

@LonnekeVerharen

This hits different now

@midapita

not really.

@jamesslick4790

@@midapita Yep, Same as it ever was,Same as it ever was.

@jamesslick4790

How? Talk of war? LOL, There has ALWAYS been talk of war. This planet has NOT been this peaceful in REALITY in 60 years! The last GLOBAL WAR ended 3/4 of a CENTURY ago. Yes, Politicians are "Sabre rattling", Guess what? It's as old as mankind. I was born literately at Armageddon's door -(Cuban Missile crisis -October,1962) and was just allowed to buy my first (legal) beer when Armageddon almost happened AGAIN in 1983! (Look up "Able Archer"). Get a grip,Kids!

@sunlion8866

The world that we know is still too chaotic. We really do need to give peace a chance. Hits the same. Peace

@voiddcxi2630

James Slick you don’t get the point, it’s the fact that we are closer to war than ever before

@HippySavage

2023 and this still makes me tear up… Long live Lennon ✌🏽

@gmedeiros5748

Notice how it’s the only song that says something that never ends
It is a song that never ends .
Genius !

@lopezfan24

Sadly John’s message hasn’t been heard 50 years later.

@AnCapDog144

Because of a spiritually immature society

@NubianGirl7

RIP George Floyd 🙏🏽

@a12a335

HAHAHAHA

@swansonjoe7121

Ok Brian

@ahhwe-any7434

Yeah they didn't ever have this in their playlists to begin with. Damn posers. Sometimes I like the oldies bc for more modern times it's not as tainted... Leave it to the up & coming to f sh up

@David-fh5bu

We need this in today's society.

@QueenFan12

those feminists be crazy

@ruthruger3168

ein ganz starker Song

@dizzee6089

We live in a society 😤

@Jimmy-tc4yb

Peace love and unity ✌ 🤝 ❤

@laurenceinwood

Never felt more relevant following events in Gaza and Israel over the last seven weeks.

@raymondsolisjr.1262

John we need you back my man

@jadenhernandez5109

but no, some lunatic religious asshole that came through the breadth of the united states from hawaii to new york just to murder him just over some stupid thing john said

@kristina4765

Thank you to all the European radio stations who played this song at 8:45 this morning. That gave me hope again for solidarity, empathy and peace for all people on this earth. May we raise our children more relational and loving with respect for the world ☮️💜🌍🕊️

@mini_ika_musume

Heard it on radioeins this morning. radioeins brought me here. 📻

@BelastetGD

Heard it in school

@alexandrebonada6121

The song of happiness!

@freddyzamora176

I'am so drunk 🎵🎤🎵🎤🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🔥🎵🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🔥🎵🔥🔥🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎵🔥🎵 🔥,🎵🎵🎵🎤🎤🎤🎵🎵🔥🔥🎵🔥🔥🎵🎵🎤🎵🎵🎵🔥🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🔥🔥🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎤🎵🎵🎵🔥🎵🎵🎤🎵🎵🎵🔥🔥🔥🔥🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🔥🎵🎵🎵🔥🎵🎵🎵🎵🔥🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

@1510Ronald

I spoke last half houer with my woman about war and peace, in this moment the send on BR radio broadcasting this song from John Lennon - what a wonder!

@hachi997sj

Your woman was gorgeous, John, Congrats.

I pray that I'll find one just like her.

@johnwagner4776

Comedian and musician Tom Smothers, who played acoustic guitar with John on this song, passed away on 12/26/23 at age 86

@musicmaster4848

We need to be singing this in the streets in every city right about now.

@raymondsolisjr.1262

Totally agree

@charlottehlavac-maass7968

~ amen <3 ~

@dead_sync3680

@F. Format you're deluded

@Helo_rides_for_commies

No we don't. It's a lousy song and The people doing the rioting couldn't give a shit anyway

@rockingamer100

@F. Format screw you man FO he obviously cared more about life than you ever will you probably weren't loved as a child

@MyNicolinho

Peace all over the world 🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊
NO to war 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎👎
#Proud_to_be_a_peacemaker🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝🤝

@thebeatlesandqueen8817

Yes

@davidholmes2283

Right on brother!

@DanielSanchez-og4ox

R.I.P. John and now, Tommy.

@SeanRobinson-kx9mb

To all those suffering in Israel and gazzal stop and listen to this song take a second and think give peace a chance xx

@alexsmyth17

Happy birthday, John Lennon - the world didn’t deserve you. 😞

@suzandouglass5241

oh but it needed him. So glad to have been a young Beatles fan and grow up with this idea.

@nezznezz936

John Lennon is LEGEND

@bogy2724

And lumberjack is legendary card 😂😂😂😂😂

@bogy2724

And yeah Johny IS the biggest legend in the world

@user-kk3hx8kf6k

Ivano ProGamer 👑👍

@maryscheitler2488

Hey boo

@davidmitchell2926

Still believe to this day american secret service drugged mark chapman and he murdered a peace loving man

@ModerateObserver

Definitely one of John's moments of 'genius'. An incredibly simple lyric and tune that evoke so much emotion. He never really wrote complex lyrics in the vein of Dylan, Mitchell, Cohen, etc. but he could capture a deep feeling in a simple line, which in some ways is even more impressive. He could connect with the zeitgeist and public sentiment better than any other pop musician.

@timothysztaba437

If I had more time, this sentence would be shorter.

Powerful are the words we chose to use.

@jameshosford4627

​@@Richardsononone excuse me?

@clarkb1900

@@Richardsononone
You've caused more confusion than offence, here.
Do you truly believe Ukraine can afford to stop fighting at this time?
What exactly are you suggesting?

@robertJ14

I would argue that In My Life and Strawberry Fields Forever are quite complex lyrically but I get your point.
Pure emotion over poetry most often. Although when the two fused it was magical - see Julia

@jaysee6729

​@@robertJ14and Across The Universe

@eloey

Undoubtedly Lennon was much more than a musician, he was a man of incalculable courage, who worked for a better society. Demand for peace and the dissemination of his claim, he challenged those who enrich themselves at the expense of the world's pain. Of course I evaluate the risks of going against genocidaires and murderers and that puts him above any artist in history. He made his art in people's consciousness of peace and freedom and gave his life in return.

@kilntran3969

I'm hearing this song during this troubling time.

@Leomatoad

it's like every couple of months, humanity needs to hear this song again and again

@lustforkicks7392

John Lennon was such an incredible person! This song's message was powerful and clear and to the point! He protested to the extreme like a true liberator and went out of his way to have so many people back him up!

God Bless You John! Your fans truly miss you!

~Dutch

@timothyshannon7490

Today is International Peace Day. Please spread this song to anyone to bring John's message back to life.

@corneliakoller1914

@corneliakoller1914

@Elasticpussy

💕

@jinora3576

We listened to this at school and I was about to cry so badly 😅 It's so personal to me, since I escaped the war in Syria and it breaks my heart to see the world not giving peace a chance 💔

@brentpatterson5715

There's no money to be made from living in peace, unfortunately

@jinora3576

@@isaacmuldoon4275 bro it's a comment section. If you don't give a fuck don't read it.. wtf. 104 likes and nobody gives a fuck? I don't think so

@jinora3576

@@brentpatterson5715 yeah I know :)

@vrme4420

@@isaacmuldoon4275 Such a sad thing to say.

@georgegreenland7573

That’s very powerful, thank you for sharing this and good on you for doing so

@1997BJoey

31 May 2019: song turned 50 years

@jensbade71968

Eines meiner Lieblingslieder. ❤ Die Botschaft dieses Songs ist aktueller denn je! Nehmt sie mit in die Träume. Damit wir nie vergessen, was wir tun müssen, um das höchste Gut der Menschheit zu erringen und zu bewahren!!! ✊🏻

@scottharrison843

Tommy Smothers, RIP🙏

@alexandrospapadopoulos7384

First song I came to think of today!

@MuadDib.206

we fail you year after year, John :(

@melissaarcher256

😢

@user-lr2oe8xn6z

Yes

@LJMLJM740

They! Fail us!

@Shawn-mo6dh

The government failed John. And the people who won't speak out against sending 💰 to feed the war machine in the Ukraine

@juanbflz

That's the truth, mate 💔

@pmccachren

Song still resonates today. Is anyone listening?

@agnesphilips2714

This man was a visionary and used his musical gift to help people and the world RIP John.😢😢

@louiebellas

John Lennon really is a hero

@davidmackii1513

LBellas that's not cheeder

@MrScoopoo10

Same yes I knew he had issues but don’t we all

@davidboyle1790

LBellas that's not cheesy my friend.One of my Hero's too!❤️

@jivazothketherdemattos6053

Raça negra1986

@fatnano

He was a hero on all levels

@Chloe-wk1ju

We need this song even more today. Poor world. Poor John

@frankpatraziebe5515

Especially with extremism on BOTH sides of the spectrum preventing anything from getting done. Politicians could cross the party lines on issues to unite then but the ones who do today get clobbered. Signed level headed American conservative who votes 3rd party today.

@debbierem

Give peace a chance 🙏🏻✌🏻

@fergusof

Give peace a chance in 2023! Just imagine!

@Summer-1976

Lets get this song to No 1 all over the world and remember there is no way to peace, peace IS the way.

@emilia5960

so needed today, Peace for Ukraine!

@msjma2549

IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO START PEACE AND ALWAYS TOO SOON TO HAVE WAR....XOX

@leolio8219

Oct 9, 2023. 83 years. Give peace a chance, again.

@daisyetc

83 years? 1943? Hardly peaceful

@tristiansanchez2181

We need someone with the balls john had to lead something like this today

@caydenscribner2640

Tristian Sanchez I’m planning to do this in my music career because people need to hear this stuff and because John was such an inspiration for me. I hope I can do this one day.

@melaniep4099

Scribbles .S
I hope you make it there on day! Good luck

@felipeochoa6522

Totally, but every time there’s an artist like John that wanted to inspire peace and love gets killed, like a Avicii and bob Marley...

@felipeochoa6522

Totally, but every time there’s an artist like John that wanted to inspire peace and love gets killed, like a Avicii and bob Marley...

@gwenrees7594

We don't need one leader, we need millions of people willing to try

@norestforthewicked7858

Remembering John Winston Lennon on what would have been his 80th birthday.

@paulchallenor5995

Amazing man with amazing lyrics. Roger waters is another. Peace love 4eva x

@elizabethwelty2370

Why did this man inspire people to self love , self acceptance, and self understanding? That's where patience,love , and prace comes from. We can give to others whatcwe don't have.

@LadyJ1A

GiVE PEACE A CHANCE ✌️💜💥

@janauphoff4261

I was crying this morning while in Europe this song was playing on all the radio stations at 08:45.

@trytrytry9360

give peace a chance !!! so sad to see the news

@111usul

Lennon was just something else ❤️

@nicoled5588

ALL WE ARE SAYING IS GIVE PEACE A CHANCE ❤🕊🙏

@thebeatlesandqueen8817

Yup, sadly people don’t know that he hit Cynthia once and apologized a lot and said that he’ll never do it again and he was unprepared to be a father to Julian and woman is the n of the world was an awareness song for black women who were treated bad back then and Lennon even said that he supported MLK and black people and most of his favorite artists were black and the Jesus quote was out of context and the n word had alot of context and he said that the n word doesn’t have the same meaning as it used too and he lost many people during his life like his mom

@manduheavyvazquez5268

1969. Amazing.
2020 amazing.


3020. Amazing.

Greatness.

@mylittlekittens

Timeless

@joedeming8878

Amazing, incredible, and timeless. Forever.

@MichaelFG

Selfless MEN that inspite of all the danger they still continue to love and try to bring peace in the world, putting their own life on the line for the love of peace... courageous act of selflessness (not about the money)...martin Luther king Jr. As well as many other peace loving public figures

@charmcrackermusic4250

I just found out this song went to number 2 in the UK. I think top 10 is USA I always like the beat and sound when I was a kid we sure need this today more then any time in history

@kisle3195

The 70's when peoples voices spoke of rational and logical beliefs through touching music of hope and love, look what is left now of our failing society. We need all those music makers of hope and love back in our lives. You are missed John!

@hatimyusuf5048

this was...'69

@kylejordan173

Was the 60s

@voiddcxi2630

The world has always been fucked up. The 60s had rampant racism right up until the end, and drugs to be found everywhere.

@darylesells19

+Void DCXI And people still go on about it being a peaceful time, wanting to “go back to when things made sense”. As if every decade didn’t have to go through some type of baggage.

@arlogriggs6652

This is what the country really needs is to listen up.

@miguelmanzano3960

The whole world*

@Trabalho-Marciofique

GIVE PEACE A CHANCE 2023

@LovesMike33

This is what we Need. Between John Lennon And Martin Luther King Jr. This is what we Needed all along. No Juneteenth. No Unnecessary corruption. And these Two Wonderful Men Killed for their Beliefs. It Disgusts me. Still so much Hatred in this world today. Makes Me Sick. I see it at my Job every Day. 😢

@sbwrocks866

John Lennon forever and The Beatles forever the best band ever

@brujaderio

Yes, they were the best! I really miss those days!

@cherrylane6751

Love the peace sign. X

@richardscally694

100%

@Marvhagler

Just say no to Yoko.

@donaghhill5395

FACT

@biaknungi2839

IMAGINE....John Lennon during these day, he would have hate what's going on in this world. Miss you John 💔

@janaparoubkova5895

Úžasná písnička od úžasného Johna, hrozně se mi líbí,jak lidi zpívají s ním, dokázal úžasně strhnout dav 👏👏👍💓

@ladislavneumaier854

Nesmrtelne a nekonecne pravdive

@mattveteska8559

anou

@JL-uo1di

John Lennon, the voice for peace. We miss you.

@CongaLineMonkey

1:31 "You can't ban this one!"

@jarredgeroux8279

Probably to referring to the Ballad of John and Yoko which got some criticism because it says "Christ" and "crucify"

@victorhugo-wo2ci

@@jarredgeroux8279 or talking about every song him and the beatles ever wrote that gave a very slim gimplse of being about 'drugs'

@mistastealyabooks5422

We will march down Washington in 2020 playing this again.

@mrsardjoejr

Good luck my friend, may peace rule the world ✌🏾

@Albertanator

Just don't be an idiot ....protest peacefully....

@filip76uk93

Albertanator agree

@laurielanford1126

when?? I'd like to be there

@mistastealyabooks5422

Laurie Lanford this Friday!

@FinarfinNoldorin

No violence from the protestors. No destruction of property. Lennon was all about peace and love. Where are these people now.

@TheKalle45

Send it all over the world. Where is the world wide peoples peace movement today ? ☮ 🌍☮ 🌎☮ 🌏 ☮

@chrisdurgin1209

And we are still saying
Give peace a chance.
We love you John

@Nicole-uk8yd

During the war right now this is the only thing I can think of give peace a chance. Thanks John always in our hearts

@thebeatlesandqueen8817

Yup, sadly people don’t know that he hit Cynthia once and apologized a lot and said that he’ll never do it again and he was unprepared to be a father to Julian and woman is the n of the world was an awareness song for black women who were treated bad back then and Lennon even said that he supported MLK and black people and most of his favorite artists were black and the Jesus quote was out of context and the n word had alot of context and he said that the n word doesn’t have the same meaning as it used too and he lost many people during his life like his mom and the government hated him for spreading peace and criticizing the President

@lexkanyima2195

@@thebeatlesandqueen8817 ouch, i didn't know that

@chantelleadlington

Thank you, someone who actually has some common sence to see that all those stupid rumours spread about him about being a wife abuser, racist etc are all false

@bingbongstupid

@@chantelleadlington they have some truth to them, but they are extremely exaggerated.

@pamoconnor9381

Yes , very true

@evaschwarzenberg4460

Still a great and very inspiring song from John Lennon
🥰❤🍀👏👏🕊🙏

@michaelcurran2228

John, your song is more rrelevant than ever now! It is still heartbreaking today that he is not here with us.

@nicks8106

Regardless of your politics, the one thing we all agree is that we need PEACE

@johnfaram4684

the man was a complete genius,timeless and more relevant than ever,and hes an englishman like me,lol

@dongskijyu8583

Im not from england but i love john lennon. He thinks differently and i get his drift

@aryansinghrules

GOOSE BUMPS! MOST ICONIC SONG ON HUMANITY! JHON LENON RIP!!! GOD BLESS YOU ❤

@elenasegura163

John Lenon for ever

@UNDERSIA

John’s heart would probably break seeing what’s happening with the world now
Can’t we have more elected leaders like him than these crooks playing us like a game of chess? Sending love my brothers and sisters everywhere ❤️❤️❤️ unity will save us

@hlpss92123

Fr. He would be so disappointed to see human beings still haven’t learnt the lessons from wars in the past..

@theodorep9569

I’m no bleeding heart hippie, there is money to be made and power to be had without this war, the innocent suffer. It needs to stop for humanity to survive…

@rickashleysrollofricks7724

God bless you

@Helmi.Laukkanen

He would also be glad peoples and countries have united to resist the injustice of Russia.

@kefir668

@@Helmi.Laukkanen Russia is not Russian government. Remember this

@goldenhourkodak

I love how many people came here after what happened today

@Tom-hk6ub

We need John HERE NOW !
HE is the only one that can save the world through song ....

@nilolondonio4807

Give peace a chance.

@fionaphillips3458

2019, 50 years old and needed more now than ever

@Demonass13

Another day we need this song to bright our souls

@jordanhunt4867

This song's so beautiful, it makes me wanna cry

@Lilybsdgirl

We need peace on earth still 😢 RIP to the beautiful soul that is John Lennon

@randydubin7118

I am glad people are over here during the Ukraine war talking about the message of this song. May the message of this song last forever!

@j.c7719

Nobody: dust
My brain at 4AM: “Everybody’s talkin’ bout bagism, shagism, dragism, madism”

@wills_corner

Thisism, Thatism ismismism

@hanniyah7

WHAT A BADASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (That they used their honeymoon, and the attention they knew it would attract, to promote peace is incredible!!! I LOVE ARTISTS, especially John Lennon

@80avila7

All we are saying…it’s give peace a chance✌️☮️🕊️

@drakside2117

this song is too necesary in this moment

@schn3idy386

damn right