John Lennon Lyrics For Sale

Celebrities looking for positive publicity could have learned a thing or two from John Lennon. Instead of getting swept up in the media mayhem that would follow his and Yoko Ono’s marriage in 1969, he used to it peacefully protest the Vietnam War by staging bed-in’s during what should have been their honeymoon in several cities. Inviting the press into each of their hotel rooms, where they - you guessed - stayed in bed all day, one lucky fan, Gail Renard, scored a piece of musical history – the hand-written lyrics to “Give Peace a Chance.”

"It will be worth something someday," the former Beatle promised the then-teen, who snuck past security guards in Montreal to befriend Lennon and Ono and look after daughter Kyoko. The British-based writer, now in her 50s, is offering the sheet to Christie’s who will auction the piece along with rare photos July 10, which stands to fetch at least $400,000.

"It's important not just as one of Lennon's most famous peace anthems, it's also the fact that it was written at such a historical event," a Christie’s spokesperson said of the song which was later recorded on the final bed-in day along with about 50 guests, including Renard who helped write them out on a board for the video. Can you imagine doing something like that today? Someone go spend a week in bed with Radiohead and see what happens.