Writer Gail Renard, in front of the handwritten lyrics by John Lennon for the song 'Give Peace A Chance' song, left, that was sold in a Christie's auction for 350,000 British pounds, $692,000 in London, Thursday July 10, 2008. Renard was given the note by John Lennon himself when he along with his wife Yoko Ono staged the famous Bed-In demonstration in a hotel room in Montreal, Canada in 1969. The drum-skin, right, that was featured on the cover of the famous Beatles album Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album was sold seperately for 450,000 British pounds, $890,000.
Christie's auction house has sold John Lennon's handwritten lyrics to "Give Peace a Chance" for $833,654.
The lyrics were written during Lennon's 1969 Bed-in protest for peace at the Queens Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal.
Christie's spokeswoman Zoe Schoon said Lennon gave the sheet to 16-year-old Gail Renard during the eight-day Bed-in.
Lennon wrote the lyrics and recorded the song in the hotel room with about 50 guests, who included singer Petula Clark and beat poet Allen Ginsberg.
