Late Beatle John Lennonโ€˜s โ€œGive Peace a Chanceโ€ hadwritten lyrics are to be sold at Christies pop memorabilia auction this July.

The London auction house says that the lyrics, along with never-seen-before photos were given to 16-year old writer Gail Renard in 1969, when Lennon and Yoko Ono staged their Montreal โ€˜bed-in.โ€™

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According to BBC News, John Lennon gave Renard a few mementos of the week she spent with them, including the famous song lyrics, telling her โ€œone day they will be worth somethingโ€.

The collection is estimated to go for around ยฃ300,000 at the rock and pop

auction on July 10.