The Onion Song chords by Marvin Gaye

Chords with lyrics

*CAPO 1st FRET*

(Original Key: G#G#)


Chorus 1:

  G+G    G7G7
The world is just,
 C majorC   C/BC/B A minorAm
A augmentedA great big onion.
       G+G
(Marvin): And pain,
         E minorEm
And fear are the spices,
       A minorAm  D MajorD
That make you cry.

      Gmaj7Gmaj7
Oh, and the only way,
    G7G7
To get rid,
    C majorC   C/BC/B A minorAm
Of this great big onion.
         Bm7Bm7
(Valerie): Is to plant,
E minorEm  A minorAm
 Love seeds,
     FF    C majorC
Until it dies, uh huh.

Verse 1:

       G+G
(Marvin): Hey world!
     FF
We got a great big,
C majorC    G+G
 Job to do.
FF   C majorC    G+G
 Yeah, we need you,
     FF
And every-body,
C majorC    G+G    G7G7
 Pull us through.

Bridge 1:

(G7G7)
 Don't you know we've,
    C majorC
Got to clean up this place,
  CdimCdim
And reach for,
     E minorEm
A augmentedA higher goal, yeah.
         A7A7
(Valerie): Yes we do now.

     G+G
We gotta be headstrong,
   E minorEm
About rightin' the wrong,
      FF
And make a mountain,
     D MajorD
Of happy souls, oh,
     D7D7
(Marvin): Oh...

Chorus 2:

  G+G    G7G7
The world is just,
 C majorC   C/BC/B A minorAm
A augmentedA great big onion.
       G+G
(Marvin): And I don't care,
     E minorEm
It's the face,
        A minorAm
People like to wear.
         D MajorD
(Valerie): Yes it is now.

      Gmaj7Gmaj7
Oh, and the only way,
    G7G7
To get rid,
    C majorC   C/BC/B A minorAm
Of this great big onion.
      Bm7Bm7  E minorEm   A minorAm
(Valerie): Every single soul's,
        FF
Got to do their share,
C majorC
 Uh huh.

Verse 2:

         G+G
(Marvin): So come on,
   FF
Let's knock,
  C majorC   G+G
On every door.
FF     C majorC
 Tell them love,
    G+G
Is the answer,
FF
 Whether they're,
C majorC    G+G  G7G7
 Rich or poor, oh yeah.

Bridge 2:

       C majorC
For we don't care,
What you do,
    CdimCdim
How you look, or,
      E minorEm
Your status claim, baby.
     A7A7
(Valerie): No no.

    G+G
Because brothers,
And sisters,
E minorEm
 From now on,
  FF
Is gonna be,
      D MajorD     Eb MajorEb
Everyone's name, oh, oh.

*KEY CHANGE*
------------

  G#G#    G#7G#7
The world is just,
 C#C#  C#/C G# minorG#m
A augmentedA great big onion.
       G#G#
(Marvin): And pain,
         F minorFm
And fear are the spices,
       BbmBbm
That make you cry.
     Eb MajorEb
(Valerie): Yes it is.

      G#Maj7G#maj7
Oh, and the only way,
    G#7G#7
To get rid,
    C#C#  C#/C G# minorG#m
Of this great big onion;

Coda:

         C minorCm
(Valerie): Is to plant,
F minorFm  BbmBbm
 Love seeds,
(Marvin): Now everybody,
    C minorCm  F minorFm  BbmBbm
Got to plant love seeds.
(Valerie): Come on and,
C minorCm   F minorFm  BbmBbm
 Plant love seeds,
          F#F#  C#C#
(Marvin): Until it dies.

Outro:

  AbAb    Ab7Ab7
The world is just,
 C#C#  C#/C AbAb
A augmentedA great big onion.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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  G+G    G7G7   C majorC    C/BC/B   A minorAm   E minorEm

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 320003 323000 x32010 x20010 x02210 022000

  D MajorD   Gmaj7Gmaj7  Bm7Bm7   FF   CdimCdim   A7A7

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 xx0232 3x443x x24232 133211 xx1212 x02223

  D7D7   Eb MajorEb   G#G#   G#7G#7   C#C#   C#/C

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 xx0212 6654xx 466544 464544 x46664 x3666x

  G# minorG#m   F minorFm   BbmBbm   C minorCm   F#F#

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 466444 133111 x13321 x35543 244322


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
([email protected])