Eggplant Chords by Michael Franks

Tempo:
132.6 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

C

Em

G

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eggplant chords
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[C] [Gm] [C]
[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[Em] [Gm]
[C] Whenever I explore [Gm] the land of Yin, [F] I always take [Ab] one on the chin
[C] And now this lioness [Gm] has almost [Am] made me tame
I can't pronounce her [Fm] name, but [G] eggplant
[C] sugi
The [Gm]
[Em] [Gm] [G]
lady sticks to me [Gm] like white on rice, [F] she never cooks the [Fm] same way twice
[C] Maybe it's the [Gm] mushrooms, maybe [Am] the tomatoes
[F] Can't reveal her name, but [Fm] eggplant [G]
sugi
When [Gm]
[G] [Em] [Gm]
[C] my baby [Gm] cooks her eggplant,
[C] she [Gm] don't read no book
[Em] She's [Gm] got a geoconda [Am] kind of dirty look
[C] When my [Gm] baby cooks her eggplant,
[Em] about nineteen [Gm] different ways
[C] [Gm] Sometimes I just have it [Am] raw with mayonnaise
Maybe [Em] [Gm]
[Abm] [F] [Fm]
[Em] [Gm]
[Am]
[Ab] [G]
[C] [Gm]
[Em] [Gm]
[G] [Gm]
[Em] [Gm] [G]
it's the way [Gm] she grates her cheese, [F] or just the [Fm] freckles on [Gm] her knees
[Em] Maybe it's the [Gm] scallions, maybe [Am] she's Italian
Can't reveal her [Fm] name, but [G] eggplant [Em] sugi
When [Gm]
[Em] [Gm]
[G] [Gb] my baby [Gm] cooks her eggplant,
[C] she don't [Gm] read no book
[C] She's [Gm] got a geoconda [Am] kind of dirty look
[C] When my baby [Bb] cooks her eggplant,
[C] about [Gm] nineteen different ways
[Em] Sometimes [Gm] I just have it raw [Am] with mayonnaise
[C] [Gm]
[Em] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Em] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Bb] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm]
[N]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Em
121
G
2131
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
C
3211
Em
121
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Michael Franks - Eggplant chords, practice playing Em, Gm, C and Gm in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 66 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 133 BPM. With Db Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] Whenever I explore [Gm] the land of Yin, [F] I always take [Ab] one on the chin
[C] And now this lioness [Gm] has almost [Am] made me tame
_ _ I _ can't pronounce her [Fm] name, but [G] eggplant _
[C] sugi
The [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
lady sticks to me [Gm] like white on rice, [F] she never cooks the [Fm] same way twice
[C] _ Maybe it's the [Gm] mushrooms, _ maybe [Am] the tomatoes _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ Can't reveal her name, but [Fm] eggplant [G] _
sugi
When _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Em] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ my baby [Gm] cooks her eggplant, _
[C] _ _ she [Gm] don't read no book
[Em] She's _ _ [Gm] got a _ geoconda [Am] kind of dirty look _ _ _
_ [C] _ When my [Gm] baby cooks her eggplant, _
_ [Em] _ about nineteen [Gm] different ways
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] Sometimes I just have it [Am] raw with _ mayonnaise
_ _ Maybe [Em] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ it's the way [Gm] she grates her cheese, [F] or just the [Fm] freckles on [Gm] her knees
[Em] Maybe it's the [Gm] scallions, _ maybe [Am] she's Italian _ _ _ _ _ _
Can't reveal her [Fm] name, but [G] eggplant _ [Em] sugi
When [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gb] my baby [Gm] cooks her eggplant, _
[C] _ _ she don't [Gm] read no book
[C] She's _ _ [Gm] got a _ geoconda [Am] kind of dirty look _ _ _ _
[C] _ When my baby [Bb] cooks her eggplant, _
[C] _ _ about [Gm] nineteen different ways _
[Em] _ _ Sometimes [Gm] I just have it raw [Am] with _ mayonnaise _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song is part of The Best Of : A Backward Glance album.

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