Eggplant Chords by Michael Franks
Tempo:
132.55 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
C
Am
Em
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] Whenever I explore [Gm] the land of yin, [F] I always stick one [Cm] on the [C] chin.
And now this [Gm] lioness has almost [Am] made me tame.
I can't pronounce her [F] name, but [G]
[C] eggplant's her game.
[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] The lady sticks to me [Gm] like white on rice.
[F] She never cooks [Fm] the same [Ab] way twice.
[C] Maybe it's the [D] mushrooms, maybe [Am] the tomatoes.
[F] Can't reveal her name, [Fm] but [C] eggplant's her game.
[Gm]
[G]
[Em] When 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 [Gm] baby cooks her eggplant,
[Em] about 19 [Gm] different ways.
[Em] [Gm] Sometimes I just have it [Am] raw with mayonnaise.
[Em] [Gm]
[B] [F] [Fm]
[C] [Em] [Gm]
[Am]
[Cm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] Maybe it's the way [Gm] she grates her cheese, [F] or just the [Fm] freckles on her knees.
[C] Maybe [Em] it's the [Gm] scallions, maybe [Am] she's Italian.
Can't reveal her [Fm] name, but [G] eggplant's [C] her game.
[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[G] When my baby [Gm] cooks her eggplant,
[C] she don't read [Gm] no book.
[C] She's [Gm] got a geoconda [Am] kind of dirty look.
[D]
[C] When my baby [Bb] cooks her eggplant,
[C] about [Gm] 19 different ways.
[Em] Sometimes [Gm] I just have it raw [Am] with mayonnaise.
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [A]
[C] [Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm]
[N]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] Whenever I explore [Gm] the land of yin, [F] I always stick one [Cm] on the [C] chin.
And now this [Gm] lioness has almost [Am] made me tame.
I can't pronounce her [F] name, but [G]
[C] eggplant's her game.
[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] The lady sticks to me [Gm] like white on rice.
[F] She never cooks [Fm] the same [Ab] way twice.
[C] Maybe it's the [D] mushrooms, maybe [Am] the tomatoes.
[F] Can't reveal her name, [Fm] but [C] eggplant's her game.
[Gm]
[G]
[Em] When 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 [Gm] baby cooks her eggplant,
[Em] about 19 [Gm] different ways.
[Em] [Gm] Sometimes I just have it [Am] raw with mayonnaise.
[Em] [Gm]
[B] [F] [Fm]
[C] [Em] [Gm]
[Am]
[Cm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] Maybe it's the way [Gm] she grates her cheese, [F] or just the [Fm] freckles on her knees.
[C] Maybe [Em] it's the [Gm] scallions, maybe [Am] she's Italian.
Can't reveal her [Fm] name, but [G] eggplant's [C] her game.
[Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[G] When my baby [Gm] cooks her eggplant,
[C] she don't read [Gm] no book.
[C] She's [Gm] got a geoconda [Am] kind of dirty look.
[D]
[C] When my baby [Bb] cooks her eggplant,
[C] about [Gm] 19 different ways.
[Em] Sometimes [Gm] I just have it raw [Am] with mayonnaise.
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm]
[C] [Gm] [A]
[C] [Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[Gm]
[N]
Key:
Gm
C
Am
Em
F
Gm
C
Am
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[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] Whenever I explore [Gm] the land of yin, [F] I always stick one [Cm] on the [C] chin.
And now this [Gm] lioness has almost [Am] made me tame. _ _ _ _ _
I can't pronounce her [F] name, but _ [G] _
[C] eggplant's her game.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] The lady sticks to me [Gm] like white on rice.
[F] She never cooks [Fm] the same [Ab] way twice.
[C] _ Maybe it's the [D] mushrooms, maybe [Am] the tomatoes. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ Can't reveal her name, [Fm] but _ [C] eggplant's her game.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ When 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 [Gm] baby cooks her eggplant, _
_ [Em] _ about 19 [Gm] different ways.
_ [Em] _ _ [Gm] Sometimes I just have it [Am] raw with mayonnaise. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] Maybe it's the way [Gm] she grates her cheese, [F] or just the [Fm] freckles on her knees.
[C] Maybe [Em] it's the [Gm] scallions, _ maybe [Am] she's Italian. _ _ _ _ _ _
Can't reveal her [Fm] name, but _ [G] eggplant's [C] her game.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ When my baby [Gm] cooks her eggplant, _
[C] _ _ she don't read [Gm] no book. _
[C] _ _ She's [Gm] got a _ geoconda [Am] kind of dirty look.
_ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ When my baby [Bb] cooks her eggplant, _
[C] _ _ about [Gm] 19 different ways. _
[Em] _ _ Sometimes [Gm] I just have it raw [Am] with _ mayonnaise. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] Whenever I explore [Gm] the land of yin, [F] I always stick one [Cm] on the [C] chin.
And now this [Gm] lioness has almost [Am] made me tame. _ _ _ _ _
I can't pronounce her [F] name, but _ [G] _
[C] eggplant's her game.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] The lady sticks to me [Gm] like white on rice.
[F] She never cooks [Fm] the same [Ab] way twice.
[C] _ Maybe it's the [D] mushrooms, maybe [Am] the tomatoes. _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ Can't reveal her name, [Fm] but _ [C] eggplant's her game.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ When 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 [Gm] baby cooks her eggplant, _
_ [Em] _ about 19 [Gm] different ways.
_ [Em] _ _ [Gm] Sometimes I just have it [Am] raw with mayonnaise. _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[B] _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] Maybe it's the way [Gm] she grates her cheese, [F] or just the [Fm] freckles on her knees.
[C] Maybe [Em] it's the [Gm] scallions, _ maybe [Am] she's Italian. _ _ _ _ _ _
Can't reveal her [Fm] name, but _ [G] eggplant's [C] her game.
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ When my baby [Gm] cooks her eggplant, _
[C] _ _ she don't read [Gm] no book. _
[C] _ _ She's [Gm] got a _ geoconda [Am] kind of dirty look.
_ [D] _ _ _
[C] _ When my baby [Bb] cooks her eggplant, _
[C] _ _ about [Gm] 19 different ways. _
[Em] _ _ Sometimes [Gm] I just have it raw [Am] with _ mayonnaise. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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