The Onion Song - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Chords
Tempo:
130.1 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
A
Ebm
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The world is [Ab] just [Ebm] a [Bbm]
great big onion
[Ab] Man's hate and fear [Fm] are the spice that [Bbm] makes life
[Db]
[Cm] And the only way to [Ab] get rid of [Db] this great [Bbm] big onion
[Cm] Is to plant [Fm] love seeds until [Gb] it dies
[Db]
[Ab] We [Ebm] got a great big job [Ab] to do
[Ebm] Yeah, we [Ab] need you
And [Ebm] every [Ab] boss do
So we [Db] got to clean up this place
[C] And reach for a high
[Fm] Yes we do now
We [Ab] gotta be headstrong
[D] About grinding up
And [Gb] make a lot of money [Eb] This all
The [Ab]
world is just [Db] a great [Bbm] big onion
[Ab] Don't care [Fm] what the face people like [Bbm] to wear
[Db] [Ab] And the only way to get rid of [Db] this great [Bbm] big onion
[Ab]
Every single [Bbm] soul's got to do [Gb] their share
Tell them [Db] boss, [Ab] come on
[Ebm] Let's knock on [Ab] every door
[Ebm] Tell them love [Ab] is the answer
[Ebm] Spread the veritables
[Ab]
And we [Db] don't care what you do
[C] How you look or your status [Fm] Wait, baby No, [Bb] no
[Ab] Because all this [D] stuff from now on
[Gb] Is gonna be [Eb] everyone's way
[E] The
[A] [E] world [A] is just [Db] [D] a great [Bm] big onion
[A] And hate and fear [Gbm] are the spices that [Bm] make you cry
[E] Yes, they are
And [A] the only [E] way to get [A]
rid of [D] this great [Bm] big onion
Is [Dbm] to plant [Bm] love seeds
Now everybody's got [Dbm] to plant love [Bm] seeds
Come [Dbm] on, [Gbm] plant love [Bm] seeds
[A] Until it [G] [D]
dies
The [A]
world [A] is just a [D] great big [A] onion
great big onion
[Ab] Man's hate and fear [Fm] are the spice that [Bbm] makes life
[Db]
[Cm] And the only way to [Ab] get rid of [Db] this great [Bbm] big onion
[Cm] Is to plant [Fm] love seeds until [Gb] it dies
[Db]
[Ab] We [Ebm] got a great big job [Ab] to do
[Ebm] Yeah, we [Ab] need you
And [Ebm] every [Ab] boss do
So we [Db] got to clean up this place
[C] And reach for a high
[Fm] Yes we do now
We [Ab] gotta be headstrong
[D] About grinding up
And [Gb] make a lot of money [Eb] This all
The [Ab]
world is just [Db] a great [Bbm] big onion
[Ab] Don't care [Fm] what the face people like [Bbm] to wear
[Db] [Ab] And the only way to get rid of [Db] this great [Bbm] big onion
[Ab]
Every single [Bbm] soul's got to do [Gb] their share
Tell them [Db] boss, [Ab] come on
[Ebm] Let's knock on [Ab] every door
[Ebm] Tell them love [Ab] is the answer
[Ebm] Spread the veritables
[Ab]
And we [Db] don't care what you do
[C] How you look or your status [Fm] Wait, baby No, [Bb] no
[Ab] Because all this [D] stuff from now on
[Gb] Is gonna be [Eb] everyone's way
[E] The
[A] [E] world [A] is just [Db] [D] a great [Bm] big onion
[A] And hate and fear [Gbm] are the spices that [Bm] make you cry
[E] Yes, they are
And [A] the only [E] way to get [A]
rid of [D] this great [Bm] big onion
Is [Dbm] to plant [Bm] love seeds
Now everybody's got [Dbm] to plant love [Bm] seeds
Come [Dbm] on, [Gbm] plant love [Bm] seeds
[A] Until it [G] [D]
dies
The [A]
world [A] is just a [D] great big [A] onion
Key:
Ab
Db
A
Ebm
Bbm
Ab
Db
A
The _ _ world is _ [Ab] just _ [Ebm] a [Bbm] _
great big _ _ onion _
_ _ [Ab] Man's hate and fear [Fm] are the spice that [Bbm] makes life
_ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Cm] And the only way to [Ab] get rid of [Db] this great [Bbm] big onion
[Cm] Is to plant [Fm] love seeds until [Gb] it dies
_ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ We [Ebm] got a great big job [Ab] to do
_ _ [Ebm] Yeah, we [Ab] need you
And [Ebm] every _ _ [Ab] boss do _ _ _
So we [Db] got to clean up this place
[C] And reach for a high
[Fm] _ Yes we do now
We [Ab] gotta be headstrong
[D] About grinding up
And [Gb] make a lot of money [Eb] This all
_ _ _ _ The [Ab] _
world is just [Db] a great [Bbm] big onion
[Ab] Don't _ care [Fm] what the face people like [Bbm] to wear
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] And the only way to get rid of [Db] this great [Bbm] big _ onion
[Ab] _
Every single [Bbm] soul's got to do [Gb] their share
Tell them [Db] boss, _ _ [Ab] come on
_ [Ebm] Let's knock on [Ab] every door
_ _ [Ebm] _ Tell them love [Ab] is the answer
_ [Ebm] Spread the veritables
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ And we [Db] don't care what you do
[C] How you look or your status [Fm] Wait, baby No, _ [Bb] no
[Ab] Because all this [D] stuff from now on
[Gb] Is gonna be _ [Eb] everyone's way
[E] The _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] world [A] is just [Db] [D] a great [Bm] big onion
_ [A] And hate and fear [Gbm] are the spices that [Bm] make you cry
[E] Yes, they are
And [A] the only [E] way to get [A]
rid of [D] this great [Bm] big onion
Is [Dbm] to plant [Bm] love seeds
Now everybody's got [Dbm] to plant love [Bm] seeds
Come [Dbm] on, [Gbm] plant love [Bm] seeds
[A] Until it _ [G] _ _ [D] _
dies
_ The _ _ [A] _
world [A] is _ just a [D] _ great big [A] _ onion
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
great big _ _ onion _
_ _ [Ab] Man's hate and fear [Fm] are the spice that [Bbm] makes life
_ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Cm] And the only way to [Ab] get rid of [Db] this great [Bbm] big onion
[Cm] Is to plant [Fm] love seeds until [Gb] it dies
_ [Db] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ We [Ebm] got a great big job [Ab] to do
_ _ [Ebm] Yeah, we [Ab] need you
And [Ebm] every _ _ [Ab] boss do _ _ _
So we [Db] got to clean up this place
[C] And reach for a high
[Fm] _ Yes we do now
We [Ab] gotta be headstrong
[D] About grinding up
And [Gb] make a lot of money [Eb] This all
_ _ _ _ The [Ab] _
world is just [Db] a great [Bbm] big onion
[Ab] Don't _ care [Fm] what the face people like [Bbm] to wear
_ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] And the only way to get rid of [Db] this great [Bbm] big _ onion
[Ab] _
Every single [Bbm] soul's got to do [Gb] their share
Tell them [Db] boss, _ _ [Ab] come on
_ [Ebm] Let's knock on [Ab] every door
_ _ [Ebm] _ Tell them love [Ab] is the answer
_ [Ebm] Spread the veritables
[Ab] _ _
_ _ _ And we [Db] don't care what you do
[C] How you look or your status [Fm] Wait, baby No, _ [Bb] no
[Ab] Because all this [D] stuff from now on
[Gb] Is gonna be _ [Eb] everyone's way
[E] The _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] world [A] is just [Db] [D] a great [Bm] big onion
_ [A] And hate and fear [Gbm] are the spices that [Bm] make you cry
[E] Yes, they are
And [A] the only [E] way to get [A]
rid of [D] this great [Bm] big onion
Is [Dbm] to plant [Bm] love seeds
Now everybody's got [Dbm] to plant love [Bm] seeds
Come [Dbm] on, [Gbm] plant love [Bm] seeds
[A] Until it _ [G] _ _ [D] _
dies
_ The _ _ [A] _
world [A] is _ just a [D] _ great big [A] _ onion
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _