Onion Song chords by Marvin Gaye
Verse 1
Am
G
C
Am
The world is just a great big onion
C
G
Em
And pain and fear are the spices
Am
Dsus4
that make you cry
G
And the only way to get rid
C
G
Am
of this great big onion
G
Em
Am
C
Gsus4
Is to plant love seeds until it dies,
C
uh, huh
G
Hey, world,
Verse 2
Dm
Am
G
we got a great big job to do,
Dm
yeah
Am
G
Dm
We need you and everybody
Am
G
who loves truth
C
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Verse 3
G
C
You know we got to clean up this place
B
Em
And reach far higher, oh,
yeah, yes, we do now
A
G
We gotta be headstrong
about rightin' the wrong
F
And make a mountain of happy souls,
Dsus4
D
oh, oh
Verse 4
G
C
G
Am
Baby, the world is just a great big onion
G
Em
Am
And 'I don't care' is the face people like to wear,
Dsus4
yes, it is now
G
Dsus4
G
And the only way to get rid
C
G
Am
C
of this great big onion
G
Em
Am
Every one single soul's got to do their share,
Gsus4
C
tell about it, baby
Verse 5
G
So come on,
Dm
Am
G
let's knock on every door
Dm
Am
G
Tell them love is the answer
Dm
Am
Whether they're rich or poor,
G
C
G
oh, yeah
Verse 6
C
And we don't care what you do
B
Em
How you look or your status claim, baby
A
G
No, no, because 'Brothers
Em
and Sisters'
F
Dsus4
From now on is gonna be everyone's name,
D
Ebsus4
oh, oh
Verse 7
Ab
Db
Ab
Db
Bbm
The world is just a great big onion
Ab
Fm
Bbm
And pain and fear are the spices that make you cry,
Db
Ebsus4
yes, it is
Ab
Db
Ab
And the only way to get rid
Db
Bbm
of this great big onion
Cm
Fm
Bbm
Is to plant love seeds,
Cm
Fm
Bbm
now everybody got to plant love seeds
Cm
Fm
Come on and plant love
Bbm
Ab
seeds until it dies
Absus4
Db
Verse 8
Ab
Ab
Db
Db
Ab
The world is just a great big onion
Onion Song
Marvin Gaye
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