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Onion Song easy guitar chords by
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye

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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
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

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Chords
  • Am

  • G

  • C

  • Em

  • Dsus4

  • Gsus4

  • Dm

  • B

    2
  • A

  • F

  • D

  • Ebsus4

    6
  • Ab

    4
  • Db

    4
  • Bbm

  • Fm

  • Cm

    3
  • Absus4

    4

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