SONG: ONION SOUP ARTIST: VIC CHESNUTT TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected] ONION SOUP VIC CHESNUTT INTRO: F C Bb Am F C Bb F C Bb Am F C Bb F C Bb Am F C Bb VERSE: F C Bb Am Thin and unshaved, F C Bb Drunk and mysterious F C Bb Am Oh, I must sa-ay F C Bb Lifestyle is curious BREAK: Am Dm With a little touch of the sniffles Bb F And filthy socks Am Dm Gnawed, crumbled fingernails Bb C Never doing tomahawk chops VERSE: F C Bb Am A flaky he-ad F C Bb Dandruff is distinguished F C Bb Am Lacquer is re-d F C Bb Va-in is the varnish BREAK: Am Dm What is at the root of this Bb F She'll say, whatcha got Am Dm What participle do you possess Bb C Bb C She'll say, which I have not VERSE: F C Bb Am One blustery da-ay F C We rode out Bb To the Meadowlands F C Bb Am We saw and were ama-zed F C Bb Then hauled it back into town again BREAK: Am Dm Mississippi is a mess sometimes Bb F And not only when it rains Am Dm How come you went back to that malaria island Bb C Bb C 'Cause our friendship is strained INSTRUMENTAL: F C Bb Am F C Bb F C Bb Am F C Bb VERSE: F C Bb Those were the days F C Bb When you were so cosmopolitan F C Bb Am These are the da-ys F C Bb My letters they're so maudlin BREAK: Am Dm I wrote you an eloquent postcard once Bb F About this most exquisite onion soup Am Dm But of course I never mailed it though Bb C Bb C F 'Cause it was your turn in the loop, loop oh ah VERSE: C Bb Those were the days F C Bb When you were so cosmopolitan F C Bb Am These are the da-ys F C Bb Bb My letters they're increasingly maudlin ========================================================================== NOTE: The INTRO starts out as follows ... And is based on the chords I have provided. Thanks to ayreon77 for doing this. INTRO: e|----1-1-------|-------------------------|---1-1-------|-----------------| B|----1-1-------|------h-p--------3-----3-|---1-1-------|-------------3---| G|----2-2-0--h--|-0-0-0-2-0-----5-----5---|---2-2-0--h--|-0---------5---5-| D|----3-3-0-3-5-|-----------3-------------|---3-3-0-3-5-|---2--p----------| A|--------------|-------------------0-----|-------------|-----5-3-1-------| E|-1------------|-------------6-----------|-1-----------|-----------------|
