Know Your Onion Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

then

E B X4

SEhut oBut, pimpEled andB angry

I quEietly Btied all my gAuts into knBots

EGave uBp on trEying to maBke them

I FEigured it'd taBke them too loAng to look upB

C♯mAnd besides, it was uG♯ndeniably clAear to me, I don't know wEhy

When every oAther part of lEife seemed loDcked behind sAhutters

I knBew the worthless dregs we've always been

ELucked oBut, found my favEourite reBcord

ELying in wBait at the BiArmingham MBall

EThe soBngs that I heEard, the occBasional bEook

Were the oBnly fAun I evBer took G♯

And I gAot on with maBking myEself

(Instrumental, listen for timing to change from E to A, easy to see when Mercer plays it live)

E A B

E A B

G♯Now the tArick is jBust making yourself C

CBut when they're parking their cars on your cheGst

GYou've still got a view of the summer skCy

CTo make it hurt twice when your reGstless body caves to it's whCim

CAnd suddenly struggles to take fliBght

EThree thousand miBles north-eEast

I leBft all my frEiends at the moBrning bAus stop shBaking their heEads

E"What kind of lBife you dream Eof? You're aBllergic to Elove"

Yes I kBnow but I mAust say in mBy own deC♯mfense

It's been uG♯ndeniably deaAr to me, I don't know Ewhy

When every oAther part of lEife seemed lDocked behind shAutters

I kBnew the worthless dregs we are

The selfless, loving saints we are

The melting, sliding dice we've always beEen

I hope this helps. It took me a while to find out which chord the A was in the

"when every other part" section, but I watched a few live performances to get it.

It sounded odd at first, but most definitely right.

NOTE: During the break (C and G, when they're parking their cars on your chest),

during live performances James uses open chords for the C and G and plays the

bottom strings for the B. It gives a different tone and sounds much better.

Alternatively, for the Intro and Rundown, you can simply play B A G F E, and while

not being entirely accurate, still sounds good enough to play.