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Onion

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    A5577xxx     A5/Ex77xxx
    G5355xxx     G5/Dx55xxx
  D/F#254xxx     E5/B77xxxx
    F5133xxx     D5/A55xxxx
A*    x12x14xx   C5/G33xxxx
[Intro]
A
A5 A5 G5 G5
D/F# D/F# F5 G5
B
A5 A5 G5 G5
D/F# D/F# F5 G5
[Interlude]
A* A*
[Verse]
AWow A5what is life? A5Tell me it' s likeG5  
Honshitsu G5mo tomeru hibD/F#i
Peel it oveD/F#r and over agaiF5n
Life iBs lG5ike an onion
A5Hagashite kya hagasu hodo kagayaki tomG5edonaku
Tokini me ni shimD/F#ite dou shoumonaku nakitaku nattatte
F5Yamen na! Toman na!
   N.C.
So just let the small shit go
[Chorus]
A5Layer by layer right down to the core
G5Crying you don't even know what for
D/F#Son de tsukarete kyuukei
F5Tameiki majirG5i de guchi haki saisei
A5Tonde hi ni iru natsu no boku G5o omoikaesu
Kimochi wa nosutarujikku
D/F#Sanzan'na kako no shippai wa F5ima kono basho ja
G5Mou chigaihouken
[Interlude]
A* A*
[Verse 2]
AYeaA5h karami mo A5nigami mo soG5u egu aji mo suG5imoamaimD/F#o
Kono seD/F#n zento tananF5? No No BNo G5ajiwattaga kachi!
A5Mazui to omoi tsudzuke teta mon G5ga kyuu ni
Ato hiku oishi-sD/F#a e to kawatte yuku mitai ni
F5Jinsei wa wakan'nai!
So G5just let the small shit go
[Chorus]
A5Layer by layer right down to the core
G5Crying you don't even know what for
D/F#Son de tsukarete kyuukei
F5Tameiki majirG5i de guchi haki saisei
A5Tonde hi ni iru natsu no boku G5o omoikaesu
Kimochi wa nosutarujikku
D/F#Sanzan'na kako no shippai wa F5ima kono basho ja
G5Mou chigaihouken
N.C.
Noooo nananananananana
Peeling, peel it right down to the core
[Breakdown]
A5 G5 D/F# F5 G5
A5 G5 D/F# F5 G5
 A5/E   G5/D   E5/B   D5/A      C5/G|One Strum|
N.C.
1, 2, 3, 4
[Chorus]
A5Layer by layer right down to the core
G5Crying you don't even know what for
D/F#Son de tsukarete kyuukei
F5Tameiki majirG5i de guchi haki saisei
A5Tonde hi ni iru natsu no boku G5o omoikaesu
Kimochi wa nosutarujikku
D/F#Sanzan'na kako no shippai wa F5ima kono basho ja
G5Mou chigaihouken
A5Layer by layer right down to the core
G5Crying you don't even know what for
D/F#Sanzan'na kako no shippai wa F5ima kono basho ja
G5Mou chigaihouken
[Outro]
A5 A5 G5 G5
D/F# D/F# F5 G5
A5 A5 G5 G5
D/F# D/F# F5 G5
G5 A5

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Onion

by ONE OK ROCK

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A5/E

G5/D

D/F#

E5/B

D5/A

C5/G

A5 A5/E

577xxx x77xxx

G5 G5/D

355xxx x55xxx

D/F# E5/B

254xxx 77xxxx

F5 D5/A

133xxx 55xxxx

A C5/G

* x12x14xx 33xxxx

[Intro]

A5 A5 G5 G5

D/F# D/F# F5 G5

A5 A5 G5 G5

D/F# D/F# F5 G5

[Interlude]

A A

* *

[Verse]

A A5 A5 G5

Wow what is life? Tell me it' s like

G5 D/F#

Honshitsu mo tomeru hibi

D/F# F5

Peel it over and over again

B G5

Life is like an onion

A5 G5

Hagashite kya hagasu hodo kagayaki tomedonaku

D/F#

Tokini me ni shimite dou shoumonaku nakitaku nattatte

Yamen na! Toman na!

N.C.

So just let the small shit go

[Chorus]

Layer by layer right down to the core

Crying you don't even know what for

D/F#

Son de tsukarete kyuukei

F5 G5

Tameiki majiri de guchi haki saisei

A5 G5

Tonde hi ni iru natsu no boku o omoikaesu

Kimochi wa nosutarujikku

D/F# F5

Sanzan'na kako no shippai wa ima kono basho ja

Mou chigaihouken

[Interlude]

A A

* *

[Verse 2]

A A5 A5 G5 G5 D/F#

Yeah karami mo nigami mo sou egu aji mo suimoamaimo

D/F# F5 B G5

Kono sen zento tanan? No No No ajiwattaga kachi!

A5 G5

Mazui to omoi tsudzuke teta mon ga kyuu ni

D/F#

Ato hiku oishi-sa e to kawatte yuku mitai ni

Jinsei wa wakan'nai!

So just let the small shit go

[Chorus]

Layer by layer right down to the core

Crying you don't even know what for

D/F#

Son de tsukarete kyuukei

F5 G5

Tameiki majiri de guchi haki saisei

A5 G5

Tonde hi ni iru natsu no boku o omoikaesu

Kimochi wa nosutarujikku

D/F# F5

Sanzan'na kako no shippai wa ima kono basho ja

Mou chigaihouken

N.C.

Noooo nananananananana

Peeling, peel it right down to the core

[Breakdown]

A5 G5 D/F# F5 G5

A5/E G5/D E5/B D5/A C5/G

|One Strum|

N.C.

1, 2, 3, 4

[Chorus]

Layer by layer right down to the core

Crying you don't even know what for

D/F#

Son de tsukarete kyuukei

F5 G5

Tameiki majiri de guchi haki saisei

A5 G5

Tonde hi ni iru natsu no boku o omoikaesu

Kimochi wa nosutarujikku

D/F# F5

Sanzan'na kako no shippai wa ima kono basho ja

Mou chigaihouken

Layer by layer right down to the core

Crying you don't even know what for

D/F# F5

Sanzan'na kako no shippai wa ima kono basho ja

Mou chigaihouken

[Outro]

A5 A5 G5 G5

D/F# D/F# F5 G5

A5 A5 G5 G5

D/F# D/F# F5 G5

G5 A5

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