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Robert Onion

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Eminor

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e-------------
b--3----2-----
g--0----0-----
d--2----2-----
a--2----0-----
e--0----0-----
  E    B    G    C    F#    B(2x)
G----------------------------------------------------
D-2-4-2-4---2--5--4--2-4---2-4-2-4---2--7--5--4-5-4--
A----------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------
D--2-4-2-4---2--9--7-5-7-4--
A---------------------------
E---------------------------
 ERobert lead me into Bthought
 GOnion layers wait for Cyou
 F#Bounty of eternal Bfields
 EEvery muscle knot i Bfeel feel
 GRobert tell me what to dCo
 F#Tell exactly what you're Bnot
 ETails Gpushing Cgrand whales
 DHeads hope to have the stuff
 EEach Gflag had Cno sail
 DCan you believe enough?
 EAnd though diana calls to Byou
 GShe will never never Cyield
 F#Every siren has her Bspot
 EFour Ghundred Cmillion
 DOh, that is very far
 ERoberGt sweet Conion
 DMakes me feel so tired
 EAnoGther Clayer and Flayers and Dlayers oh, no
 ERobert Acan you Dfind your C#mway?
 DShow me the Cway to Acome
 EZugzwang Agot me Din a C#mway
 DUnder my Copposing Athumb
 EBranishing my Bshield
 GRobert leads me into Cthought
 F#Into the dimming Bblue
 ENowhGere in Cthis world
 Dfor this old jack-tar
 Ethree Gcheers for Crobert
 Dto the cinnabar
 Eone Gponders Clayers and Flayers and Dlayers and Glayers
Flayers and Dlayers and Glayers  
Flayers and Dlayers and Glayers 
Flayers and Dlayers, RobeGrt,    F    DRobeGrt     F    DRobGert
  G    F   D(2x) 
E  C#m   E
  E    B    G    C    F#    B(til end)
e--B0-----F#0------E0--
b--0-----2------0--
g--8-----3------9--
d--9-----4------9--
a--9-----4------7--
e--7----(2)-----0--

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Robert Onion

by Frank Black

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

e-------------

b--3----2-----

g--0----0-----

d--2----2-----

a--2----0-----

e--0----0-----

E B G C F# B

(2x)

G----------------------------------------------------

D-2-4-2-4---2--5--4--2-4---2-4-2-4---2--7--5--4-5-4--

A----------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------------------------------

G---------------------------

D--2-4-2-4---2--9--7-5-7-4--

A---------------------------

E---------------------------

E B

Robert lead me into thought

G C

Onion layers wait for you

F# B

Bounty of eternal fields

E B

Every muscle knot i feel feel

G C

Robert tell me what to do

F# B

Tell exactly what you're not

E G C

Tails pushing grand whales

Heads hope to have the stuff

E G C

Each flag had no sail

Can you believe enough?

E B

And though diana calls to you

G C

She will never never yield

F# B

Every siren has her spot

E G C

Four hundred million

Oh, that is very far

E G C

Robert sweet onion

Makes me feel so tired

E G C F D

Another layer and layers and layers oh, no

E A D C#m

Robert can you find your way?

D C A

Show me the way to come

E A D C#m

Zugzwang got me in a way

D C A

Under my opposing thumb

E B

Branishing my shield

G C

Robert leads me into thought

F# B

Into the dimming blue

E G C

Nowhere in this world

for this old jack-tar

E G C

three cheers for robert

to the cinnabar

E G C F D G

one ponders layers and layers and layers and layers

F D G

layers and layers and layers

F D G

layers and layers and layers

F D G F D G F D G

layers and layers, Robert, Robert Robert

G F D

(2x)

E C#m E

E B G C F# B

(til end)

B F# E

e--0-----0------0--

b--0-----2------0--

g--8-----3------9--

d--9-----4------9--

a--9-----4------7--

e--7----(2)-----0--

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