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Onion Girl

Holly Cole
ChordsKeyCCapoFret 1intermediate

Chords in this song14

capo 1 — sounds a semitone higher

Intro

        

Verse

I'm a bit unstable, she said With a Cheshire grin 
So many cracks in my sidewalk, boy Don't you fall in. 
Feels like the things that I've wanted
The most in this life I can't have
So you see I've been damning the world
Before it damns me

Chorus

She said I'm naked and shameless And I'm peeling back the layers like
Like an onion girl Don't try to save me Just stay away
'Cause I might make you cry Like an onion girl
Like an onion girl  

Verse

Second grade playground I still haven't the nerve 
Fear is under my skin Like St. Anthony's fire
And I can't stand the burn Yeah
So let's break a little bread, have a little laugh
I haven't laughed for a while 
'Cause it's a long road back, yes From the womb tonight

Chorus

She said I'm naked and shameless And I'm peeling back the layers like
Like an onion girl Don't try to save me Just stay away
'Cause I might make you cry Like an onion girl
Like an onion girl  

Solo

      

Chorus

She said I'm naked and shameless And I'm peeling back the layers like
Like an onion girl Don't try to save me Just stay away
'Cause I might make you cry Like an onion girl
Well I'm naked and shameless And I'm peeling back the layers like
Like an onion girl Don't try to save me Just stay away
'Cause I might make you cry Like an onion girl
Like an onion girl  

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These need nothing beyond C#, F#, A#m, G#.

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