(Shel Silverstein)
Dr. Hook: Belly Up!
little riff after intro, capo on 6 fret:
slide b from 7 to 9 while at the same time sliding e from 9 to 11 then after that pick g
at 9 and b at 12 (it's as close as I could get it). After this follow the chords
normally with single strokes and some picking.
Intro
F C
I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes
F C
And the noodles and the marrowbone
F C
But it really wasn't nothing but some water and potatoes
G C
And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone
First Verse
C F C G C
Hanging from a string in my mama's kitchen, back in the hard time days
C F C D
Was a little ol' stone 'bout the size of an apple, it was smooth and worn
D G
and grey
G C F C G C
There wasn't much food in my mama's kitchen, so whenever things got tight
C F C D
Mama boiled up some water, put in the stone and said "Let's have some soup
G
tonight"
Chorus
G F C
And I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes
C F C
And the noodles and the marrowbone
C F F
But it really wasn't nothing but some water and potatoes
G C
And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone
(do the intro riff again)
Third Verse
C F C
It had been in the family for a whole lotta years, so we knew it was a
G C
nourishing thing
C F C D
And I remember mama, as she stirred it in the water, and we could all hear
D G
her sing
G C F C G
"Its a magical stone and as long as we got it, we'll never have a hungry
C
night
C F C D
Just add a little love to the wonderful soupstone and everything will be
D G
alright"
Chorus
F C
And I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes
F C
And the noodles and the marrowbone
C F C
But it really wasn't nothing but some water and potatoes
C G D C
And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone
(repeat intro riff again)
Fourth Verse
C F C G
So it carried us all through the darkening days, 'til finally the sunshine
C
came
C F C D
And the soup stone started into gathering dust, but it hung there just the
G
same
G C F C G C
And ever since then the food's been plenty, but every now and then I find
C F C D G
That mama in the kitchen with the wonderful soupstone, drifts across my mind
Outro
G F C
And again I can taste the chicken and tomatoes
C F C
And the noodles and the marrowbone
C F C
But it really wasn't nothing but some water and potatoes
C G C
And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone
C F C
And again I can taste the chicken and tomatoes
C F C
And the noodles and the marrowbone
C F C
But it really wasn't nothing but some water and potatoes
C G D C
And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone
(do the intro riff last time)
(c)1972 Tro-Essex Music Ltd.
