Cheese And Onions Chords

by The Rutles
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: G
Capo: no capo
Author DiddyD [a] 15,207.
2 contributors total, last edit on Jan 6, 2025

Chords

G
GM7/F#
C/E
D
Bm
C
C/B
Am
Am/G
Am/F#
Am/E
D/C
D/B
D/A
E
Cadd9
Em
Em7/D
A
G7

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Song: Cheese and Onions
Artist: The Rutles
Composer: Neil Innes
Album: The Rutles
 
Tabbed by: DJ  1st Sept 2014
 
IGNORE THE CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS that the website
displays, they are generated automatically from a
generic database and often don't show the best
option for a particular chord progression. Just use
the voicings suggested in the text column numbers
 
G *    = xx5003    C     = x32010    D/C   = x30232
GM7/F# = xx4003    C/B   = x2x010    D/B   = x20232
C/E    = xx2013    Am    = x02210    D/A   = x00232
D      = xx0232    Am/G  = 302210    Cadd9 = x32030
G      = 320033    Am/F# = 202210    Em7/D = xx0000
Bm     = x24432    Am/E  = 002210    G7    = 320001
 
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[Intro]
    G *                       GM7/F#
e|--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2-|--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2-|
B|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
G|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|
D|--5----------------------|--4----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
   C/E                        D
e|--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2-|--3--2--3--2--3--2--3--2-|
B|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1-|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
G|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|--2----------------------|--0----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
       G                     Bm
I have always thought in the back of my mind,
            C
'Cheese and onions'!
       G                       Bm
I have always thought that the world was unkind, 
            C            C       C/B
'Cheese and onions'!  |  /  /  /  /  |
 
[Verse 2]
Am   Am/G    Am/F#  Am/E D   D/C  D/B   D/A
Do I have to spell  it   out?
G
C - H - E - E - S - E
        Bm                               C   Cadd9
A - N - D    O - N - I - O - N - S!  Oh, no!
 
[Verse 3]
             C                    D
Man and ma - chine, (Man and ma - chine!)
              Em                  Em7/D A
Keep yourself clean, (Keep your - self  clean!)
               C            D
Or be a 'Has - been',  (Ah, ah!)
              G                G7
Like a dino - saur!   Oh - oh, oh!
            C                   D
Man or de - vice?  (Man or de - vice?)
               Em             Em7/D A
For everything nice, (Every - thing nice!)
                   C            D
You'd better think twice,  (Ah, ah!)
               G                G7
At least, once more!   Oh - oh, oh!
 
[Verse 4]
             C                    D
Man and ma - chine, (Man and ma - chine!)
              Em                  Em7/D A
Keep yourself clean, (Keep your - self  clean!)
               C            D
Or be a 'Has - been',  (Ah, ah!)
                 G                G7
...Like a dino - saur!   Oh - oh, oh!
            C                   D
Man or de - vice?  (Man or de - vice?)
               Em             Em7/D A
For everything nice, (Every - thing nice!)
                   C             D
You'd better think twice,   (Ah, ah!)
               G     G7
At least, once more-------!
 
[Verse 5]
             C                     D
Man and ma - chine,  (Man and ma - chine!)
              Em                  Em7/D A
Keep yourself clean, (Keep your - self  clean!)
               C            D
Or be a 'Has - been',  (Ah, ah!)
              G      G7
Like a dino - saur--------!
C               D       Em            Em7/D  A
   (Man or de - vice?)       (Every - thing  nice!)
 
[Coda]
  C     D      G     G7     C     D      Em     Em7/D
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
  A            G            D             G
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 
e|---------||
B|---------||
G|---------||
D|---------||
A|---------||
E|----3----||
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8 comments
Mats Fagergren
Very Good! I love Rutles
+2
Song-Smith
Excellent, especially the last note. Minor issue (with tounge firmly in cheek), this was credited to Innes AND Lennon/McCartney in some fool legal wrangle.
+1
max731
Great tab. I love that you put that one lonely note at the end.
+1