Capo: 6

(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

I ^Fswear you could taste the ^Cchicken and tomatoes And the ^Fnoodles and the marrow^Cbone But it ^Freally wasn't nothing but some ^Cwater and potatoes And the ^Gwonderful, wonderful ^Csoupstone

First Verse

^CHanging from a string in my ^Fmama's ^Ckitchen, back in the ^Ghard time ^Cdays ^CWas a little ol' stone 'bout the ^Fsize of an ^Capple, it was ^Dsmooth and worn ^Dand ^Ggrey ^GThere ^Cwasn't much food in my ^Fmama's ^Ckitchen, so whenever ^Gthings got ^Ctight ^CMama ^Fboiled up some water^C, put in the stone and said^D "Let's have some soup tonight^G"

Chorus

^GAnd I ^Fswear you could taste the ^Cchicken and tomatoes ^CAnd the ^Fnoodles and the marrow^Cbone ^CBut it ^Freally wasn't nothing but some ^Fwater and potatoes And the ^Gwonderful, wonderful ^Csoupstone

(do the intro riff again) Third Verse

^CIt had been in the family for a ^Fwhole lotta ^Cyears, so we knew it was a ^Gnourishing thing^C ^CAnd I remember mama, as she ^Fstirred it in the ^Cwater, and ^Dwe could all hear ^Dher ^Gsing ^G"I^Cts a magical stone an^Fd as long a^Cs we got it, we'll never ha^Gve a hungry ^Cnight ^CJust ^Fadd a little love to the ^Cwonderful soupstone and ^Deverything will be ^Dal^Gright"

Chorus

^FAnd I swear you could taste the ^Cchicken and tomatoes ^FAnd the noodles and the marrow^Cbone ^CBut it ^Freally wasn't nothing but some ^Cwater and potatoes ^CAnd the ^Gwonderful, ^Dwonderful ^Csoupstone

(repeat intro riff again) Fourth Verse

^CSo it carried us all through the ^Fdarkening ^Cdays, 'til finally the ^Gsunshine ^Ccame ^CAnd the soup stone started into ^Fgathering ^Cdust, but it ^Dhung there just the ^Gsame ^GAnd ^Cever since then the ^Ffood's been ^Cplenty, but every now and ^Gthen I ^Cfind ^CThat ^Fmama in the kitchen with the ^Cwonderful soupstone, ^Ddrifts across my ^Gmind

Outro

^GAnd a^Fgain I can taste the ^Cchicken and tomatoes ^CAnd the ^Fnoodles and the marrow^Cbone ^CBut it ^Freally wasn't nothing but some ^Cwater and potatoes ^CAnd the ^Gwonderful, wonderful ^Csoupstone

^CAnd ^Fagain I can taste the ^Cchicken and tomatoes ^CAnd the ^Fnoodles and the marrow^Cbone ^CBut it ^Freally wasn't nothing but some ^Cwater and potatoes ^CAnd the ^Gwonderful, ^Dwonderful ^Csoupstone

Dr Hook and the Medicine Show - The wonderful soup stone