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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 nothin’ but some water and potatoes G C C F C F And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone. - - - C F C Hanging from a string in my mama's kitchen, C G D Back in the hard time days C F C Was a little ol' stone 'bout the size of an apple, D G It was smooth and worn and grey C F C There wasn't much food in my mama's kitchen, G C So whenever things got tight F C Mama’d boil up some water, put in the stone and say D G "Let's have some soup tonight" - - - F C And I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes F C And the noodles and the marrowbone F C But it really wasn't nothin’ but some water and potatoes G C C F C F And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone. - - - C F C It had been in the family for a whole lotta years, C G C So we knew it was a nurturing thing F C And I remember mama, as she stirred it in the water, [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/d/dr-hook/379978.html ] D G And we could all hear her say C F C "It’s a magical stone and as long as we got it, G C We'll never have a hungry night F C Just add a little love to the wonderful soupstone D G And everything will be alright" - - - F C And I swear you could taste the chicken and tomatoes F C And the noodles and the marrowbone F C But it really wasn't nothin’ but some water and potatoes G C C F C F And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone. - - - C F C So it carried us all through the darkening days G C ‘til finally the sunshine came F C And the soupstone started in to gathering dust D G But if hung there just the same C F C And ever since then, the food’s been plenty G C But every now and then I find F C That mama, in the kitchen with the wonderful soupstone D G Drifts across my mind - - - F C And again, I can taste the chicken and tomatoes F C And the noodles and the marrowbone F C But it really wasn't nothin’ but some water and potatoes G C C F C F And the wonderful, wonderful soupstone. |