Intro:
B, A, G, A, B, A, G, A, B, A, G, A, B, A, GD
Up to my ears
C
In bitter tears
D
Can't believe I've sunk this low
E
As I walk the plankton
Inner sanctum
D
Got outta dodge
C
Sailed on a bon-less bon voyage
D
You said North I headed South
E
Tossed overboard
D
Good Lord, that's a really large mouth
Chorus:
BAG
I'm sleeping with fishes here
AB
In the belly of the whale
AG
I'm highly nutritious here
AB
In the belly of the whale
AG
Bad food, lousy atmosphere
AB
I don't wanna bellyache
AG
How long is this gonna take
DC
Woke up this morning kinda blue
D
Thinking through that age-old question
E
How to exit a whale's digestion
DC
It might behoove me to be heaved
DE
Head out like a human comet
Chorus:
BAG
I'm sleeping with fishes here
AB
In the belly of the whale
AG
I'm highly nutritious here
AB
In the belly of the whale
AG
I'm ready to reappear
AB
I don't wanna bellyache
AG
Lord, how long's this gonna take
BA
End times they come rolling around
BC
Enzymes they come breaking us down to the core
BAG
The good Lord grants we all get a second chance
Chorus:
BAG
I'm one of the dishes here
AB
In the belly of the whale
AG
They say I'm delicious here
AB
In the belly of the whale
AG
Lord, please make him chuck me out
A
It's a gut call
BAG
in the belly of the whale
AB
I'm in the belly of the whale
AG
In the belly of the whale
A
I'm in the belly
BAG
In the belly of the whale
AB
I'm in the belly of the whale
AG
In the belly of the whale
A
I'm in the belly
B
In the belly of the whale
A
In an underwater jail
G
It's a tight squeeze
A
It's a-gettin' to me
B
But it's roomier than the tail
A
Hey, sailor
Got my flow free
G
Like a salmon to the sea
A
From the L.A. Symphony
B
I'm a paddleboat
Paddlin' in their wake
A
A fake free-styler
G
But my unemployment pays
A
I'm avoiding cliches
B
Like "whale of a tale" stale
A
Or "you can't keep
G
A good man down,"
A
'Cause you can
And I've been there man
B
But I've been expectorated
A
I'm elated
I'm free
G
Like Willie
Happy day
A
Oops that's a bit of a cliche
Now the guitar plays this:
B, A, G, A, B, A, G, A, B, A, G, A, B, A, G, A, B, A, G
While they repeat the same line:
"In the belly of the whale"