Newsboys – In The Belly Of The Whale (Guitar)

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[INTRO] Bm A G A x3 Bm A G (hold) [VERSE 1]
D                       A
Up to my ears in bitter tears

                   Bm
Can't believe I've sunk this low

     A
As I walk the plankton
Inner sanctum.
D
Got outta Dodge,

            A
Sailed on a bon-less
Bon voyage.
         Bm
You said North,
I headed South.
           A
Tossed overboard.

                                 Bm
Good Lord, that's a really large mouth...
[CHORUS 1]
Bm  A             G           A
I'm sleeping with fishes here,

                    Bm
In the belly of the whale.

    A        G             A
I'm highly nutritious here,

                    Bm
In the belly of the whale.

    A           G          A
Bad food, lousy atmosphere.

                   Bm
I don't wanna bellyache.

    A            G
How long is this gonna take?
[VERSE 2]
D                          A
Woke up this morning kinda blue,

                      Bm
Thinking through that age-old question:

A
How to exit a whale's digestion?

D                         A
It might behoove me to be heaved.

                Bm
Head out like a human comet....
(Spoken) "Hey guys you might not wanna rhyme with comet" [CHORUS 2]
Bm  A             G           A
I'm sleeping with fishes here,

                    Bm
In the belly of the whale.

    A        G             A
I'm highly nutritious here,

                    Bm
In the belly of the whale.

    A        G        A
I'm ready to reappear.

                   Bm
I don't wanna bellyache.

    A            G
How long is this gonna take?
[BRIDGE 1] (SOFT AND SLOW)
C                    G       D
End times, they come rolling around.

C                  G           D           C
Enzymes, they come breaking us down to the core.

                        D
The good Lord grants we all get a second chance.
[CHORUS 2]
Bm  A          G           A
I'm one of the dishes here,

                    Bm
In the belly of the whale.

     A         G            A
They say I'm delicious here,

                    Bm
In the belly of the whale.

      A               G
Lord, please make him chuck it all.

A 
It's a gut call

Bm     A            G
In the belly of the whale.
[BRIDGE 2]
A
I'm in the belly of the whale.

Bm     A            G
In the belly of the whale.

A
I'm in the belly.

Bm     A            G
In the belly of the whale.

A
I'm in the belly of the whale.

Bm     A            G
In the belly of the whale.

A
I'm in the belly...
[VERSE 3]
       Bm
In the belly of the whale

      A
In an underwater jail

       G
It's a tight squeeze.

       A
It's a-gettin' to me,

         Bm
But it's roomier
Than the tail.
     A
Hey, sailor,

       G
Got my flow free

       A
Like a salmon to the sea

         Bm
From the L.A. Symphony.

      A
I'm a paddleboat

         G
Paddlin' in their wake,

       A
A fake free-styler,

       Bm
But my unemployment pays.

       A
I'm avoiding cliches

       G
Like "whale of a tale" stale

       A
Or "you can't keep

      Bm
A good man down,"

      A
'Cause you can

     G
And I've been there, man.

     A
But I've been expectorated.

    Bm
I'm elated!

    A
I'm free like Willie!

    G
Happy Day!

    A
Oops,

   Bm
That's a bit of a cliche.

Bm           A  G  A
In the belly... (fades out)