Starving in the Belly of the Whale

Starving in the Belly of the Whale easy guitar chords by Tom Waits

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 3

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • Am

  • C

  • B

    2
  • Em

  • E

  • D

  • Dm

  • G

  • Am

  • C

  • B

    2
  • Em

  • E

  • D

  • Dm

  • G

  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    Life 
    is 
    whittled 

    Life's 
    riddle 

    Man's 
    fiddle 
    that 
    life 
    plays 
    on 

    When 
    the 
    day 
    breaks, 

    and 
    the 
    earthquakes 

    Life's 
    mistake 
    all 
    day 
    long 

    Tell 
    me, 
    who 
    gives 
    good 

    goddam

    You'll never 
    get out 
    alive 

    Don't 
    go 
    Verse 2
    dreaming 

    Don't 
    go scheming 

    man 
    must 
    test 
    his 
    mettle 

    Verse 3
    In 
    a crooked 
    ol' 
    world 


    Starving 
    in the 
    belly 

    Starving 
    in 
    the belly 

    Starving 
    in 
    the belly 
    of 
    whale 

    Starving 
    in 
    the belly 

    Starving 
    in 
    the belly 

    Starving 
    in 
    the 
    belly 
    of 
    a whale 

    Interlude 1

    Verse 4
    Don't 
    take 
    my 
    word 

    Just 
    look 
    skyward 

    They 
    that 
    dance 
    must 
    pay 
    the 
    fiddler 

    Sky 
    is 
    darkening 

    Dogs 
    are 
    barking 

    But 
    the 
    caravan 
    moves 
    on 

    Tell 
    me 
    who 
    Verse 5
    gives 
    good 

    goddam

    You'll never 
    get get 
    out 
    alive 

    Don't 
    go 
    dreaming 

    Don't 
    go scheming 

    man 
    must 
    test 
    his 
    mettle 

    Verse 6
    In 
    crooked 
    ol' 
    world 


    Starving 
    in 
    the belly 

    Starving 
    in 
    the belly 

    Starving 
    in 
    the belly 
    of 
    whale 

    Starving 
    in 
    the belly 

    Starving 
    in 
    the belly 

    Starving 
    in 
    the belly 
    of 
    a whale 

    Verse 7
    As 
    the 
    crow 
    flies 

    It's there 
    the 
    truth 
    lies 

    At the 
    bot
    tom 
    of 
    the 
    well 

    E-o-leven 
    goes 
    goes 
    goes 
    to 
    heaven 

    Bless 
    the dead 
    here 
    as 
    the 
    rain 
    falls 

    Don't 
    trust 
    bull's 
    horn 


    A doberman's tooth 

    A runaway 
    horse 
    or me 

    Don't 
    be 
    greedy, 
    don't 
    be 
    needy 

    If 
    you 
    live in 
    hope 
    you're 

    Dancing 
    to 
    a terrible 
    tune 



    Starving 
    in 
    the belly 

    Starving 
    in 
    the 
    belly 

    Outro 1



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