Belly of the Whale Chords
by Newsboys
Belly of the Whale by Newsboys is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, Em and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
G D
Up to my ears in bitter tears
Em
Can't believe i've sunk this low
C D
As I walk the plankton, Inner sanctum
G D
Got outta dodge, sailed on a Bonless Bon Voyage
Em
You said North, I headed south,
C D
tossed overboard, Good lord that's a really large mouth
Em D C D
I'm sleepin' with fishes here
Em
(In the Belly of the Whale)
Em D C D
I'm highly nutritious here
Em
(In the Belly of the Whale)
Em D C D
Bad food, Lousy atmosphere
Em
(I don't wanna bellyache)
Em D C
How long is this gonna take?
(VERSE 2)
G D
Woke up this morning kinda blue
Em
Thinkin' throught that age old question
C D
How to exit a whale's digestion
G D
It might behoove me to be heaved
Em
Head out like a human comet
C D
(hmm, I wonder what rythmes with comet)
Em D C D
I'm sleepin' with fishes here
D Em
(In the Belly of the Whale)
Em D C D
They say I'm delicious here
Em
(In the Belly of the Whale)
Em D C D
Lord please make him chuck it all
Em
(Its a gut call)
Em D C D
In the belly of the whale
Em
(I'm in the belly)
(RAP)
(same chords as the Chorus)
In the belly of the whale
It's an underwater jail
It's a tight squeeze
It's a-gettin to me but its roomier than the tail
Hey sailor let me flow free
like a salmon to the sea
from the L.A symphany
I'm a
Paddle-Boat Paddling in their wake
Fake freestyler
but my unemployment pays
im avoiding cliches like
Whale of a tale and
you cant keep a good man down
cos u cant, cos a been there man