{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":448261,"song":"Starving In The Belly Of A Whale","artist":"Tom Waits","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/448261-starving-in-the-belly-of-a-whale-chords-by-tom-waits/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/448261?type=chord","rating":4.64225,"votes":20,"content":"Capo on 1st fret (sounding key C minor)\r\n\r\nChords:\r\nBm:   224432 (alternate between 5th and 6th bass strings)\r\nD:    x00232 (alternate between 4th and 5th)\r\nF#7:  242322 (alternate between 5th and 6th)\r\nEm:   022000 (alternate between 5th and 6th)\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nLife is whittled, life's a riddle[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nMan's a fiddle that life plays on[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nWhen the day breaks and the earth quakes[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nLife's a mistake all day long[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou tell me who gives a good goddamn[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nYou'll never get out alive[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nDon't go dreaming, don't go scheming[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA man must test his mettle[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#7[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIn the crooked ol' world[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nStarvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nStarvin' in the belly of a whale[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOh, you're starvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F#7[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nStarvin' in the belly of a whale[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nDon't take my word, just look skyward[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nThey that dance must pay the fiddler[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSky is darkening, dogs are barking[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nBut the caravan moves on[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nYou tell me who gives a good goddamn[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nYou'll never get out alive[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nDon't go dreaming, don't go scheming[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA man must test his mettle[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#7[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nIn the crooked ol' world[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nStarvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nStarvin' in the belly of a whale[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOh, we're starvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F#7[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nStarvin' in the belly of a whale[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nAs the crow flies, it's there the truth lies[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nAt the bottom of the well[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nE-o-leven, goes to heaven[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nBless the dead here as the rain falls[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nDon't trust a bull's horn, a doberman's tooth[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\nA runaway horse or me[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nDon't be greedy, don't be needy[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nIf you live in hope you're dancing[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]F#7[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nTo a terrible tune[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nStarvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nStarvin' in the belly of a whale[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nOh, starvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]F#7[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nStarvin' in the belly of a whale[/tab]","plain_text":"Capo on 1st fret (sounding key C minor)\n\nChords:\nBm:   224432 (alternate between 5th and 6th bass strings)\nD:    x00232 (alternate between 4th and 5th)\nF#7:  242322 (alternate between 5th and 6th)\nEm:   022000 (alternate between 5th and 6th)","chords":["C","Bm","D","F#7","Em","A","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]}}}