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[Intro]
G
[Verse]
And the round old Emfox, stepped up to make his Dspeech
His ship was on the Bmrocks, and rescue out of Emreach
Spotlit he Amstood, said what he thought he Dshould
Half the crowd did Emlaugh, though there was no Djoke
And soon the other Bmhalf were swallowed up in Emsmoke
A robin on the Amwing, could be heard to Dsing, the strangest thing
[Chorus]
GGrandma, we are DJonah
Rolling aClong in the teeth of a Dwhale
[Verse]
Then the plane did Emland, for some it did not Dcrash
From it emerged a Bmman, in trainers and mousEmtache
Down he laid his Amload, upon the heated Droad
Then the road did Empart, and the tar did Dmelt
He loosened up his Bmheart, he tightened up his Embelt
Like a piece of Amstring, then he began to Dsing, like a pearly king
[Chorus]
Ahh, GGrandma, we are DJonah
Rolling aClong in the teeth of a EmwhaleD  
[Instrumental]
D    C  A  Dm  G  Cm  D
[Verse]
Then the scene did Emshift, to a sun kissed Dsea
There was Montgomery BmClift, Jonah, the Whale and Emme
As the sun it Amset, Montgomery placed his Dbet
Then the whale did Emyawn, and fell asleep in Dfour
From dusk till Bmdawn, you should have heard him Emsnore
From Tierra-Del-FueAmgo, to the Alaskan Dsnows, there she blows
[Chorus]
GGrandma, we are DJonah
Rolling aClong in the teeth of a Dwhale
[Chorus]
My dear old GGrandma, we are DJonah
Rolling aClong in the teeth of a Dwhale
[Outro]
GrandmaG  D  C  D  G  D  C  D  
N.C.
We are Jonah
N.C.
Rolling along in the teeth of a whale

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We Are Jonah

by The Waterboys

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

[Verse]

Em D

And the round old fox, stepped up to make his speech

Bm Em

His ship was on the rocks, and rescue out of reach

Am D

Spotlit he stood, said what he thought he should

Em D

Half the crowd did laugh, though there was no joke

Bm Em

And soon the other half were swallowed up in smoke

Am D

A robin on the wing, could be heard to sing, the strangest thing

[Chorus]

G D

Grandma, we are Jonah

C D

Rolling along in the teeth of a whale

[Verse]

Em D

Then the plane did land, for some it did not crash

Bm Em

From it emerged a man, in trainers and moustache

Am D

Down he laid his load, upon the heated road

Em D

Then the road did part, and the tar did melt

Bm Em

He loosened up his heart, he tightened up his belt

Am D

Like a piece of string, then he began to sing, like a pearly king

[Chorus]

G D

Ahh, Grandma, we are Jonah

C Em D

Rolling along in the teeth of a whale

[Instrumental]

D C A Dm G Cm D

[Verse]

Em D

Then the scene did shift, to a sun kissed sea

Bm Em

There was Montgomery Clift, Jonah, the Whale and me

Am D

As the sun it set, Montgomery placed his bet

Em D

Then the whale did yawn, and fell asleep in four

Bm Em

From dusk till dawn, you should have heard him snore

Am D

From Tierra-Del-Fuego, to the Alaskan snows, there she blows

[Chorus]

G D

Grandma, we are Jonah

C D

Rolling along in the teeth of a whale

[Chorus]

G D

My dear old Grandma, we are Jonah

C D

Rolling along in the teeth of a whale

[Outro]

G D C D G D C D

Grandma

N.C.

We are Jonah

N.C.

Rolling along in the teeth of a whale

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