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Starving In The Belly Of A Whale

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Capo on 1st fret (sounding key C minor)
Chords:
Bm: 224432 (alternate between 5th and 6th bass strings)
D: x00232 (alternate between 4th and 5th)
F#7: 242322 (alternate between 5th and 6th)
Em: 022000 (alternate between 5th and 6th)
BmLife is whittled, life's a riddle
Man's a Dfiddle that life F#7plays on
When the Bmday breaks and the earth quakes
Life's a Dmistake all day F#7long
You tell me Bmwho gives a Emgood goddamn
You'll Bmnever get out aF#7live
Don't go Bmdreaming, don't go Emscheming
A Bmman must test his Emmettle
In the F#7crooked ol' worldBm  
BmStarvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly
Starvin' in the belly of a Emwhale
Oh, you're Bmstarvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly
Starvin' in the F#7belly of a Bmwhale
Don't take Bmmy word, just look skyward
They that Ddance must pay the F#7fiddler
Sky is Bmdarkening, dogs are barking
But the Dcaravan moves F#7on
You tell me Bmwho gives a Emgood goddamn
You'll Bmnever get out aF#7live
Don't go Bmdreaming, don't go Emscheming
A Bmman must test his Emmettle
In the F#7crooked ol' worldBm  
BmStarvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly
Starvin' in the belly of a Emwhale
Oh, we're Bmstarvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly
Starvin' in the F#7belly of a Bmwhale
As the Bmcrow flies, it's there the truth lies
At the Dbottom of the F#7well
E-o-Bmleven, goes to heaven
Bless the Ddead here as the F#7rain falls
Don't trust a Bmbull's horn, a Emdoberman's tooth
A Bmrunaway horse or F#7me
Don't be Bmgreedy, don't be Emneedy
If you Bmlive in hope you're Emdancing
To a F#7terrible tuneBm  
BmStarvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly
Starvin' in the belly of a Emwhale
Oh, Bmstarvin' in the belly, starvin' in the belly
Starvin' in the F#7belly of a Bmwhale
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