So this is my first tab; I haven't been playing guitar for that long at all.
Once I got started here I realized that theres a whole lot of repition in this song as
far as the guitar part goes.
The same chord progression is played through the intro, choruses, rap section, and ending.
Where it does change, I did by very best to be accurate, but remember, this is my first time.
This song is good if you just want a fun song to sing along to.
You're never too old for Veggie Tales!
In the Belly of the Whale
be Newsboys
Intro:
B, A, G, A, B, A, G, A, B, A, G, A, B, A, G
D
Up to my ears
C
In bitter tears
D
Can't believe I've sunk this low
E
As I walk the plankton
Inner sanctum
D
Got outta dodge
C
Sailed on a bon-less bon voyage
D
You said North I headed South
E
Tossed overboard
D
Good Lord, that's a really large mouth
Chorus:
B A G
I'm sleeping with fishes here
A B
In the belly of the whale
A G
I'm highly nutritious here
A B
In the belly of the whale
A G
Bad food, lousy atmosphere
A B
I don't wanna bellyache
A G
How long is this gonna take
D C
Woke up this morning kinda blue
D
Thinking through that age-old question
E
How to exit a whale's digestion
D C
It might behoove me to be heaved
D E
Head out like a human comet
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/newsboys/in_the_belly_of_the_whale_crd.html ]
Chorus:
B A G
I'm sleeping with fishes here
A B
In the belly of the whale
A G
I'm highly nutritious here
A B
In the belly of the whale
A G
I'm ready to reappear
A B
I don't wanna bellyache
A G
Lord, how long's this gonna take
B A
End times they come rolling around
B C
Enzymes they come breaking us down to the core
B A G
The good Lord grants we all get a second chance
Chorus:
B A G
I'm one of the dishes here
A B
In the belly of the whale
A G
They say I'm delicious here
A B
In the belly of the whale
A G
Lord, please make him chuck me out
A
It's a gut call
B A G
in the belly of the whale
A B
I'm in the belly of the whale
A G
In the belly of the whale
A
I'm in the belly
B A G
In the belly of the whale
A B
I'm in the belly of the whale
A G
In the belly of the whale
A
I'm in the belly
B
In the belly of the whale
A
In an underwater jail
G
It's a tight squeeze
A
It's a-gettin' to me
B
But it's roomier than the tail
A
Hey, sailor
Got my flow free
G
Like a salmon to the sea
A
From the L.A. Symphony
B
I'm a paddleboat
Paddlin' in their wake
A
A fake free-styler
G
But my unemployment pays
A
I'm avoiding cliches
B
Like "whale of a tale" stale
A
Or "you can't keep
G
A good man down,"
A
'Cause you can
And I've been there man
B
But I've been expectorated
A
I'm elated
I'm free
G
Like Willie
Happy day
A
Oops that's a bit of a cliche
Now the guitar plays this:
B, A, G, A, B, A, G, A, B, A, G, A, B, A, G, A, B, A, G
While they repeat the same line:
"In the belly of the whale"
