Noah and the Whale were an English alternative/folk group formed in Twickenham, London in 2006. Their final line-up consisted of Charlie Fink (vocals, guitar), Tom Hobden (fiddle, keyboards), Matt "Urby Whale" Owens (bass), Fred Abbott (keyboards, guitar) and Matthew Petulla (drums). Former members of the band include Doug Fink (drums), Laura Marling (vocals, guitar) and Jack Hamson (drums). According to Songfacts, the band's name is a combination of the title of one of their favorite films
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
*Strum Pattern - Up Down Up Chop/Mute, Change Chord.
Intro - CFGF x4
CFGF Oh well in five years time we could be walking round a zoo CFGF With the sun shining down over me and you CFGF And there ll be love in the bodies of the elephants too CFGF And I ll put my hands over your eyes but you ll peep through
CFGF And there ll be sun sun sun all over our bodies CFGF And sun sun sun all down our necks CFGF And sun sun sun all over our faces CFGF And sun sun sun so what the heck
CFGF Cos I ll be laughing at all your silly little joke CFGF And we ll be laughing about how we used to smoke CFGF All those stupid little cigarettes and drink stupid wine CFGF Cos it s what we needed to have a good time
CFGF And it was fun fun fun when we were drinking CFGF It was fun fun fun when we were drunk CFGF And it was fun fun fun when we were laughing CFGF It was fun fun fun oh it was fun
CFGF x2
CFGF Oh well I look at you and say it s the happiest that I ve ever been CFGF And I ll say I no longer feel I have to be James Dean CFGF And she ll say Yeah well I feel all pretty happy too CFGF And I m always pretty happy when I m just kicking back with you
CFGF And it ll be love love love all through our bodies CFGF And love love love all through our minds CFGF And it be love love love all over her face CFGF And love love love all over mine
CFGF Although maybe all these moments are just in my head CFGF I ll be thinking bout them as I m laying in bed CFGF And all that I believe they might never really come true CFGF But in my mind I m havin a pretty good time with you
CFGF Five years time I might not know you CFGF Five years time we might not speak at all CFGF In five years time we might not get along CFGF In five years time you might just prove me wrong