In The Belly Of The Whale by Newsboys, tabs and chords at PlayUkuleleNET

In The Belly Of The Whale

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The Newsboys are a Christian pop/rock band formed in 1987 in Mooloolaba, Australia (although they soon relocated to Nashville, Tennessee). Its core members, John James and Peter Furler, originally hailed from Australia where they played in a band together called The News.

Newsboys are considered one of the most popular bands in the Christian music industry. They have had numerous hit singles on the Christian pop charts, including Shine (1994), Take Me To Your Leader (1996) and He Reigns (2003).

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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

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"