Intro: B5 , A5 , G5 , A5 , B5 , A5 , G5 , A5 , B5 , A5 , G5 , A5 , B5 , A5 , G5 D5 Up to my ears C5 In bitter tears D5 Can't believe I've sunk this low E5 As I walk the plankton Inner sanctum D5 Got outta dodge C5 Sailed on a bon-less bon voyage D5 You said North I headed South E5 Tossed overboard D5 Good Lord, that's a really large mouth Chorus: B5 A5 G5 I'm sleeping with fishes here A5 B5 In the belly of the whale A5 G5 I'm highly nutritious here A5 B5 In the belly of the whale A5 G5 Bad food, lousy atmosphere A5 B5 I don't wanna bellyache A5 G5 How long is this gonna take D5 C5 Woke up this morning kinda blue D5 Thinking through that age-old question E5 How to exit a whale's digestion D5 C5 It might behoove me to be heaved D5 E5 Head out like a human comet Chorus: B5 A5 G5 I'm sleeping with fishes here A5 B5 In the belly of the whale A5 G5 I'm highly nutritious here A5 B5 In the belly of the whale A5 G5 I'm ready to reappear A5 B5 I don't wanna bellyache A5 G5 Lord, how long's this gonna take B5 A5 End times they come rolling around B5 C5 Enzymes they come breaking us down to the core B5 A5 G5 The good Lord grants we all get a second chance Chorus: B5 A5 G5 I'm one of the dishes here A5 B5 In the belly of the whale A5 G5 They say I'm delicious here A5 B5 In the belly of the whale A5 G5 Lord, please make him chuck me out A5 It's a gut call B5 A5 G5 in the belly of the whale A5 B5 I'm in the belly of the whale A5 G5 In the belly of the whale A5 I'm in the belly B5 A5 G5 In the belly of the whale A5 B5 I'm in the belly of the whale A5 G5 In the belly of the whale A5 I'm in the belly B5 In the belly of the whale A5 In an underwater jail G5 It's a tight squeeze A5 It's a-gettin' to me B5 But it's roomier than the tail A5 Hey, sailor Got my flow free G5 Like a salmon to the sea A5 From the L.A. Symphony B5 I'm a paddleboat Paddlin' in their wake A5 A fake free-styler G5 But my unemployment pays A5 I'm avoiding cliches B5 Like "whale of a tale" stale A5 Or "you can't keep G5 A good man down," A5 'Cause you can And I've been there man B5 But I've been expectorated A5 I'm elated I'm free G5 Like Willie Happy day A5 Oops that's a bit of a cliche Now the guitar plays this: B5 , A5 , G5 , A5 , B5 , A5 , G5 , A5 , B5 , A5 , G5 , A5 , B5 , A5 , G5 , A5 , B5 , A5 , G5 While they repeat the same line: "In the belly of the whale"