Starving in the Belly of a Whale

{title: Starving in the Belly of a Whale}
{subtitle: Tom Waits}
{key: Cm}
{comment: From Blood Money - Ukulele arrangement by Mike Cox - Sept 2015}

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{ci: Verse 1}
[Cm]Life is whittled
Life's a riddle
Man's a [Eb]fiddle that life [G7]plays on
When the [Cm]day breaks and the earth quakes
Life's a [Eb]mistake all day [G7]long
Tell me [Cm]who gives [F]a good goddamn
You'll [Eb]never get out [G7]alive
Don't go [Cm]dreaming
Don't go [Gm]scheming
A [F]man must test his mettle
In a [G]crooked ol' world
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{ci: Chorus}
[Cm]Starving in the belly
Starving in the belly
Starving in the belly of a [G]whale
[Cm]Starving in the belly
Starving in the belly
Starving in the [G]belly of a [Cm]whale

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{ci: Verse 2}
[Cm]Don't take my word
Just look skyward
They that [Eb]dance must pay the [G7]fiddler
Sky is [Cm]darkening
Dogs are barking
But the [Eb]caravan moves [G7]on
Tell me [Cm]who gives [F]a good goddamn
You'll [Eb]never get out [G7]alive
Don't go [Cm]dreaming
Don't go [Gm]scheming
A [F]man must test his mettle
In a [G]crooked ol' world
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{ci: Verse 3}
[Cm]As the crow flies
It's there the truth lies
At the [Eb]bottom of the [G7]well
E-o-[Cm]leven goes to heaven
Bless the [Eb]dead here as the [G7]rain falls
Don't trust a [Cm]bull's horn
A [F]doberman's tooth
A [Eb]runaway horse or [G7]me
Don't be [Cm]greedy don't be [Gm]needy
If you [F]live in hope you're
Dancing to a [G]terrible tune
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