Waterboys – We Are Jonah chords
Chords:
[Intro] G [Verse]Em DAnd the round old fox, stepped up to make his speechBm EmHis ship was on the rocks, and rescue out of reachAm DSpotlit he stood, said what he thought he shouldEm DHalf the crowd did laugh, though there was no jokeBm EmAnd soon the other half were swallowed up in smokeAm DA robin on the wing, could be heard to sing, the strangest thing[Chorus]G DGrandma, we are JonahC DRolling along in the teeth of a whale[Verse]Em DThen the plane did land, for some it did not crashBm EmFrom it emerged a man, in trainers and moustacheAm DDown he laid his load, upon the heated roadEm DThen the road did part, and the tar did meltBm EmHe loosened up his heart, he tightened up his beltAm DLike a piece of string, then he began to sing, like a pearly king[Chorus]G DAhh, Grandma, we are JonahC Em DRolling along in the teeth of a whale[Instrumental] D C A Dm G Cm D [Verse]Em DThen the scene did shift, to a sun kissed seaBm EmThere was Montgomery Clift, Jonah, the Whale and meAm DAs the sun it set, Montgomery placed his betEm DThen the whale did yawn, and fell asleep in fourBm EmFrom dusk till dawn, you should have heard him snoreAm DFrom Tierra-Del-Fuego, to the Alaskan snows, there she blows[Chorus]G DGrandma, we are JonahC DRolling along in the teeth of a whale[Chorus]G DMy dear old Grandma, we are JonahC DRolling along in the teeth of a whale[Outro]G D C D G D C DGrandmaN.C.We are JonahN.C.Rolling along in the teeth of a whale