Intro
N.C.
[Verse 1]
N.C.
I can think of nowhere
I would rather be
Reading morning papers
Drinking morning tea
G
She clutches the tray
D
And then we talk just like a kitchen sink play
A# F
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
G
Living so close to danger
D
Even your friends are strangers
A# F
Don't count upon their company
[Verse 2]
N.C.
This is for the fingers
This is for the nails
Hidden in the kitchen
Right behind the scales
G
What do I care
D
I'm wasting fingers like I had them to spare
A# F
Plugging holes in the Zuiderzee
G
Punishing Paul for Peter
D
Don't ever trust those meters
A# F
What you believe is what you see
[Link]
G D C (x4)
[Bridge]
G D C
In my town, there is a raincoat under a tree
G D C
In the sky, there is a cloud containing the sea
G D C
In the sea, there is a whale without any eyes
G D C
In the whale, there is a man without his raincoat
[Bridge 2]
N.C.
In another country
With another name
Maybe things are different
Maybe they're the same
[Instrumental]
G D A# F G D A# F
[Verse 3]
G
Back on the trail
D
The seven soldiers read the papers and mail
A# F
But the news, it doesn't change
G
Swinging about through creepers
D
Parachutes caught on steeples
A# F
Heroes are born, but heroes die
G
Just a few days
D
little practice and some holiday pay
A# F
We're all sure you'll make the grade
G
Mother of God, if you care
D
We're on a train to nowhere
A# F
Please put a cross upon our eyes
[Outro]
G
Take me
D
I'm nearly ready, you can take me
A# F
To the raincoat in the sky
G
Take me
D
My little pastry mother take me
A# F
There's a pie shop in the sky
G D A# F