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