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
F C
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
D
Living so close to danger
A
Even your friends are strangers
F 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
F C
Plugging holes in the Zuiderzee
D
Punishing Paul for Peter
A
Don't ever trust those meters
F 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 F C D A F C
[Verse 3]
D
Back on the trail
A
The seven soldiers read the papers and mail
F C
But the news, it doesn't change
D
Swinging about through creepers
A
Parachutes caught on steeples
F C
Heroes are born, but heroes die
D
Just a few days
A
little practice and some holiday pay
F 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
F C
Please put a cross upon our eyes
[Outro]
D
Take me
A
I'm nearly ready, you can take me
F C
To the raincoat in the sky
D
Take me
A
My little pastry mother take me
F C
There's a pie shop in the sky
D A F F