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