Tom: C
C Em Am G
[Verse 1]
C
Paper or plastic
Em Am
Presents itself as a decision with an obvious answer
G
You pick paper 'cause the plastic will end up in the ocean
C
Giving a whale cancer but did you know that
Em Am
The paper in this bag is made from the prickly peckerwood tree
G
Which happens to be the residency of the dwarf winged beaver bee
C
And when the dwarf winged beaver bees no longer have
Em Am
Homes in which to go, then I think you should know
That they've been known to reconstruct their hives
G
Right inside of those same whale's blowholes
C
So you can weigh
Em Am
All these factors before you choose to decide
G
But either way, know this
[Chorus]
C
A whale is gonna die
Em
No matter what you choose
Am
A whale is gonna die
G
No matter what you do
C
A whale is gonna die
[Verse 2]
C
Dine in or take out
Em Am
An inconsequential question at the fast food restaurant
So you take it to go
G
Then on the way home, you know you start to smelling those
C
French fries, so you reach in the bag
Em
And take your eyes off the road and drive straight off a bridge
Am
And who knows what's in the water below
G
So you should've dined in
C
But if you dined in you decide to shake salt on those fries
Em
With the shaker that the previous guy
Am
Coughed on, and then you rub your eyes
G
Oh no, the next morning you wake up
C
With a wicked face itch you drive to urgent care
Your eyes swelled shut then you
Em Am
Drive off the very same bridge from when you didn't dine in
G F
And did I mention both times you hit a whale
[Chorus]
C
A whale is gonna die
Em
No matter what you choose
Am
A whale is gonna die
G
No matter what you do
C
A whale is gonna die
Em
It's gonna be okay
Am G
Except in the case you're a whale
C
A whale is gonna die
