| C   | C  | C   | C   |

[Refrain]
 C
Deep in the belly of a whale I found her 
 C/B
Down with the deep blue jail around her 
 Am
Running her hands through the ribs of the dark 
 F                                     G
Florence and Calamity and Joan of Arc

[Verse 1]
  C
I love the way she looks in her underwear 
          C/B
I lose my page then the plot then the book then I swear 
              Am
She makes the most of her time by lovin' me plenty 
     F                                G
She knows there’ll come a day when we won’t be gettin' any

[Instrumental]
| C   | C/B  | Am  | F G |

[Verse 2]
      C
The stain of the sepia the butcher Crimea 
              C/B
Through the wreck of a brass band I though I could see her 
       Am
In a cakewalk she came through the dead and the lame 
         F                       G
Just a little bird floatin' on a hurricane

       C
I was flat on my back with my feet in the thorns 
      C/B
I was in between the apples and the chloroform 
    Am
She came to me often I was sure I was dyin'
        F                              G
It was always hard to tell if she was laughin' or cryin'

[Chorus]
     C                      Am
I thought I heard somebody callin' 
        F                 G             C
In the dark I thought I heard somebody call

[Verse 3]
 C
Joan never cared about the in-betweens 
             C/B
Combed her hair with a blade did the Maid of Orleans 
      Am
Said, "Christ walked on water we can wade through the war." 
     F                             G
You don’t need to tell me who the fire is for

     C
Oh, bring me the love that can sweeten a sword 
   C/B
A boat that can love the rocks or the shore 
    Am
The love of the iceberg reachin' out for a wreck 
          F                                G
Can you love me like the crosses love the nape of the neck?

[Instrumental]
| C   | C/B | Am  | F G |

[Verse 4]
        C
Was it Casey Jones or Casey at the Bat 
     C/B
Who died out of pride and got famous for that 
 Am
Killed by a swerve laid low by the curve 
        F                                G
Do you ever think they ever thought they got what they deserved

       C
Don't pity the bullet, pity the man 
    C/B
Who both find their place in the same sad plan 
     Am
Who both are like the barrel going over the falls 
        F                          G
Cryin' all the way down, "I never asked to be involved!"

[Chorus]
     C                       Am
I thought I heard somebody calling 
        F                 G             C
In the dark I thought I heard somebody call

[Instrumental]
| C   | C/B | Am  | F G |

[Verse 5]
          C
General George began the day by takin' pink little pills 
         C/B
Sent his men to the top of some hell of a hill 
             Am
Through the whisper of trees came artillery breeze 
             F                              G
He said, "I love the way the wind comes a-ticklin' my knees"

 C
Jane shot the apple right between the eyes 
       C/B
I was thinkin' of her when you came outside 
    Am
Lemonade on your breath, sun in your hair 
       F                                    G
Did I mention how I love you look in your underwear?

[Refrain]
 C
Deep in the belly of a whale I found her 
C/B
Down with the deep blue jail around her 
 Am
Runnin' her hands through the ribs of the dark 
 F                         G
Florence and Calamity and Joan of Arc

[Chorus]
     C                       Am
I thought I heard somebody callin' 
        F                 G             C
In the dark I thought I heard somebody call

[Chorus]
     C                       Am
I thought I heard somebody callin' 
        F*                              C
In the dark I thought I heard somebody call