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