[Intro] 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 (A special thanks to the person named Melissa, I copied the lyrics from.)