Talking Heads – Animals (Guitar)

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Chords

D  x57775
G* x10·12·12·12·10
G 3555433 [Intro]
D D D 
    Ha!

D D D 
    Ha!

D D D 
    Ha!

D D D 
    Ha!
[Verse 1]
Bb5     Bbm
  I'm mad

Bb5           Bbm
 That's a fact

Bb5         Bbm
 I found out

Bb5                Bbm
 Animals don't help

Bb5           Bbm
 Animals think

Bb5                  Bbm
 They're pretty smart

Bb5                Bbm
 Shit on the ground

Bb5             Bbm
 See in the dark
[Chorus]
G*  G                                  G*
    They wander around like a crazy dog

G                                G*
Make a mistake in the parking lot

G                         G*
Always bumping into things

G
Always let you down, down, down, down
[Interlude]
D D D 
    Ha!

D D D 
    Ha!

D D D 
    Ha!

D D D 
    Ha!
[Verse 2]
Bb5           Bbm
 Animals think

Bb5             Bbm
 They understand

Bb5          Bbm
 Trusting them

Bb5           Bbm
 A big mistake

Bb5          Bbm
 Animals want

Bb5               Bbm
 To change my life

Bb5           Bbm
 I will ignore

Bb5             Bbm
 Animals' advice
[Chorus]
G*  G                                     G*
    They're never there when you need them

G                                     G*G*
They're never there when you call them

G                                    G*
They're never there when you need them

G
They're never there when you call them down, down, down, down
[Verse 3]
Bb5                   Bbm
And I know the animals

Bb5                Bbm
 Are laughing at us

Bb5             Bbm
 Don't even know

Bb5            Bbm
 What a joke is

Bb5            Bbm
 I won't follow

Bb5             Bbm
 Animals' advice

Bb5          Bbm
 I don't care

Bb5                       Bbm
 If they're laughing at us
[Chorus]
G*  G                                      G*
     They're never there when you need them

G                                     G*
They're never there when you call them

G                                     G*
They're never there when you need them

G
They're never there when you call them down, down, down, down
[Interlude]
D D D 
    Ha!

D D D 
    Ha!

D D D 
    Ha!

D D D 
    Ha!
[Outro] - always strum once
A6
 They say they don't need money

A6
 They're living on nuts and berries

A
 They say animals don't worry

A
 They're living on nuts and berries

A6
 You know animals are hairy?

A6
 They say animals don't worry

A
 They think they know what's best

A
 They're making a fool of us

A6
 They ought to be more careful

A6
 They're setting a bad example

A
 They say animals don't worry

A
 They're living on nuts and berries

A6
 They're setting a bad example

A6
 they ought to be more careful (laugh at me)

A
 You know animals are hairy?

A
 They're living on nuts and berries (laugh at me)

A6
 They want to know what's best

A6
 They're making a fool of us (laugh at me)

A
 They ought to be more careful

A
 They're setting a bad example (laugh at me)

A6
 They like to laugh at people

A6
 They're setting a bad example (laugh at me)

A
 they have untroubled lives

A
 They think that every thing's nice (laugh at me)

A6
 You know they don't need money?

A6
 They say animals don't worry (go ahead and laugh at me)

A
 They're living on nuts and berries

A
 You know animals are hairy? (laugh at me)

A6
 They think they know what's best

A6
 They're making a fool of us (laugh at me)

A
 They like to laugh at people

A
 They're making a bad example (go ahead and laugh at me)

A6
 They say they don't need money

A6
 You know animals are hairy? (laugh at me)

A
 They're living on nuts and berries

A
 They say they don't need money (go ahead and laugh at me)

A6
 They're setting a bad example

A6
 They ought to be more careful (go ahead and laugh at me)