The Kinks – Apeman (Guitar)
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Song: Apeman
Artist: The Kinks
Composer: Ray Davies
Album: Lola versus Powerman
and The Moneygoround Part One
Tabbed by DJ 16th April 2013
The chords named in brackets are only implied,
play as the double-stop riff tablature.
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page.
D = xx0232 A = x02220 A4 = x02230
E = 022100 E4 = 022200 E7 = 022130
/ = slide up h = hammer-on notes N.C. = No chords
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks ===================================================== [Intro] (D) (A)(E) D E7 A e|--2-2---2-2---2---0--4--|--2---0--0---0---| B|--3-3---3-3---3---2--5--|--3---0--0---2---| G|------------------------|--2---1--1---2---| D|------------------------|--0---0--0---2---| A|------------------------|------2--2---0---| E|------------------------|------0--0-------|
[Verse 1]
A A | / /_/_/_//_/_/_//_/_/_/ | I think I'm sophisticated, A E E4 E 'Cos I'm living my life like a good homo sapien, A But all around me everybody's multiplying, E E4 E And they're walking 'round like flies, man, D So I'm no better than the animals, A A4 A Sitting in their cages in the zoo, man, A 'Cause com - pared to the flowers, A E7 E E A And the birds, and the trees, I am an ape - man!
^ ^ ^ ^
[Verse 2]
N.C. A I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilised, E E4 E 'Cause I'm a strict vegetarian, A But with the over population, A And in - flation, and starvation, E E4 E And the crazy poli - tici - ans, D I don't feel safe in this world no more, A I don't wanna die in a nuclear war, A I wanna sail away to a distant shore, E7 E E A N.C. And make like an ape - man! ^ ^ ^ ^ e |-----------------| B |-----------------| G |------------0-1--| D |----0-1-2-4------| A |--4--------------| E |-----------------|
[Chorus 1]
A I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man, E E4 E Oh, I'm an ape - man, A I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man, E E4 E Oh, I'm an ape - man, D 'Cause com - pared to the sun that sits in the sky, A Com - pared to the clouds as they roll by, A Com - pared to the bugs, and the spiders, and flies, E7 E E A I am an ape - man!
^ ^ ^ ^
[Break]
(D) (A) (E) D E7 A La-la, la-la! La, la -la! e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|------------0-1--| D|----0-1-2-4------| A|--4--------------| E|-----------------|
[Verse 3]
A E In man's evolution he has created the city, E And the motor traffic rumble, A ...But, give me half a chance, E And I'd be taking off my clothes E And living in the jungle, D 'Cause the only time that I feel at ease, A Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree, A E7 E E A Oh, what a life of luxury to be like an ape - man! ^ ^ ^ ^ e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|------------0-1--| D|----0-1-2-4------| A|--4--------------| E|-----------------|
[Chorus 2]
A I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man, E E4 E Oh, I'm an ape - man, A I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood-doo man, E E4 E Oh, I'm an ape - man, D I look out the window but I can't see the sky, A * The air pollution is a - fogging up my eyes, A I want to get out of this city alive, E7 E E A N.C. And make like an ape - man!
^ ^ ^ ^
[Bridge]
(D) (A) (E) D E7 A La-la, la-la! La, la -la! N.C. E N.C. A A-come on and love me, be my ape-man girl, N.C. E N.C. A And we'd be so happy ...in my ape-man world! (E)(E/G#)(Dm/F)(D/F#) e|-----------------------------------| B|------5--------3-------------------| G|------------------------------0-1--| D|--2/6----3--/4--------0-1-2-4------| A|--------------------4--------------| |-----------------------------------|
[Chorus 3]
A I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man, E E4 E Oh, I'm an ape - man, A I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man, E E4 E Oh, I'm an ape - man, D I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane, A I'll keep you warm, and you'll keep me sane, A We'll sit in the trees, and eat bananas all day, E7 E E A N.C. Just like an ape - man! ^ ^ ^ ^ e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|------------0-1--| D|----0-1-2-4------| A|--4--------------| |-----------------|
[Chorus 4]
A I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man, E E4 E Oh, I'm an ape - man, A I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man, E E4 E Oh, I'm an ape - man, D I don't feel safe in this world no more, A I don't want to die in a nuclear war, A I want to sail away to a distant shore, E7 A And make like an ape - man!
[Coda]
(D) (A) (E) E E A La-la, la-la! La, la -la! ===================================================== [Chorus Riff] Alternative I Alternative II e|-----------------| e|-----------------| B|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|------------0-1--| G|-----------------| D|----0-1-2-4------| D|----------4-5-6--| A|--4--------------| A|--4-5-6-7--------| E|-----------------| E|-----------------| [Bridge] (D) (A) (E) D E7 A N.C. La-la, la-la,la,la-la! A-come on and... e|--2--2---2--2--2--0-/4--|-2--0-0--0------------| B|--3--3---3--3--3--2-/5--|-3--0-0--2------------| G|------------------------|-2--1-1--2------------| D|------------------------|-0--0-0--2------------| A|------------------------|----2-2--0------------| E|------------------------|----0-0---------------| E E/G# E/B E/C# E N.C. ...love me! Be my apeman... e|--0------------------0--------------| B|--0------------------0--------------| G|- 1------------------1--------------| D|--2------------------2--------------| A|--2----------2--h4---2--------------| E|--0----0-/4----------0--------------| A A/C# A/E A/F# A N.C. ...girl, ...and we'd be so... e|--0-----------------0----------------| B|--2-----------------2----------------| G|--2-----------------2----------------| D|--2---------2--h4---2----------------| A|--0---0-/4----------0----------------| E|-------------------------------------| E E/G# E/B E/C# E N.C.. A ...happy... ...in my ape-man world! e|--0-----------------0--------------|--0----------| B|--0-----------------0--------------|--2----------| G|--1-----------------1--------------|--2----------| D|--2-----------------2--------------|--2----------| A|--2---------2--h4---2--------------|--0----------| |--0----0/4----------0--------------|-------------| (E7) e|------------------------------| B|------5-----3-----------------| G|-------------------------0-1--| D|--2/6---3/4------0-1-2-4------| A|---------------4--------------| E|------------------------------|
In the 2nd Chorus the line -
* 'The air pollution is a-fogging up my eyes' is the
overdubbed lyric that appears on the single and mimed
TV appearances, the original album has the cursing,
so you take your choice.
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For the GUITAR chord box diagrams to better match my
suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows beneath three of the diagrams.
All the other chord boxes should be the default
first option and don't need reselecting. As long as
you are logged into your account, the choices will be
saved automatically for every time you view the tab.
E4 A4 E7
<3 of 25> <2 of 21> <7 of 47>