The Animals
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
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e|---------------------|--x-----------------|
B|-x-------x----x------|----------x----x----|
G|----x----------------|-----x--------------|
D|-------x----x--------|--------x----x------|
A|-x-------------------|--x-----------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|
Chords:
Dsus2 xx0230
E 02210x
E6 02212x
E7 02213x
E9 022102
[Intro]
A A A A
[Verse 1]
A
We went up the mountain
Dsus2
Last Friday night
All of the animals
Dsus2
Were out in plain sight
A
They didn’t bid us to follow them
Dsus2
They didn’t hiss us away
No, to us, my love
E E6 E7 E9
They had nothing to say
[Chorus]
A
And while you saw the tremor
And you saw the wings
G
You saw the glistening white teeth
Bm
I was busy with things in my mind
D Bm
Things that I tend to
D E E
As though to survive
[Verse 2]
A
I’m not proud I was asking you
Dsus2
Do you dim yourself down?
Dsus2
Do you say terrible things about me
E
When I’m not around?
A
You sweep a hand through the clearing
Dsus2
Say can’t you see?
Dsus2
There ain’t anything threatening you here
E E6 E7 E9
Least of all me
[Chorus]
A
Put your life on the easel
There, right next to mine
G
We ain’t living like weasels
Bm
We don’t have the time, never will
D Bm A
All of the creatures made for the dark woods
Whooping, that’s what I heard
G
What if the easel fell over
Bm
And the paintings were burned to a crisp?
[Outro]
D Bm
Nights like these I can’t quite tell
D E
A fear from a wish
How to play The Animals
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.