The Animals Chords

e|---------------------|--x-----------------| B|-x-------x----x------|----------x----x----| G|----x----------------|-----x--------------| D|-------x----x--------|--------x----x------| A|-x-------------------|--x-----------------| E|---------------------|--------------------| ♫ Intro: G G G G ♫ Verse 1: G We went up the mountain Bm7 Last Friday night All of the animals Bm7 Were out in plain sight G They didn’t bid us to follow them Bm7 They didn’t hiss us away No, to us, my love G G6 G7 G9 They had nothing to say

♫ Chorus: G And while you saw the tremor And you saw the wings C You saw the glistening white teeth Bm I was busy with things in my mind C Bm Things that I tend to C G G As though to survive ♫ Verse 2: G I’m not proud I was asking you Bm7 Do you dim yourself down? Bm7 Do you say terrible things about me G When I’m not around? G You sweep a hand through the clearing Bm7 Say can’t you see? Bm7 There ain’t anything threatening you here G G6 G7 G9 Least of all me ♫ Chorus: G Put your life on the easel There, right next to mine C We ain’t living like weasels Bm We don’t have the time, never will C Bm G All of the creatures made for the dark woods Whooping, that’s what I heard C What if the easel fell over Bm And the paintings were burned to a crisp? ♫ Outro: C Bm Nights like these I can’t quite tell C G A fear from a wish