Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Intro:
Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
Verse 1:
Bmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7
Hop on I’ll just carry you a while
Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 Bb7 Bbm
Self determination is a child
Cm Ebmaj7
It’s been so long since I have felt like
Cm Ebmaj7
Choices made were of my own
Bb D Ebmaj7
Remind me of where I’m supposed to be
Bb D Ebmaj7
The sun comes up and I rush out to please
Verse 2:
Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7
The desert always seemed to feel like home
Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7
Barren as it is I safely roam
Cm Ebmaj7
Never asking why I’m out here
Cm Ebmaj7
The less I know the better, I
Bb D Ebmaj7
Feel like it’s just part of what it means
Bb D Ebmaj7
To be alive but is it really being
Chorus:
Cm F
So just keep on trying
Cm F
This restless striving
Cm F Bbmaj7
Until I’m dying, I am just an animal
Interlude:
Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
Gm7 Cm Gm7 Cm F
Verse 3:
Bbmaj7
The lion always seemed to be so sure
Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7
But independence cannot be a cure
Cm Ebmaj7
To the life it’s been condemned to
Cm Ebmaj7
Though it may seem like it knows
Bb D Ebmaj7
The truth is just another loaded word
Bb D Ebmaj7
Hopeless and confusing while it burns
Chorus:
Cm F
So just keep on trying
Cm F
This restless striving
Cm F Bbmaj7
Until I’m dying, I am just an animal
Interlude:
Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7 Ebmaj7
Gm7 Cm Gm7 F
Closing:
Cm F
So just keep on trying
Cm F
This restless striving
Cm F Bb Dm Gm F
Until I’m dying, I am just an animal
Cm F Bb
Until I’m dying, I am just an animal