The Cognitive Trade-off Hypothesis chords by Viagra Boys

• Capo on 2nd

🎸 Intro:

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🎸 Verse 1:
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Did you know  that years ago
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All we had was sticks and stones
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To make our food and build our homes
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We collected berries and we lived in holes
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And most of us lived in the trees
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We counted things at incredible speeds
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We lived a life of simplicity
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And eatin’ on bugs and little berries

🎸 Chorus:
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We climbed down from the trees
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And learned to speak
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We lost all of the hair from our bodies

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🎸 Verse 2:
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Our ancestors were very weak
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The other chimps kicked 'em out of the trees
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And they were forced to learn how to speak
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In exchange for other important things
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But once on the ground we were exposed
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To lions and tigers and predators
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So we learned to speak to share our strategies
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On how to survive as naked monkeys

🎸 Chorus:
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We climbed down from the trees
         C
And learned to speak
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We lost our detailed short-term memories
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But what's all of this got to do with me?
   Em          D        C
Is there some sort of connection to my ADD?

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🎸 Chorus:
Em           D
Climbed down from the trees
         C
And learned to speak
Em           D       C
We lost our detailed short-term memories
   Em        D       C
But what's all of this got to do with me?
   Em          D        C
Is there some sort of connection to my ADD?
Em             D
We climbed down from the trees
         C
And learned to speak
Em         D       C
We lost all of our cognitive abilities
Em             D
We climbed down from the trees
         C
And learned to speak
Em         D        C
We lost all of the hair from our bodies