Riki Tiki Tavi Chords by Donovan

Tempo:
96.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

C

Em

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Riki Tiki Tavi chords
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[F] [C] [G]
[F] [G]
[Cm] Better get into [G] what you got to get into
[F] Better get into it now, no [G] slackin' please
[F] United Nations ain't [G] really united [F] And the [G] organization ain't really organized
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone
[F] All my common around [C] for to kill a [G] snake no more my love
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone
[F] Everybody who read the Jungle Book [G] and know the rikki-tikki-tikki's a mongoose who kills snakes
[F] When I was a young man I [C] was led to believe there were [G] organizations that killed my snakes for me
[F] I.e. the church, [Em] I.e. the [G] government, I.e. school
[F] But when I got a little older [C] I learned I had to kill [G] them myself
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone
[F] All my common around [Em] for to kill a snake [G] no more my love
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, Mongoose [G] has gone
[F] [C] [G] [Bb]
[C] [G]
[F] [Bb] [G]
[F] [Bb]
[F] People walkin' around that [C] don't know [G] what they're doin'
[F] They've been lost [Em] along and don't know what they're [G] lookin' for
[F] Well I know what I'm lookin' [G] for but just can't find it
[F] I guess I gotta look inside of myself [G] some more
[F] Oh ho [G] ho, inside of myself some more come [F] on now
Oh [G] ho ho, inside of myself some more
[Am] Rikki-tikki [Em]-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone
[F] Rikki-tikki [E]-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone
[F] Rikki-tikki [C]-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [C] Mongoose [G] has gone That's that.
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
[F] [C] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Em
121
Bb
12341111
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
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To start learning Donovan - Riki Tiki Tavi chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: F, G, F, C and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 48 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 97. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: C Minor.

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[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] Better get into [G] what you got to get into _ _
[F] Better get into it now, no [G] slackin' please _ _
[F] United Nations ain't [G] really united _ [F] And the [G] organization ain't really organized _ _
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone _ _
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone
[F] All my common around [C] for to kill a [G] snake no more my love _
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone _
[F] Everybody who read the Jungle Book [G] and know the rikki-tikki-tikki's a mongoose who kills snakes
[F] When I was a young man I [C] was led to believe there were [G] organizations that killed my snakes for me
[F] I.e. the church, [Em] I.e. the [G] government, I.e. school
[F] But when I got a little older [C] I learned I had to kill [G] them myself _ _
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone _ _
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone _
[F] All my common around [Em] for to kill a snake [G] no more my love _ _
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, Mongoose [G] has gone _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[F] People walkin' around that [C] don't know [G] what they're doin' _
[F] They've been lost [Em] along and don't know what they're [G] lookin' for _
[F] Well I know what I'm lookin' [G] for but just can't find it
[F] I guess I gotta look inside of myself [G] some more _ _
[F] Oh ho [G] ho, inside of myself some more come [F] on now
Oh [G] ho ho, inside of myself some more
[Am] Rikki-tikki [Em]-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone _ _
[F] Rikki-tikki [E]-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone _ _
[F] Rikki-tikki [C]-tikki, [G] Mongoose has gone _ _
[F] Rikki-tikki-tikki, [C] Mongoose [G] has gone That's that. _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Open Road album.

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