Chords for The Kinks - Apeman (lyrics on screen)
Tempo:
75.95 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
D
F#
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[F#] [D]
[E] [A]
I think I'm sophisticated because I'm living [E] my life like a good homo sapien.
[A] But all around me everybody's multiplying [E] and they're walking around like five man.
[D] So I'm no better than the animals sitting [A] in the cages in the zoo, man.
Because compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I am a [A] hyphen.
I think I'm sophisticated and I'm so civilized because I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] But with the overpopulation and the oppression and [E] starvation of the greedy politicians,
[E] [A]
I think I'm sophisticated because I'm living [E] my life like a good homo sapien.
[A] But all around me everybody's multiplying [E] and they're walking around like five man.
[D] So I'm no better than the animals sitting [A] in the cages in the zoo, man.
Because compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I am a [A] hyphen.
I think I'm sophisticated and I'm so civilized because I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] But with the overpopulation and the oppression and [E] starvation of the greedy politicians,
100% ➙ 76BPM
E
A
D
F#
Em
E
A
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
I think I'm sophisticated because I'm living [E] my life like a good homo sapien.
[A] But all around me everybody's multiplying [E] and they're walking around like five man.
[D] So I'm no better than the animals sitting [A] in the cages in the zoo, man.
Because compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I am a [A] hyphen.
I think I'm sophisticated and I'm so civilized because I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] But with the overpopulation and the oppression and [E] starvation of the greedy politicians, _
[D] I don't feel safe in this world no [A] more.
I don't want to die in a nuclear war.
I want to sail away to a distant [E] shore and make like an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man. _
[A] I'm a green cloud, man.
I'm a hoodoo, [E] man.
No, I'm an ape, man. _
[D] Because compared to the sun that sits in the [A] sky, compared to the clouds that say,
compared to the bugs and the spiders and [E] flies, I am [A] an ape, man.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ In man's evolution, [E] he's created the city and the motor traffic [A] rumble.
But give me half a chance [E] and I'll be taking off my [Em] clothes and living in the jungle.
[D] Because the only time that I feel at [A] ease is hanging up and down in a coconut tree.
Oh, what a life of luxury [E] to be like [A] an ape, man.
I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, [E] man.
No, I'm an ape, man.
[A] I'm a green cloud, man.
I'm a hoodoo, [E] man.
No, I'm an ape, man.
[D] I look out the window but I can't see the [A] sky.
The evolution is a-pockin' up my eyes.
I wanna get out of this city [E] alive and act like [A] an ape, man.
[D] _ Now _ [E] _ _ [A]
come [E] on and be [A] my ape, man, girl.
And [E] we'll be so happy in my ape, man world. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm a green cloud, man.
I'm a hoodoo, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] I'll be your towel and you'll be my jean.
[A] I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane.
We'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day.
[E] Just like an ape, [A] man.
I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
No, I'm an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm a green cloud, man.
I'm a hoodoo, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] I don't feel safe in this world no more.
[A] I don't wanna die in a nuclear war.
I wanna sail away to a distant shore [E] and act like an ape, man.
[D] Like an ape, man.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
I think I'm sophisticated because I'm living [E] my life like a good homo sapien.
[A] But all around me everybody's multiplying [E] and they're walking around like five man.
[D] So I'm no better than the animals sitting [A] in the cages in the zoo, man.
Because compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I am a [A] hyphen.
I think I'm sophisticated and I'm so civilized because I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] But with the overpopulation and the oppression and [E] starvation of the greedy politicians, _
[D] I don't feel safe in this world no [A] more.
I don't want to die in a nuclear war.
I want to sail away to a distant [E] shore and make like an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man. _
[A] I'm a green cloud, man.
I'm a hoodoo, [E] man.
No, I'm an ape, man. _
[D] Because compared to the sun that sits in the [A] sky, compared to the clouds that say,
compared to the bugs and the spiders and [E] flies, I am [A] an ape, man.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ In man's evolution, [E] he's created the city and the motor traffic [A] rumble.
But give me half a chance [E] and I'll be taking off my [Em] clothes and living in the jungle.
[D] Because the only time that I feel at [A] ease is hanging up and down in a coconut tree.
Oh, what a life of luxury [E] to be like [A] an ape, man.
I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, [E] man.
No, I'm an ape, man.
[A] I'm a green cloud, man.
I'm a hoodoo, [E] man.
No, I'm an ape, man.
[D] I look out the window but I can't see the [A] sky.
The evolution is a-pockin' up my eyes.
I wanna get out of this city [E] alive and act like [A] an ape, man.
[D] _ Now _ [E] _ _ [A]
come [E] on and be [A] my ape, man, girl.
And [E] we'll be so happy in my ape, man world. _
_ [E] _ _ _ [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm a green cloud, man.
I'm a hoodoo, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] I'll be your towel and you'll be my jean.
[A] I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane.
We'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day.
[E] Just like an ape, [A] man.
I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
No, I'm an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm a green cloud, man.
I'm a hoodoo, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] I don't feel safe in this world no more.
[A] I don't wanna die in a nuclear war.
I wanna sail away to a distant shore [E] and act like an ape, man.
[D] Like an ape, man.
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _