Chords for The Kinks - Apeman (Official Audio)
Tempo:
75.4 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
G
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [G#] [N] .
[D] [C#m] [D] [A] .
I think I'm sophisticated because I'm living my life [E] like a good homo sapien.
[A] But all around me everybody's multiplying [E] and they're walking around like flies, man.
[D] So I'm no better than the animals [A] sitting in the cages in the zoo, man.
But compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I am an [A] ape, man.
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized [E] because I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] The grid of homo population and the depression and starvation [E] and the greedy politicians.
[D] I don't feel safe in this world, no, [A] God.
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war.
I wanna sail away to a distant shore [E] and make [A] like an ape, man.
[B] [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man.
[A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man.
[D] Because compared to the sun that sits in the sky, [A] compared to the clouds that say,.
Rodevi, compared to the bugs and the spiders and [E] flies, I [A] am an ape, man.
[D] [A] .
[Bm] [E] [A] [E] [A] In man's evolution, [E] he's created the city and the motor traffic crumble.
[A] But give me half a chance and I'll be [E] taking off my clothes and living in the jungle.
[D] Because the only time that I feel at ease [A] is swinging up and down in a coconut tree.
Oh, what a life of luxury [E] to be [A] like an ape, man.
I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
[A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
[D] I look out the window, but I can't see the sky.
[A] The evolution is a-fuckin'-up my eyes.
I wanna get out of this city [E] alive and make like [A] an ape, man.
[D] La, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la.
[Bm] .
[A] Come [E] on and love me.
Be my [A] ape, man, girl.
[E] And we'll be so happy [A] in my ape, man world.
[E] [G] [C#] [G] [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
[A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
[D] I'll be your towel and you'll be my jeans.
[A] I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane.
Sit in the trees and eat bananas all [E] day.
Just 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 king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo [E] man.
No, I'm an ape, man.
[D] I don't feel safe in this world, no, [A] boy.
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war.
I wanna sail away to a distant [E] shore and make like an [A] ape, man.
[D] La la la [A] la la la la la la.
[E] [A]
[D] [C#m] [D] [A] .
I think I'm sophisticated because I'm living my life [E] like a good homo sapien.
[A] But all around me everybody's multiplying [E] and they're walking around like flies, man.
[D] So I'm no better than the animals [A] sitting in the cages in the zoo, man.
But compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I am an [A] ape, man.
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized [E] because I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] The grid of homo population and the depression and starvation [E] and the greedy politicians.
[D] I don't feel safe in this world, no, [A] God.
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war.
I wanna sail away to a distant shore [E] and make [A] like an ape, man.
[B] [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man.
[A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man.
[D] Because compared to the sun that sits in the sky, [A] compared to the clouds that say,.
Rodevi, compared to the bugs and the spiders and [E] flies, I [A] am an ape, man.
[D] [A] .
[Bm] [E] [A] [E] [A] In man's evolution, [E] he's created the city and the motor traffic crumble.
[A] But give me half a chance and I'll be [E] taking off my clothes and living in the jungle.
[D] Because the only time that I feel at ease [A] is swinging up and down in a coconut tree.
Oh, what a life of luxury [E] to be [A] like an ape, man.
I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
[A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
[D] I look out the window, but I can't see the sky.
[A] The evolution is a-fuckin'-up my eyes.
I wanna get out of this city [E] alive and make like [A] an ape, man.
[D] La, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la.
[Bm] .
[A] Come [E] on and love me.
Be my [A] ape, man, girl.
[E] And we'll be so happy [A] in my ape, man world.
[E] [G] [C#] [G] [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
[A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
[D] I'll be your towel and you'll be my jeans.
[A] I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane.
Sit in the trees and eat bananas all [E] day.
Just 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 king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo [E] man.
No, I'm an ape, man.
[D] I don't feel safe in this world, no, [A] boy.
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war.
I wanna sail away to a distant [E] shore and make like an [A] ape, man.
[D] La la la [A] la la la la la la.
[E] [A]
Key:
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D
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B
A
E
D
[B] _ [G#] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ .
[D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ I think I'm sophisticated because I'm living my life [E] like a good homo sapien.
[A] But all around me everybody's multiplying [E] and they're walking around like flies, man.
[D] So I'm no better than the animals [A] sitting in the cages in the zoo, man.
But compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I am an [A] ape, man.
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized [E] because I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] The grid of homo population and the depression and starvation [E] and the greedy politicians.
_ [D] I don't feel safe in this world, no, [A] God.
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war.
I wanna sail away to a distant shore [E] and make [A] like an ape, man.
[B] [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] Because compared to the sun that sits in the sky, [A] compared to the clouds that say,.
Rodevi, compared to the bugs and the spiders and [E] flies, I [A] am an ape, man.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[Bm] _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] In man's evolution, [E] he's created the city and the motor traffic crumble.
[A] But give me half a chance and I'll be [E] taking off my clothes and living in the jungle.
[D] Because the only time that I feel at ease [A] is swinging up and down in a coconut tree.
Oh, what a life of luxury [E] to be [A] like an ape, man.
I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] I look out the window, but I can't see the sky.
[A] The evolution is a-fuckin'-up my eyes.
I wanna get out of this city [E] alive and make like [A] an ape, man.
[D] La, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la.
[Bm] _ .
_ [A] Come [E] on and love me.
Be my [A] ape, man, girl.
[E] And we'll be so happy [A] in my ape, man world.
_ _ [E] _ [G] _ [C#] _ [G] [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] I'll be your towel and you'll be my jeans.
[A] I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane.
Sit in the trees and eat bananas all [E] day.
Just 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 king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo [E] man.
No, I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] I don't feel safe in this world, no, [A] boy.
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war.
I wanna sail away to a distant [E] shore and make like an [A] ape, man.
[D] La la la [A] la la la la la la.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ I think I'm sophisticated because I'm living my life [E] like a good homo sapien.
[A] But all around me everybody's multiplying [E] and they're walking around like flies, man.
[D] So I'm no better than the animals [A] sitting in the cages in the zoo, man.
But compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I am an [A] ape, man.
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized [E] because I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] The grid of homo population and the depression and starvation [E] and the greedy politicians.
_ [D] I don't feel safe in this world, no, [A] God.
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war.
I wanna sail away to a distant shore [E] and make [A] like an ape, man.
[B] [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
[E] No, I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] Because compared to the sun that sits in the sky, [A] compared to the clouds that say,.
Rodevi, compared to the bugs and the spiders and [E] flies, I [A] am an ape, man.
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ .
[Bm] _ [E] _ [A] _ [E] _ [A] In man's evolution, [E] he's created the city and the motor traffic crumble.
[A] But give me half a chance and I'll be [E] taking off my clothes and living in the jungle.
[D] Because the only time that I feel at ease [A] is swinging up and down in a coconut tree.
Oh, what a life of luxury [E] to be [A] like an ape, man.
I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] I look out the window, but I can't see the sky.
[A] The evolution is a-fuckin'-up my eyes.
I wanna get out of this city [E] alive and make like [A] an ape, man.
[D] La, la, la, la, [A] la, la, la.
[Bm] _ .
_ [A] Come [E] on and love me.
Be my [A] ape, man, girl.
[E] And we'll be so happy [A] in my ape, man world.
_ _ [E] _ [G] _ [C#] _ [G] [A] I'm an ape, man.
I'm an ape, ape, man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [A] I'm a king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo man.
No, [E] I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] I'll be your towel and you'll be my jeans.
[A] I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane.
Sit in the trees and eat bananas all [E] day.
Just 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 king Kong man.
I'm a hoodoo [E] man.
No, I'm an ape, man.
_ [D] I don't feel safe in this world, no, [A] boy.
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war.
I wanna sail away to a distant [E] shore and make like an [A] ape, man.
[D] La la la [A] la la la la la la.
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _