Chords for Donovan ''Riki Tiki Tavi'' (early version)

Tempo:
90.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

C

E

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Donovan ''Riki Tiki Tavi'' (early version) chords
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[F] [G] What was the nicest one?
I meant I was changing it from [F] a finger to an [C] electric [G] one.
[F]
[C] [G] [F]
[C] [G]
The RSRV, [F] Pintex, Team July.
[G]
[F]
[C] Well, [G]
[F] better get into what [E] you gotta [G] get into.
[F] And you better get into it now, [G] no slackin' please.
[F] For the United [C] Nations [G] ain't really united.
[F] And the organizations ain't really [G] organized.
[F] Cause you rickety-cakey [C] mongoose [G] at your door, no more, no more.
[F] Only rickety-cakey [G] mongoose at your door.
It [F] won't be comin' around for [G] to kill your snakes no more, my love.
[F] All you rickety [C]-cakey [G] mongoose at your door, no more.
[F] Everybody who saw the Jungle [C] Book know that rickety-cakey [G] mongoose kill snakes.
And [F] when I was a young man I thought [C] there were organizations to kill [G] my snakes for me.
I was told, i.e. [F] the church, i [G].e. the government, i.e. school.
But as I got a little older I learned to kill [C] my snakes [G] myself.
[F] [C]
[G] Well, [F] the people walkin' around, they don't [G] know what they're doin'.
[F] They've been lost so long they don't know [G] what they're lookin' for.
[Em] [F] Well, I know what I'm a [C]-lookin' for, but I just [G] can't find it.
[Dm] Well, I guess [G] I gotta look inside [Dm] myself some more.
[F] Only rickety [C]-cakey mongoose [G] at your door, no more, no more, no more.
[F] Only rickety [E]-cakey mongoose [G] at your door, no more.
[F] It won't be comin' around [C] for to kill your [G] snakes no more, my love.
[F] All you rickety-cakey mongoose [G] at your door, no more.
Oh, no, no, no.
No, [F] no, da, da, da, da.
Oh, no, no, no.
[G] Oh, no, da, da, da, da.
Oh, no, no, no.
Oh, [F] no, da, da, da, da.
[E] Oh, no, no, no.
[G] Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
[F] Well, the people walkin' around, [G] they're takin' and they're droppin' the drip, drip.
[F] Well, they don't know what they're doin' [C] to the pretty nervous [G] system.
[F] They're takin' every drug [G] there is to take.
And I know [F] that the natural high is the best high [G] in the world.
[F] Natural high, [G] best high in the world.
[F] Oh, no, no, no, [E] no, no, no, no, [G] no, no, no, no.
Oh, no, no, no.
Laboratory [F] synthetic stimuli.
[C] Only goes to [F] [G] fog up your third eye.
Laboratory [F] synthetic stimuli.
[C] Only goes to fog [G] up your third eye.
[F] Oh, my, my, [C] my, [G] my, my, my, my, my, [F] my, my, [G] my, my, my, my, my.
Oh my, diddy, oh my, [Dm] well, natural high [F] is the best [G] high in the world, you know.
[F] Natural high, [G] the best high in the [F#] world.
[G]
[A#] [N]
The tea you get here.
Have you got any tea?
I think there's some hot water somewhere.
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
E
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
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To start learning Donovan - (Previously Unreleased Version) Riki Tiki Tavi chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - F, C, G, F and G in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 45 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 90 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: D Minor.

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[F] _ [G] What was the nicest one?
I meant I was changing it from [F] a finger to an [C] electric [G] one.
_ _ _ _ [F] _
[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
The RSRV, [F] Pintex, Team July. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] Well, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] better get into what [E] you gotta [G] get into. _
[F] And you better get into it now, [G] no slackin' please. _
[F] For the United [C] Nations [G] ain't really united. _ _
[F] And the organizations ain't really [G] organized. _
[F] Cause you rickety-cakey [C] mongoose [G] at your door, no more, no more.
[F] Only rickety-cakey [G] mongoose at your door.
It [F] won't be comin' around for [G] to kill your snakes no more, my love. _
[F] All you rickety [C]-cakey [G] mongoose at your door, no more. _
_ _ _ _ [F] Everybody who saw the Jungle [C] Book know that rickety-cakey [G] mongoose kill snakes.
And [F] when I was a young man I thought [C] there were organizations to kill [G] my snakes for me.
I was told, i.e. [F] the church, i [G].e. the government, i.e. school.
But as I got a little older I learned to kill [C] my snakes [G] myself. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ Well, _ [F] the people walkin' around, they don't [G] know what they're doin'.
[F] They've been lost so long they don't know [G] what they're lookin' for.
_ _ [Em] [F] Well, I know what I'm a [C]-lookin' for, but I just [G] can't find it.
_ [Dm] Well, I guess [G] I gotta look inside [Dm] myself some more.
_ [F] Only rickety [C]-cakey mongoose [G] at your door, no more, no more, no more.
[F] Only rickety [E]-cakey mongoose [G] at your door, no more.
_ [F] It won't be comin' around [C] for to kill your [G] snakes no more, my love.
[F] All you rickety-cakey mongoose [G] at your door, no more. _
Oh, no, no, no.
No, [F] no, da, da, da, da. _
Oh, no, no, no.
[G] Oh, no, da, da, da, da. _
Oh, no, no, no.
Oh, [F] no, da, da, da, da. _
[E] Oh, no, no, no.
[G] Oh, no, no, no, no, no. _
[F] Well, the people walkin' around, [G] they're takin' and they're droppin' the drip, drip. _
[F] Well, they don't know what they're doin' [C] to the pretty nervous [G] system. _
[F] They're takin' every drug [G] there is to take.
And I know _ [F] that the natural high is the best high [G] in the world. _
[F] Natural high, [G] best high in the world. _
[F] Oh, no, no, no, [E] no, no, no, no, [G] no, no, no, no.
Oh, no, no, no. _ _
Laboratory _ [F] synthetic stimuli. _
[C] Only goes to [F] [G] fog up your third eye. _
Laboratory _ [F] synthetic stimuli. _
[C] Only goes to fog [G] up your third eye. _
[F] Oh, my, my, [C] my, [G] my, my, my, my, my, [F] my, my, [G] my, my, my, my, my.
Oh my, diddy, oh my, [Dm] well, natural high [F] is the best [G] high in the world, you know. _
[F] Natural high, [G] the best high in the [F#] world.
[G] _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ The tea you get here.
Have you got any tea?
_ I think there's some hot water somewhere. _ _ _

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