Chords for I Don't Eat Animals - Melanie Safka

Tempo:
122.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Gm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I Don't Eat Animals - Melanie Safka chords
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[G] [N] I wrote this song in Columbus, Missouri.
I was, had a day off, so I wanted [E] to go to the country, and that wasn't very difficult because the country was, [N] Columbus, Missouri is the country.
And I walked outside my door, and I saw a big cow, and I said, oh moo, you know, don't you?
You know that I don't eat cows.
And the cow didn't say anything except, mmm, Melanie.
[Gm] And so I wrote [C] him this song, and I wrote it really for all the cows.
[Gm]
[G]
I was just thinking about the way it's supposed to be.
[C]
I'll [G] eat the plants and the fruit from the trees.
And I'll live on vegetables, and I'll grow on seeds.
[C] But I [G] don't eat animals, and they don't eat me, oh [C] no.
I [G] don't eat animals, cause I love them, you see.
[C] Animals [G] are one of them [D] dead in me.
[Gm] [D]
[G] I [Gm] don't eat white flour, white sugar makes you rot.
[C] Oh, white could [G] be beautiful, but [D] mostly it's [G] not.
A little bit of wholemeal, some raisins and cheese.
[C] But I don't [G] eat animals, and they don't eat me.
Oh [C] no, I [G] don't eat animals, cause I love them, you see.
[C] I don't [G] eat animals, they're one of them dead in [D] me.
[G] A [D]
[G] little bit of wholemeal, some raisins and cheese.
[C] [G] I'll eat the plants [D] and the fruit from the trees.
[G] And I'll live on vegetables, and I'll grow on seeds.
[C]
But I [G] won't eat animals, and they won't eat me, oh [C] no.
I'll live [G] on life, I want nothing dead in me, you know.
[C]
I'll become [G] life, and my [D] life will [G] become me, you know.
[C]
I'll live [G] on life, and my life [D] will live [G] on me.
[E]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Gm
123111113
E
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Melanie - (Live at Carnegie Hall, NYC, NY - 1970) I Dont Eat Animals chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, G, C and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 122. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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[G] _ _ _ _ [N] I wrote this song in Columbus, Missouri. _
I was, _ had a day off, so I _ _ _ wanted [E] to go to the country, and that wasn't very difficult because the country was, _ [N] Columbus, Missouri is the country.
And I walked outside my door, and I saw a big cow, _ and I said, oh moo, you know, don't you?
_ You know that I don't eat cows.
And the cow didn't say anything except, _ _ mmm, Melanie. _
[Gm] And so _ I wrote [C] him this song, and I wrote it really for all the cows.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
I was just thinking about the way it's supposed to be.
[C] _
I'll [G] eat the plants and the fruit from the trees. _
And I'll live on vegetables, and I'll grow on seeds.
[C] But I [G] don't eat animals, and they don't eat me, oh [C] no.
I [G] don't eat animals, cause I love them, you see. _
[C] Animals [G] _ _ are one of them [D] dead in me. _
[Gm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ I [Gm] don't eat white flour, white sugar makes you rot.
[C] Oh, white could [G] be beautiful, but [D] mostly it's [G] not.
A little bit of wholemeal, some raisins and cheese.
[C] But I don't [G] eat animals, and they don't eat me. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh [C] no, I [G] don't eat animals, cause I love them, you see.
_ [C] I don't [G] eat animals, they're one of them dead in [D] me.
_ [G] A _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ little bit of _ wholemeal, some raisins and cheese.
[C] _ [G] I'll eat the plants [D] and the fruit from the trees.
[G] And I'll live on vegetables, and I'll grow on seeds.
[C]
But I [G] won't eat _ animals, and they won't eat me, oh [C] no.
I'll live [G] on life, I want nothing dead in me, you know.
[C]
I'll become [G] life, and my [D] life will [G] become me, you know.
[C]
I'll live [G] on life, and my life [D] will live [G] on me. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _

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