Chords for The Kinks - "Apeman"
Tempo:
74.95 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
C
G#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [G#] [N]
[D] [C#m] [D] [E] [A]
I think I'm sophisticated, cause I'm living [E] my life like a good homo sapien.
[A] 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.
Cause compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I [A] am an ape.
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized [E] cause I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] With a homo population and inflation and starvation [E] and the crazy politicians.
[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 make [A] like an ape man.
[F] [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 voodoo man, [E] no I'm an ape man.
[D] Cause compared to the sun that sits in the sky, [A] compared to the clouds that say ro-ri-vi,
compared to the bugs and the spiders and [E] flies, I [A] am an ape man.
[D] la la la [A]
la [E] la [A] la.
[E] [A] In man's evolution [E] he's created the city and the motor traffic crumbles.
[A] Well give me half a chance and I'll be [E] taking off my clothes and [Em] living in the jungle.
[D] Cause 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, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
[A] I'm a king Kong man, I'm a Google man, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
[D] I look out the window but I can't see the sky.
[A] The apple lotion is a-fuckin'-up my eyes.
I wanna get out of this city alive [E] and act like [A] an ape man.
[D] La la la la [A] la la [E] la la, [A] come [E] on and love me.
Be my [A] ape man girl, and [E] we'll be so hot in my [A] ape man world.
[E] [D] [C#] [G]
[A] I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, [E] oh I'm an ape man.
[A] I'm a king Kong man, I'm a Google man, oh [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.
You'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day, [E] just [A] like an ape man.
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
I'm [A] a king Kong man, I'm a Google [E] man, oh 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 [E] shore and act like [A] an ape man.
[D]
La la la la la la [A] [E] [A]
la la.
[D] [C#m] [D] [E] [A]
I think I'm sophisticated, cause I'm living [E] my life like a good homo sapien.
[A] 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.
Cause compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I [A] am an ape.
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized [E] cause I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] With a homo population and inflation and starvation [E] and the crazy politicians.
[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 make [A] like an ape man.
[F] [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 voodoo man, [E] no I'm an ape man.
[D] Cause compared to the sun that sits in the sky, [A] compared to the clouds that say ro-ri-vi,
compared to the bugs and the spiders and [E] flies, I [A] am an ape man.
[D] la la la [A]
la [E] la [A] la.
[E] [A] In man's evolution [E] he's created the city and the motor traffic crumbles.
[A] Well give me half a chance and I'll be [E] taking off my clothes and [Em] living in the jungle.
[D] Cause 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, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
[A] I'm a king Kong man, I'm a Google man, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
[D] I look out the window but I can't see the sky.
[A] The apple lotion is a-fuckin'-up my eyes.
I wanna get out of this city alive [E] and act like [A] an ape man.
[D] La la la la [A] la la [E] la la, [A] come [E] on and love me.
Be my [A] ape man girl, and [E] we'll be so hot in my [A] ape man world.
[E] [D] [C#] [G]
[A] I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, [E] oh I'm an ape man.
[A] I'm a king Kong man, I'm a Google man, oh [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.
You'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day, [E] just [A] like an ape man.
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
I'm [A] a king Kong man, I'm a Google [E] man, oh 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 [E] shore and act like [A] an ape man.
[D]
La la la la la la [A] [E] [A]
la la.
Key:
A
E
D
C
G#
A
E
D
_ _ [C] _ _ [G#] _ _ [N] _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ I think I'm sophisticated, cause I'm living [E] my life like a good homo sapien.
[A] 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.
Cause compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I [A] am an ape.
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized [E] cause I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] With a homo population and inflation and starvation [E] and the crazy politicians.
_ [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 make [A] like an ape man.
[F] [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 voodoo man, [E] no I'm an ape man.
_ [D] Cause compared to the sun that sits in the sky, [A] compared to the clouds that say ro-ri-vi,
compared to the bugs and the spiders and [E] flies, I [A] am an ape man.
[D] la la la [A]
la [E] la [A] la.
_ [E] _ [A] In man's evolution [E] he's created the city and the motor traffic crumbles.
[A] Well give me half a chance and I'll be [E] taking off my clothes and [Em] living in the jungle.
[D] Cause 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, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
_ [A] I'm a king Kong man, I'm a Google man, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
_ [D] I look out the window but I can't see the sky.
[A] The apple lotion is a-fuckin'-up my eyes.
I wanna get out of this city alive [E] and act like [A] an ape man.
[D] La la la la [A] la la [E] la la, _ [A] come [E] on and love me.
Be my [A] ape man girl, and [E] we'll be so hot in my [A] ape man world.
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [G]
[A] I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, [E] oh I'm an ape man. _
[A] I'm a king Kong man, I'm a Google man, oh [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.
You'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day, [E] just [A] like an ape man.
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
I'm [A] a king Kong man, I'm a Google [E] man, oh 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 [E] shore and act like [A] an ape man.
[D]
La la la la la la [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
la la. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D] _ [E] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ I think I'm sophisticated, cause I'm living [E] my life like a good homo sapien.
[A] 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.
Cause compared to the flowers and the birds and the [E] trees, I [A] am an ape.
I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized [E] cause I'm a strict vegetarian.
[A] With a homo population and inflation and starvation [E] and the crazy politicians.
_ [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 make [A] like an ape man.
[F] [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 voodoo man, [E] no I'm an ape man.
_ [D] Cause compared to the sun that sits in the sky, [A] compared to the clouds that say ro-ri-vi,
compared to the bugs and the spiders and [E] flies, I [A] am an ape man.
[D] la la la [A]
la [E] la [A] la.
_ [E] _ [A] In man's evolution [E] he's created the city and the motor traffic crumbles.
[A] Well give me half a chance and I'll be [E] taking off my clothes and [Em] living in the jungle.
[D] Cause 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, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
_ [A] I'm a king Kong man, I'm a Google man, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
_ [D] I look out the window but I can't see the sky.
[A] The apple lotion is a-fuckin'-up my eyes.
I wanna get out of this city alive [E] and act like [A] an ape man.
[D] La la la la [A] la la [E] la la, _ [A] come [E] on and love me.
Be my [A] ape man girl, and [E] we'll be so hot in my [A] ape man world.
_ _ [E] _ [D] _ [C#] _ [G]
[A] I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, [E] oh I'm an ape man. _
[A] I'm a king Kong man, I'm a Google man, oh [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.
You'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day, [E] just [A] like an ape man.
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape ape man, oh [E] I'm an ape man.
I'm [A] a king Kong man, I'm a Google [E] man, oh 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 [E] shore and act like [A] an ape man.
[D]
La la la la la la [A] _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _
la la. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _