Man Gave Names To All The Animals Chords by Townes Van Zandt
Tempo:
92.5 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
G
Fm
F
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm] Well, man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, in the [Cm] beginning.
Man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, long time [Cm] ago.
They seen animals like a [G] grouse.
Big furry paws and he liked [Cm] to howl.
Maddy with hair didn't look like [F] a cow.
[Fm] I [G] don't care, I guess I'll [Cm] call him a bear.
Man give names to all the animals.
[G] In the beginning, [Cm] in the beginning.
Man give names to all the animals.
[G] In the beginning, long [Cm] time ago.
They seen an animal up on the side of a hill.
Eating up the grass until it got filled.
Giving off milk but he [Fm] didn't know how.
[A]
I guess I'll call him a [Cm] cat.
Man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, in the [Cm] beginning.
Man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, long [Cm] time ago.
They seen an animal leaving a muddy trail.
[G] A real dirty [Cm] face and a curly tail.
Wasn't too [F] small and he wasn't too big.
[G]
I guess [Cm] I'll call him a pig.
Man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, [Cm] in the beginning.
Man give names to all the animals.
[A] In the beginning, [Gm]
long time [Cm] ago.
Next door on the mountainside [G] so steep.
[Dm] Covered with wood he looked [Cm] real sleek.
Man opened his eyes and he [Fm] did peek.
[G] Decided man I guess I'll call [Cm] him a sheep.
Man give names to all the animals.
[G] In the beginning, in [Cm] the beginning.
Man give names to all the animals.
In the beginning, long [Cm] time ago.
[G]
[Cm]
[F] [Gm]
[Cm]
[A]
[Cm]
[Fm] [G]
[Cm] Well he saw an animal as [G] slick as glass.
Slithering his way [Cm] through the grass.
Disappeared by a tree [Fm] down by a lake.
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm] Well, man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, in the [Cm] beginning.
Man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, long time [Cm] ago.
They seen animals like a [G] grouse.
Big furry paws and he liked [Cm] to howl.
Maddy with hair didn't look like [F] a cow.
[Fm] I [G] don't care, I guess I'll [Cm] call him a bear.
Man give names to all the animals.
[G] In the beginning, [Cm] in the beginning.
Man give names to all the animals.
[G] In the beginning, long [Cm] time ago.
They seen an animal up on the side of a hill.
Eating up the grass until it got filled.
Giving off milk but he [Fm] didn't know how.
[A]
I guess I'll call him a [Cm] cat.
Man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, in the [Cm] beginning.
Man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, long [Cm] time ago.
They seen an animal leaving a muddy trail.
[G] A real dirty [Cm] face and a curly tail.
Wasn't too [F] small and he wasn't too big.
[G]
I guess [Cm] I'll call him a pig.
Man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, [Cm] in the beginning.
Man give names to all the animals.
[A] In the beginning, [Gm]
long time [Cm] ago.
Next door on the mountainside [G] so steep.
[Dm] Covered with wood he looked [Cm] real sleek.
Man opened his eyes and he [Fm] did peek.
[G] Decided man I guess I'll call [Cm] him a sheep.
Man give names to all the animals.
[G] In the beginning, in [Cm] the beginning.
Man give names to all the animals.
In the beginning, long [Cm] time ago.
[G]
[Cm]
[F] [Gm]
[Cm]
[A]
[Cm]
[Fm] [G]
[Cm] Well he saw an animal as [G] slick as glass.
Slithering his way [Cm] through the grass.
Disappeared by a tree [Fm] down by a lake.
Key:
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_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ Well, man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, _ in the [Cm] beginning.
_ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ In the [G] beginning, long time [Cm] ago.
_ _ _ They seen animals like a [G] grouse.
_ _ _ Big furry paws and he liked [Cm] to howl.
_ _ Maddy with hair didn't look like [F] a cow.
[Fm] I _ [G] don't care, I guess I'll [Cm] call him a bear.
_ _ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ [G] In the beginning, _ [Cm] in the beginning.
_ _ _ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ [G] In the beginning, long [Cm] time ago.
_ _ They seen an animal up on the side of a hill.
_ _ _ _ Eating up the grass until it got filled.
_ _ _ Giving off milk but he [Fm] didn't know how.
_ _ [A] _ _
I guess I'll call him a [Cm] cat.
_ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ In the [G] beginning, _ in the [Cm] beginning.
_ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ In the [G] beginning, long [Cm] time ago.
_ _ They seen an animal leaving a muddy trail.
[G] A _ _ _ real dirty [Cm] face and a curly tail. _ _ _
Wasn't too [F] small and he wasn't too big.
_ _ [G] _ _
I guess [Cm] I'll call him a pig.
_ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ In the [G] beginning, _ [Cm] in the beginning.
_ _ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ [A] In the beginning, [Gm]
long time [Cm] ago.
_ _ Next door on the mountainside [G] so steep.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Covered with wood he looked [Cm] real sleek.
_ _ _ Man opened his eyes and he [Fm] did peek.
_ _ _ [G] Decided man I guess I'll call [Cm] him a sheep.
_ _ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ [G] In the beginning, in [Cm] the beginning.
_ _ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ In the beginning, long [Cm] time ago. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ Well he saw an animal as [G] slick as glass.
_ _ _ Slithering his way [Cm] through the grass.
_ _ _ Disappeared by a tree [Fm] down by a lake. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ Well, man give names to all the animals.
In the [G] beginning, _ in the [Cm] beginning.
_ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ In the [G] beginning, long time [Cm] ago.
_ _ _ They seen animals like a [G] grouse.
_ _ _ Big furry paws and he liked [Cm] to howl.
_ _ Maddy with hair didn't look like [F] a cow.
[Fm] I _ [G] don't care, I guess I'll [Cm] call him a bear.
_ _ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ [G] In the beginning, _ [Cm] in the beginning.
_ _ _ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ [G] In the beginning, long [Cm] time ago.
_ _ They seen an animal up on the side of a hill.
_ _ _ _ Eating up the grass until it got filled.
_ _ _ Giving off milk but he [Fm] didn't know how.
_ _ [A] _ _
I guess I'll call him a [Cm] cat.
_ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ In the [G] beginning, _ in the [Cm] beginning.
_ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ In the [G] beginning, long [Cm] time ago.
_ _ They seen an animal leaving a muddy trail.
[G] A _ _ _ real dirty [Cm] face and a curly tail. _ _ _
Wasn't too [F] small and he wasn't too big.
_ _ [G] _ _
I guess [Cm] I'll call him a pig.
_ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ In the [G] beginning, _ [Cm] in the beginning.
_ _ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ [A] In the beginning, [Gm]
long time [Cm] ago.
_ _ Next door on the mountainside [G] so steep.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Covered with wood he looked [Cm] real sleek.
_ _ _ Man opened his eyes and he [Fm] did peek.
_ _ _ [G] Decided man I guess I'll call [Cm] him a sheep.
_ _ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ [G] In the beginning, in [Cm] the beginning.
_ _ _ Man give names to all the animals.
_ In the beginning, long [Cm] time ago. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ Well he saw an animal as [G] slick as glass.
_ _ _ Slithering his way [Cm] through the grass.
_ _ _ Disappeared by a tree [Fm] down by a lake. _ _ _ _ _
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