So most of this is right, or at least sounds right to me, except for the very end; I kinda just made up chords for the 'Little chocolate girl, won't you leave your name' part. You could probably figure out your own thing to do there if you wanted, because I find it hard to segue from there into the final part. I'm also not sure if that last part is in F#m or Fm; F#m makes sense, although the key change sounds kind of cool. Just wing it in whatever way you want, haha, that's the true Animal Collective spirit, anyway. Also the lyrics should be right, although I kind of used what I liked best from a few different versions. Chocolate Girl By Animal Collective ------------Verse:

^AIn cycles ^Amaj7I'll lead you around the excavation ^AWhere grass grows ^Amaj7And remnants of you in placation ^AYour breath sounds ^Amaj7Inhaling a portrait, it's frozen ^AIn blue gowns ^Amaj7You trace along the house which you have chosen ^Amaj7And holding tightly When sound is dead we'll sing in time ^BbAnd lie ^A ^AWhen life meets child, your only pride ^BbYou lie ^A ^AWhen ceilings smile, we'll sleep a while ^BbAnd lie ^A ^Amaj7I'll take you for walks on the ocean

--------Chorus: (everything cuts out but guitar, half/time)

^AShe had a pretty dad ^GBut she was growing out of play-school Still she could kick and scream and play ^DUntil she wanted to A (drums kick back in) My little chocolate girl ^GHer brother barely out of high school Lived in a place where he could scream ^DUntil he wanted to ^AOh fuzzy tabby cat ^GAnd she could bury him in apples and curl around a bowl of cotton ^D'Til she wanted to

----------(Back to verse, regular time)

^AStill she had to speak loud ^Amaj7'Cause hearing isn't hiding the widows ^AAnd eats in ^Amaj7And picks her Sunday flowers in the garden ^AAnd cries late ^Amaj7Still drinking with the boys until it's ran out ^AAnd prays long ^Amaj7In hopes of something better for the children

^AAnd holding tightly When sound is dead we'll sing in time ^BbAnd lie ^A ^AWhen life meets child, your only pride ^BbCan lie ^A ^AWhen ceilings smile, we'll sleep a while ^BbAnd lie ^A ^Amaj7I'll take you for walks on the ocean

----Chorus: (everything cuts out but guitar, half/time)

^AShe met a pretty boy ^GAnd they would dance between their elders And she would cream until the wine she bought had settled in ^D A (drums kick back in) Our little chocolate girl ^GShe used to love the stars from England She slept on records and her marble jewelry ^DFrom her school ^AHer colors matched the room

^GAnd she would twirl around the curtains She had a hand to hold her chin up ^DWhen her friends left town ^AThe kid across the street ^GHe'll keep around when she was changing And he would wait and she would tell her friends about the boy ^D ^AHer mother died at home ^GShe had saliva in her pockets She gave a go when her last taste had finally gave up the day ^D ^Dsus9Oh little chocolate girl Asus4add9 Won’t you leave your name

---------Final part: (Repeat til end)

^BmSo put your lanterns all across the maze So I won't feast on folly ^EBetter ^F#mlove the rain who brought the stings endear And who will pop the triggers ^ACause I can't see you ^EI'll o^F#mpen up my brain again

It has a lot of lyrics but the music is pretty simple once you listen to it a few times. There are some pretty cool synth and piano licks that Avey plays that aren't too hard to figure out either. I haven't learned all of them, but I know for the Bb part in the verse, the synth goes something like: (bass tab) ------------------| ------------------| --3--1---3--1--0--| ------------------| And the 'Ill take you for walks on the ocean' part is something like: -------------------| ---7--6--4--6------| -------------------| -------------------| Don't quote me on those licks, I just started toying around with those parts. Anyway, have fun with this, because I sure as hell do. Now I just have to convince my band to cover this, haha. Email me if you have any corrections at mattpuhr@gmail.com. Rock on!

Animal Collective - Chocolate girl