Savage Garden - The animal song
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Tuning: E A D G B E
The Animal Song
Original Key: F#
The chorus progression is quite fast, and has a walk down (if you follow to the bass line).
Here’s the timing and an simple way to play it using power chords:
Chorus Progression 1 Timing:
| F#1 2 B3 F#/A# 4 | G#m7 1 2 C#3 4 | x3
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------4-----4-------------------6------------------|
A|--------4-----------2-----1-------6-----------4------------------|
E|--------2-------------------------4------------------------------|
I want to live…
Chorus Progression 2 Timing:
| D#m 1 2 B3 F#/A# 4 | G#m7 1 2 C#3 4 | x1
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------8-------------------------------------6------------------|
A|--------6-----------9-----9-------6-----------4------------------|
E|--------------------7-----6-------4------------------------------|
The wind in my hair...
[Intro]
| F# | G#m7 - C# - | 2x
[Verse 1]
F#When superstars and cannonballs are rG#m7unning through your C#head
And tF#elevision freak show, cops and rG#m7obbers everywC#here
SF#ubway makes me nervous people pG#m7ushing me too fC#ar
I've F#got to break away so take my G#m7hand now C#
[Chorus]
(C#) F# B F#/A# G#m7
'Cause I want to live (like animals)
CC#areless and fF#ree (lBikF#/A#e anG#m7imals)
C#I want to lF#ive, BI F#/A#want toG#m7 run through the juC#ngle
The wD#mind in my hBairF#/A# and the G#m7sand at my fC#eet
[Instrumental]
| F# - B F#/A# | G#m7 - C# - | 2x
[Verse 2]
IF#'ve been having difficulties kG#m7eepin' to myC#self
FF#eelings and emotions better G#m7left up on the sC#helf
AF#nimals and children tell the tG#m7ruth they never C#lie
WF#hich one is more human there's a tG#m7hought, now you C#decide
[Pre-Chorus]
CF#ompassion Bin tF#/A#he junglG#m7e,
Compassion C#in your F#head,B yeaF#/A#h G#m7 C#
F# Would you like Bmake aF#/A# run for iG#m7t
Would you like to tC#ake my hF#and, ByeahF#/A# G#m7 C#
[Chorus]
(C#) F# B F#/A# G#m7
'Cause I want to live (like animals)
CC#areless and fF#ree (lBikF#/A#e anG#m7imals)
C#I want to lF#ive, BI F#/A#want toG#m7 run through the juC#ngle
The wD#mind in my hBairF#/A# and the G#m7sand at my fC#eet
[Bridge]
D#m F# Sometimes this life can get you down
D#m It's so confusing, there's so F#many rules to follow
And I D#mfeel it, 'cause I want to run away in my F# mind ahh hahh
[Verse 3]
F#When superstars and cannonballs are rG#m7unning through your C#head
And tF#elevision freak show, cops and rG#m7obbers everywC#here
AF#nimals and children tell the tG#m7ruth they never C#lie
WF#hich one is more human there's a tG#m7hought, now you C#decide
[Pre-Chorus]
CF#ompassion Bin tF#/A#he junglG#m7e,
Compassion C#in your F#head,B yeaF#/A#h G#m7 C#
F# Would you like Bmake aF#/A# run for iG#m7t
Would you like to tC#ake my hF#and, ByeahF#/A# G#m7 C#
[Chorus]
(C#) F# B F#/A# G#m7
'Cause I want to live (like animals)
CC#areless and fF#ree (lBikF#/A#e anG#m7imals)
C#I want to lF#ive, BI F#/A#want toG#m7 run through the juC#ngle
The wD#mind in my hBairF#/A# and the G#m7sand at my fC#eet x2
[Outro]
| F# - B F#/A# | G#m7 - C# - | (repeat til the end)