Apeman

Coversong originally made famous by the Kinks
Written by Ray Davies

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|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |   I think I'm so - phisticated,
             A                     E                 Esus4   E
'Cause I'm living my life like a good homo sapien,
     A
But all around me everybody's multiplying,
              E                             Esus4   E
And they're walking 'round like flies, man,
    D               
So I'm no better than the animals,
                  A                      Asus4  A
Sitting in their cages in the zoo, man,
               A
'Cause com - pared to the flowers, and the birds, and the trees, 
E       E7     A
I am an ape - man!


[Verse 2]
            A
I think I'm so educated, and I'm so civilised,
               E                  Esus4  E
'Cause I'm a strict vegetarian,
               A
But with the over population, and inflation, and starvation,
          E                       Esus4  E
And the crazy poli - tici - ans,
   D
I don't feel safe in this world no more,
   A
I don't want to die in a nuclear war,
   A
I want to sail away to a distant shore,
     E           E7     A
And make like an ape - man!

 A
I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
        A
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
               D
'Cause com - pared to the sun that sits in the sky,
        A
Com - pared to the clouds as they roll by,
        A
Com - pared to the bugs, and the spiders, and flies,
E       E7     A
I am an ape - man!

A                                          E
    In man's evolution he has created the city,
          E                     A
And the motor traffic rumble,       but, give me half a chance,
                   E
And I'd be taking off my clothes, and living in the jungle,
            D
'Cause the only time that I feel at ease,
      A
Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree,
A                            E          E7    A
Oh, what a life of luxury to be like an ape - man!

 A
I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
        A
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
   D
I look out the window, but I can't see the sky,
     A
The air pollution is a - fogging up my eyes,
   A
I want to get out of this city alive,
     E           E7     A
And make like an ape - man!

 A
I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
        A
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
 D
I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane,
 A
I'll keep you warm, and you'll keep me sane,
       A
We'll sit in the trees, and eat bananas all day,
 E           E7     A
Just like an ape - man!

 A
I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
        A
I'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
            E           Esus4   E
Oh, I'm an ape - man,
   D
I don't feel safe in this world no more,
   A
I don't want to die in a nuclear war,
   A
I want to sail away to a distant shore,
     E            E7    A
And make like an ape - man!

Apeman.mp3

ABOUT THE SONG
Style: Protest Folk Rock
Recording: digital 12-track stereo
Vocals, Guitar, Piano

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