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[Intro]
A Bm F#m D
A Bm D F#m D
[Verse 1]
  ASomething gets me through the week
My Aeyes are sore, my face is raw
  AI was looking down too deep
My Aanimals buried in me
F#mOh, the diamonds are gone
DOh, the diamonds are gone
  AIs this how you wanna see it
Like Aanimals, like animals
  AAlways waiting for the war
Like aniF#mmals, like animals
Oh, the diamonds are goneD  
[Chorus]
  ASo when I'm finally on the Bmground
Got lovers all F#maround
Brought a flower to your Dson
Such an effort to take him Aon
Thought that I was here to Bmstay
But it's you who got F#maway
All the shadows of the Dpast
They would say that I will be alArightBm  F#m  A  
[Verse 2]
I was looking for a Asign
Trying to find a change of Amind
You had me Amhanging by a thread
So I fell, so I Afell
Oh, the diamonds are F#mgone
DOh, the diamonds are gone
  AIs this how you wanna see it
Like Aanimals, like animals
Always Amwaiting for the war
Like Canimals, like animals
F#mOh, the diamonds are goneD  
DOh, the diamonds are gone
[Chorus]
  ASo when I'm finally on the Bmground
Got lovers all F#maround
Brought a flower to your Dson
Such an effort to take him Aon
Thought that I was here to Bmstay
But it's you who got F#maway
All the shadows of the Dpast
They would say that I will be alAright
So when I'm finally on the Bmground
Got Dlovers all aF#mround
Brought a flower to you Dson
Such an effort to take him Aon
Thought that I was here to Bmstay
But it's you who got F#maway
All the shadows of the Dpast
They would say that I will be alArightBm  D  
[Bridge]
AAnimals, animals
F#mAnimals, animals
DAnimals
AAnimals, animals
F#mAnimals, animals
DAnimals
[Chorus]
So when I'm finally on the Bmground
Got Dlovers all aF#mround
Brought a flower to you Dson
Such an effort to take him Aon
Thought that I was here to Bmstay
But it's you who got F#maway
All the shadows of the Dpast
They would say that I will be alArightBm  
[Outro]
Am D Dm

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Animals

by Jori Sjöroos

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

[Intro]

A Bm F#m D

A Bm D F#m D

[Verse 1]

Something gets me through the week

My eyes are sore, my face is raw

I was looking down too deep

My animals buried in me

F#m

Oh, the diamonds are gone

Is this how you wanna see it

Like animals, like animals

Always waiting for the war

F#m

Like animals, like animals

Oh, the diamonds are gone

[Chorus]

A Bm

So when I'm finally on the ground

F#m

Got lovers all around

Brought a flower to your son

Such an effort to take him on

Thought that I was here to stay

F#m

But it's you who got away

All the shadows of the past

A Bm F#m A

They would say that I will be alright

[Verse 2]

I was looking for a sign

Trying to find a change of mind

You had me hanging by a thread

So I fell, so I fell

F#m

Oh, the diamonds are gone

Is this how you wanna see it

Like animals, like animals

Always waiting for the war

Like animals, like animals

F#m D

Oh, the diamonds are gone

[Chorus]

A Bm

So when I'm finally on the ground

F#m

Got lovers all around

Brought a flower to your son

Such an effort to take him on

Thought that I was here to stay

F#m

But it's you who got away

All the shadows of the past

They would say that I will be alright

So when I'm finally on the ground

D F#m

Got lovers all around

Brought a flower to you son

Such an effort to take him on

Thought that I was here to stay

F#m

But it's you who got away

All the shadows of the past

A Bm D

They would say that I will be alright

[Bridge]

Animals, animals

F#m

Animals, animals

Animals

Animals, animals

F#m

Animals, animals

Animals

[Chorus]

So when I'm finally on the ground

D F#m

Got lovers all around

Brought a flower to you son

Such an effort to take him on

Thought that I was here to stay

F#m

But it's you who got away

All the shadows of the past

A Bm

They would say that I will be alright

[Outro]

Am D Dm

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