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1/20

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 20Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

A* = e|----------------------|
     B|2-2--3-3-2--2-2--3-3-2|
     G|2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2|
     D|2-2--4-4-2--2-2--4-4-2|
     A|0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0|
     E|----------------------|
D* = e|2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2|
     B|3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3|
     G|2-2--4-4-2--2-2--4-4-2|
     D|0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0|
     A|----------------------|
     E|----------------------|
[Intro]
 A* 
[Verse 1]
 A*
Well I used to get high
                            D*  
And dance all around the house
 A*
Cleaning rearranging
                       D*
While I'd let it all out
Those happy timE4es I'd say to myself
This is Dit don't stop
E4All will be well
If you only neDver stop the clock
 A*
[Verse 2]
 A*
Gotta learn to cut losses
                    D*
And recognise new truths
               A*                             D*
Or you'll never get anywhere that is of any use
E4Sometimes you can't see the sea
Even frDom the boat
So whaE4tever hints you get
You better hDurry and take note
 A*
[Verse 3]
 A*                                             D*
I'm here because I knew that this time I'd be haunted
 A*                                                   D*
Visited by peaceful ghosts who knew what I really wanted
Here's E4hoping I could be yoDu and I make a toast
 A* 
 A*                               D*
I'm here because they call it foreign
 A*                                 D*
And I felt so slow but I heard you calling
E4Now you're gone and you're aDll I want
 A* 
[Bridge]
BmI forgot that's what people dDo
They pair off two by twoBm  
Until one of tDhem turns blD7Mue
 A* 
[Verse 4]
 A*                                             D*
Don't have much practice in really needing someone
 A*                                             D*
So I need you to show me how it can be sensibly done
'Cause I E4need you like a stDring needs a kite to get to the sky
 A*
 A*                                             D*
I look for the sound of the wind to put in my headphones
 A*                                                D*
To help these walls dissolve take me to another zone
'Cause I'm an E4animal and I hDave one life
You're an aE4nimal and you hDave one life
 A*
[Outro]
Bmdo do do do do do Ddo
do do do do do Bmdo
do do do do doD  
turn bluuuuueD7M  
 A*

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Animal

by Nada Surf

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Chords in this song · guitar

D7M

A* = e|----------------------|

B|2-2--3-3-2--2-2--3-3-2|

G|2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2|

D|2-2--4-4-2--2-2--4-4-2|

A|0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0|

E|----------------------|

D* = e|2-2--2-2-2--2-2--2-2-2|

B|3-3--3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3|

G|2-2--4-4-2--2-2--4-4-2|

D|0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0|

A|----------------------|

E|----------------------|

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Well I used to get high

And dance all around the house

Cleaning rearranging

While I'd let it all out

Those happy times I'd say to myself

This is it don't stop

All will be well

If you only never stop the clock

[Verse 2]

Gotta learn to cut losses

And recognise new truths

A D

* *

Or you'll never get anywhere that is of any use

Sometimes you can't see the sea

Even from the boat

So whatever hints you get

You better hurry and take note

[Verse 3]

A D

* *

I'm here because I knew that this time I'd be haunted

A D

* *

Visited by peaceful ghosts who knew what I really wanted

E4 D

Here's hoping I could be you and I make a toast

A D

* *

I'm here because they call it foreign

A D

* *

And I felt so slow but I heard you calling

E4 D

Now you're gone and you're all I want

[Bridge]

Bm D

I forgot that's what people do

They pair off two by two

D D7M

Until one of them turns blue

[Verse 4]

A D

* *

Don't have much practice in really needing someone

A D

* *

So I need you to show me how it can be sensibly done

E4 D

'Cause I need you like a string needs a kite to get to the sky

A D

* *

I look for the sound of the wind to put in my headphones

A D

* *

To help these walls dissolve take me to another zone

E4 D

'Cause I'm an animal and I have one life

E4 D

You're an animal and you have one life

[Outro]

Bm D

do do do do do do do

do do do do do do

do do do do do

D7M

turn bluuuuue

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