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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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  C#9     B9      A
e|----X/9-----X/7-----5---|
B|----X/9-----X/7-----5---|
G|----9--------7------6---|
D|----9--------7------7---|
A|----X--------X------7---|
E|----9--------7------5---|
[Verse 1]
C#9These old sneakers, faded blue jeans, no tB9ricks, no gimmicks
I be stomping down-down, dC#9own-down, down demons
Rolling up trees in the bB9elly of the beast
Where the peAople disagree
The uC#9pper class hate, middle don't exist
The bB9ottom of the beat, glad I got my sticks
Are you jC#9umping on a fad, laying in a ditch
I be stB9omping down demons, sAtomping down quick, come on
[Chorus]
C#9And please don't come around these parts
B9And tell me that we all a bunch of animals
C#9The only time they wanna turn the cameras on
B9Is when we're fuckin' Ashit up, come on
[Verse 2]
C#9Bullets still ringing, blood on the cement
B9Black folks grieving, headlines reading
C#9Tryna pay it no mind, you just living your life
B9Everyone is a witness, everyone gAot opinions
C#9Got a son of my own, look him right in his eyes
B9I ain't living in fear, but I'm holding him tight
C#9Got a son of my own, look him right in his eyes
B9I ain't living in fear, but IA'm holding him tight
[Bridge]
C#9And the old folks tell me it's been going on since back in the B9day
But that don't make it okay
C#9And the white folks tell me all the looting and the shooting's inB9sane
But you don't know our Apain
[Chorus]
C#9And please don't come around these parts
B9And tell me that we all a bunch of animals
C#9The only time they wanna turn the cameras on
B9Is when we're fuckin' Ashit up, come on
C#9And please don't come around these parts
B9And tell me that we all a bunch of animals
C#9The only time they wanna turn the cameras on
B9Is when we're fuckin' Ashit up, come on

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Animals

by Dr. Dre

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C#9

C#9 B9 A

e|----X/9-----X/7-----5---|

B|----X/9-----X/7-----5---|

G|----9--------7------6---|

D|----9--------7------7---|

A|----X--------X------7---|

E|----9--------7------5---|

[Verse 1]

C#9 B9

These old sneakers, faded blue jeans, no tricks, no gimmicks

C#9

I be stomping down-down, down-down, down demons

Rolling up trees in the belly of the beast

Where the people disagree

C#9

The upper class hate, middle don't exist

The bottom of the beat, glad I got my sticks

C#9

Are you jumping on a fad, laying in a ditch

B9 A

I be stomping down demons, stomping down quick, come on

[Chorus]

C#9

And please don't come around these parts

And tell me that we all a bunch of animals

C#9

The only time they wanna turn the cameras on

B9 A

Is when we're fuckin' shit up, come on

[Verse 2]

C#9

Bullets still ringing, blood on the cement

Black folks grieving, headlines reading

C#9

Tryna pay it no mind, you just living your life

B9 A

Everyone is a witness, everyone got opinions

C#9

Got a son of my own, look him right in his eyes

I ain't living in fear, but I'm holding him tight

C#9

Got a son of my own, look him right in his eyes

B9 A

I ain't living in fear, but I'm holding him tight

[Bridge]

C#9 B9

And the old folks tell me it's been going on since back in the day

But that don't make it okay

C#9 B9

And the white folks tell me all the looting and the shooting's insane

But you don't know our pain

[Chorus]

C#9

And please don't come around these parts

And tell me that we all a bunch of animals

C#9

The only time they wanna turn the cameras on

B9 A

Is when we're fuckin' shit up, come on

C#9

And please don't come around these parts

And tell me that we all a bunch of animals

C#9

The only time they wanna turn the cameras on

B9 A

Is when we're fuckin' shit up, come on

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