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De-Evolving

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[Intro]
Em G C9 B+
Em G C9 B+
[Verse]
   EmI guess you've Gnoticed that my C9arms don't B+fit in Emmy old GsuitsC9  B+  
   EmI guess you've Gnoticed that I'm C9eating B+lots of Emjungle GfruitsC9  B+  
Anyway more than I Aused to
I used to Gbe so tall and Athin
Now I'm not exactly Gsure which phylum I'm F#in
[Chorus]
And I know there's a Gmonkey in the Dfuture for AyouAsus4  A  
And there's Gnothing modern Ascience can DdoDsus4  D  
GKeeping the Dthumb but  F#I'm getting Bmdumb
I'm de-Gvol-Dving, I'm de-Gvol-Dving
I am Ade-evolving
[Verse]
   EmI guess you've Gnoticed that I C9can't sit B+still at Emdinner-GtimeC9  B+  
   EmI guess you've Gnoticed that I C9quit my B+job and I Emlearned to GsignC9  B+  
Anyway more than I Aused to
I used to Ghave a little body Ahair
Now I have to use a Grazor every-F#where
[Chorus]
And I know there's a Gmonkey in the Dfuture for AyouAsus4  A  
And there's Gnothing modern Ascience can DdoDsus4  D  
GKeeping the Dthumb but  F#I'm getting Bmdumb
I'm de-Gvol-Dving, I'm de-Gvol-Dving
I am Ade-evolving
[Bridge]
 EWhy get so Emaj7angry at me?
E7I don't under-Astand how you Amexpect me to Edefend my actions
F#Knowing what you B7now know
 EMonkey Emaj7one and monkey E7two
Monkey Ame and monkey Amyou
Monkey Esee and monkey
F#Do you B7still love EmmeG  
     C9  B+Now that I'm a Emmonkey?G  C9  B+  
[Verse]
   EmI guess you've Gnoticed that I C9drag my B+knuckles Emwhen I GdanceC9  B+  
   EmI guess you've Gnoticed that I C9stuff a B+tail in-Emside my GpantsC9  B+  
Anyway more than I Aused to
I used to Gsee a movie now and Athen
Now I'm never gonna Gwatch King Kong a-F#gain
[Chorus]
And I know there's a Gmonkey in the Dfuture for AyouAsus4  A  
And there's Gnothing modern Ascience can DdoDsus4  D  
GKeeping the Dthumb but  F#I'm getting Bmdumb
I'm de-Gvol-Dving, I'm de-Gvol-Dving
I am Ade-evolving
[Outro]
Em G C9
   B+I'm de-Emvol-GvingC9  
   B+De-eEmvol-GvingC9  
   B+I'm a Emcoal Gminer's C9daughterB+  
Em

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De-Evolving

by Jonathan Coulton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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B+

Asus4

Dsus4

Emaj7

[Intro]

Em G C9 B+

[Verse]

Em G C9 B+ Em G C9 B+

I guess you've noticed that my arms don't fit in my old suits

Em G C9 B+ Em G C9 B+

I guess you've noticed that I'm eating lots of jungle fruits

Anyway more than I used to

G A

I used to be so tall and thin

G F#

Now I'm not exactly sure which phylum I'm in

[Chorus]

G D A Asus4 A

And I know there's a monkey in the future for you

G A D Dsus4 D

And there's nothing modern science can do

G D F# Bm

Keeping the thumb but I'm getting dumb

G D G D

I'm de-vol-ving, I'm de-vol-ving

I am de-evolving

[Verse]

Em G C9 B+ Em G C9 B+

I guess you've noticed that I can't sit still at dinner-time

Em G C9 B+ Em G C9 B+

I guess you've noticed that I quit my job and I learned to sign

Anyway more than I used to

G A

I used to have a little body hair

G F#

Now I have to use a razor every-where

[Chorus]

G D A Asus4 A

And I know there's a monkey in the future for you

G A D Dsus4 D

And there's nothing modern science can do

G D F# Bm

Keeping the thumb but I'm getting dumb

G D G D

I'm de-vol-ving, I'm de-vol-ving

I am de-evolving

[Bridge]

E Emaj7

Why get so angry at me?

E7 A Am E

I don't under-stand how you expect me to defend my actions

F# B7

Knowing what you now know

E Emaj7 E7

Monkey one and monkey two

A Am

Monkey me and monkey you

Monkey see and monkey

F# B7 Em G

Do you still love me

C9 B+ Em G C9 B+

Now that I'm a monkey?

[Verse]

Em G C9 B+ Em G C9 B+

I guess you've noticed that I drag my knuckles when I dance

Em G C9 B+ Em G C9 B+

I guess you've noticed that I stuff a tail in-side my pants

Anyway more than I used to

G A

I used to see a movie now and then

G F#

Now I'm never gonna watch King Kong a-gain

[Chorus]

G D A Asus4 A

And I know there's a monkey in the future for you

G A D Dsus4 D

And there's nothing modern science can do

G D F# Bm

Keeping the thumb but I'm getting dumb

G D G D

I'm de-vol-ving, I'm de-vol-ving

I am de-evolving

[Outro]

Em G C9

B+ Em G C9

I'm de-vol-ving

B+ Em G C9

De-evol-ving

B+ Em G C9 B+

I'm a coal miner's daughter

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