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Riki Tiki Tavi

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[Chords]
    F: 133211
   C : -3555x
    G: 355433
[Strumming]
   ↓ ↓ ↓↑↓
    F   FxFF
   ↓ ↓ ↓↑↓
    C   CxCC
   ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
    G   Gx  Gx  Gx G  
[Intro]
F C G
[Verse 1]
FBetter get into Cwhat you gotta get inGto
FBetter get into it now, Cno slacking Gplease
FUnited Nations Cain't really uniGted
FAnd the organisations Cain't really orgGanised
[Chorus]
FRiki tiki tavi Cmongoose is Ggone
FRiki tiki tavi Cmongoose is Ggone
FWon't be coming around Cfor to kill your snakes no more, Gmy love
FRiki tiki tavi Cmongoose is Ggone
[Verse 2]
FEverybody who read the Jungle CBook knows that Riki tiki taviG's a mongoose who kills snakes
FWhen I was a young man CI was led to believe Gthere were organisations to kill my snakes for me
FIe the church Cie the government Gie school
FBut when I got a little older, CI learned I had to kill them Gmyself
[Chorus]
F(I said) Riki tiki tavi Cmongoose is Ggone
FRiki tiki tavi Cmongoose is Ggone
FWon't be coming around Cfor to kill your snakes no more, Gmy love
FRiki tiki tavi Cmongoose is Ggone
[Bridge]
F C G
[Verse 3]
FPeople walk around, Cthey don't know what Gthey're doing
FThey been lost so long Cthey don't know what Gthey've been looking for
FWell, I know what I'm a-Clooking for Gbut I just can't find it
FI guess I gotta Clook inside of myself Gsome more
FOh oh oh, Cinside of myself Gsome more
FOh oh oh, Cinside of myself Gsome more
[Chorus]
FRiki tiki tavi Cmongoose is Ggone
FRiki tiki tavi Cmongoose is Ggone
FRiki tiki tavi Cmongoose is Ggone
FRiki tiki tavi Cmongoose is Ggone
[Outro]
FI Csaw you toGday on a number twelve
FBus you were Cgoing my waGy
FMy CwaGy

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Riki Tiki Tavi

by Donovan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Chords]

: 133211

C : -3555x

: 355433

[Strumming]

↓ ↓ ↓↑↓

F F

xFF

↓ ↓ ↓↑↓

C C

xCC

↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓

G G G G G

x x x

[Intro]

F C G

[Verse 1]

F C G

Better get into what you gotta get into

F C G

Better get into it now, no slacking please

F C G

United Nations ain't really united

F C G

And the organisations ain't really organised

[Chorus]

F C G

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

F C G

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

F C G

Won't be coming around for to kill your snakes no more, my love

F C G

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

[Verse 2]

F C G

Everybody who read the Jungle Book knows that Riki tiki tavi's a mongoose who kills snakes

F C G

When I was a young man I was led to believe there were organisations to kill my snakes for me

F C G

Ie the church ie the government ie school

F C G

But when I got a little older, I learned I had to kill them myself

[Chorus]

F C G

(I said) Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

F C G

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

F C G

Won't be coming around for to kill your snakes no more, my love

F C G

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

[Bridge]

F C G

[Verse 3]

F C G

People walk around, they don't know what they're doing

F C G

They been lost so long they don't know what they've been looking for

F C G

Well, I know what I'm a-looking for but I just can't find it

F C G

I guess I gotta look inside of myself some more

F C G

Oh oh oh, inside of myself some more

F C G

Oh oh oh, inside of myself some more

[Chorus]

F C G

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

F C G

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

F C G

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

F C G

Riki tiki tavi mongoose is gone

[Outro]

F C G

I saw you today on a number twelve

F C G

Bus you were going my way

F C G

My way

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