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I Am An Animal

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 F   C   G   Amx2
[Verse 1]
Mmm, Fboth my eyes went Cblack, all the ash inside my
Glungs kept on melting till my hAmeart caught fire.
FOh if I break my bCack, if the smoke fills up my
Glungs I’ll be howlin’ in the jAmungle choir
FWhoa I am an aCnimal
MGmm, I am an anAmimal
Now OFOOH, I am an anCimal, oh and I
Gfeel yes I feel like an ANIMAL with
Fyou..  oh yeah with you  C(cue animal noises)
G       Am
Oh with FyouuuCu
G       Am
[Verse 2]
Oh yeah Fif every tCear through the carcass with the
Gblood, keeps on flowing till your hAmeart gets tired
FOh feel sick or scaredC, it’s just some bones left in the mud,
Gand a ghost after the bAmoast gets tired
FOh I am an aCnimal yeah
Goh I am an aAmnimal
FI am animalC  
oh and I fGeel yes I feel like an animal
FWITH YOU     BARK BARK!  C(More animal noises ensue)
G       Am
[Bridge]
F C G Am
[Verse 3]
FOh so sweep the deCbris, I got stuck with something
Gsharp, Oh something’s stickin’ stickinAm’ through my scar yeah
FIt feels something crazy, Ctearing rib away from rib
Gguess you gotta keep a fAmamished heart
Now Foh, I am an aCnimal,
GOh I am an animAmal, yeah
FI am an anCimal, ooh and I
Gfeel, yes I feel, like an animal with
Fyou....     C(Animal bonanza)
yeah with Gyouuu…
oh if yFou knew…C  

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I Am An Animal

by Shakey Graves

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F C G Am

[Verse 1]

F C

Mmm, both my eyes went black, all the ash inside my

G Am

lungs kept on melting till my heart caught fire.

F C

Oh if I break my back, if the smoke fills up my

G Am

lungs I’ll be howlin’ in the jungle choir

F C

Whoa I am an animal

G Am

Mmm, I am an animal

F C

Now OOOH, I am an animal, oh and I

feel yes I feel like an ANIMAL with

F C

you.. oh yeah with you (cue animal noises)

G Am

F C

Oh with youuuu

G Am

[Verse 2]

F C

Oh yeah if every tear through the carcass with the

G Am

blood, keeps on flowing till your heart gets tired

F C

Oh feel sick or scared, it’s just some bones left in the mud,

G Am

and a ghost after the boast gets tired

F C

Oh I am an animal yeah

G Am

oh I am an animal

F C

I am animal

oh and I feel yes I feel like an animal

F C

WITH YOU BARK BARK! (More animal noises ensue)

G Am

[Bridge]

F C G Am

[Verse 3]

F C

Oh so sweep the debris, I got stuck with something

G Am

sharp, Oh something’s stickin’ stickin’ through my scar yeah

F C

It feels something crazy, tearing rib away from rib

G Am

guess you gotta keep a famished heart

F C

Now oh, I am an animal,

G Am

Oh I am an animal, yeah

F C

I am an animal, ooh and I

feel, yes I feel, like an animal with

F C

you.... (Animal bonanza)

yeah with youuu…

F C

oh if you knew…

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