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Scorpions - The Zoo
Standard Tuning
[Intro]
| E5   E5   D5   E5| C5   B5   C5   E5   D5|
| E5   E5   D5   E5| C5   B5   C5   D5|
| E5   E5   D5   E5| C5   B5   C5   E5   D5|
| E5   E5   D5   E5| C5   B5   C5   D5|
| E5| E5| E5|
[Riff] (play x2)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------10--9--|-------------------10--9--|-------------------10--9--|-----7-----5-----7-----9--|
A|-------------------12--10-|-------------------12--10-|-------------------12--10-|-----9-----7-----9-----10-|
E|-0---0-0---0-0---0--------|-0---0-0---0-0---0--------|-0---0-0---0-0---0--------|-0-----0-----0-----0------|
P.M.-------------| P.M.-------------| P.M.-------------| PM PM PM PM
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------10--9--|-------------------10--9--|-------------------10--9--|-----7-----5-----7-----5-|
A|-------------------12--10-|-------------------12--10-|-------------------12--10-|-----9-----7-----9-----7-|
E|-0---0-0---0-0---0--------|-0---0-0---0-0---0--------|-0---0-0---0-0---0--------|-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
P.M.-------------| P.M.-------------| P.M.-------------| PM PM PM PM
Note: the riff essentially begins with the last bar of the preceding section. So from the fourth bar of E(5)
here, or from the eighth bar of Verse 1. Play one more bar of palm muted open E's before beginning the verse.
But when using it for the solos, the first bar notated here is the first bar of those sections.
[Verse 1]
E5The job is done and I go out
E5Another boring day
E5I leave it all behind me now
So C5many worlds awayE5  
Repeat Riff (x1 only)
[Verse 2]
E5I meet my girl, she's dressed to kill
E5And all we gonna do
E5Is walk around to catch the thrill
On C5streets we call the zooE5  
[Chorus]
We Geat the Dnight, we Emdrink the Ctime
GMake our Ddreams come Emtrue
And Ghungry Deyes are Empassing Cby
On Bstreets we Dcall the Emzoo
We Geat the Dnight, we Emdrink the Ctime
GMake our Ddreams come Emtrue
And Ghungry Deyes are Empassing Cby
On Bstreets we Dcall the Emzoo
[Bridge]
A5   C5x4
[Solo]
Over Riff x1
[Verse 3]
E5Enjoy the zoo and walk down
E542nd Street
E5You gonna be excited too
And C5you will feel the heatE5  
[Chorus]
We Geat the Dnight, we Emdrink the Ctime
GMake our Ddreams come Emtrue
And Ghungry Deyes are Empassing Cby
On Bstreets we Dcall the Emzoo
We Geat the Dnight, we Emdrink the Ctime
GMake our Ddreams come Emtrue
And Ghungry Deyes are Empassing Cby
On Bstreets we Dcall the Emzoo
[Bridge]
A5   C5x4
[Outro Solo]
Over Riff x4
(begin fade 3rd time)
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The story behind the song

This song paints a picture of city streets, specifically referencing New York City's 42nd Street, which the band had visited and laconically referred to as a "zoo." The lyrics capture the raw, untamed energy and atmosphere of urban environments. Lead guitarist Matthias Jabs performs with a talk box, adding a distinctive vocalized guitar sound to the track from the album Animal Magnetism. It embodies the feeling of navigating a bustling, wild urban landscape.

AI-written from these sources:The Zoo (song) — Wikipedia ↗Scorpions (band) — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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