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A.N.I.M.A.L. (John Newman)
CAPO on 2nd fret
[Intro]
|  C|  G|  D|  Em|
[Chorus]
You'll Cnever take the greatest part of Gme
You'll Dnever leave me broken at your Emfeet
'Cause Cjust when you think you know me Gwell
DYou create a, you create an EmA-N-I-M-A-L
[Verse 1]
CHold tight, I'm about to blow
GI'm about to break out of the cage
DI'm about to lose my shitEm  
CHot head and red eyed
GHowling in the moonlight
I'm Djust the way you wanted meEm  
[Pre-Chorus]
CAll that is sure Gis love
But Dall that you hear is Emhate
If Call that I am ain't eGnough
Then DI'll show you what I can Dbe
[Chorus]
You'll Cnever take the greatest part of Gme
You'll Dnever leave me broken at your Emfeet
'Cause Cjust when you think you know me Gwell
DYou create a, you create an EmA-N-I-M-A-L
You'll Cnever take the greatest part of Gme
Yeah, DI will be just what I wanna Embe
'Cause Cjust when you think you know me Gwell
DYou create a, you create an EmA-N-I-M-A-L
[Post-Chorus]
 C(Uh-Ghuh)   D  EmA-N-I-M-A-L
 C(Uh-Ghuh)   D  EmA-N-I-M-A-L
[Verse 2]
CDarkness to daylight
GDrowning in paradise
DThis is who I'm meant to be Em(This is who I'm meant to be)
I'm Cfearless, I'm out there
I'm Glet loose with no care
Is Dthis the way you wanted me? Em(Is this the way you wanted me?)
[Pre-Chorus]
And Call that I'm sure is Glove
But Dmaybe that's not what you Dneed (Yeah)
[Chorus]
You'll Cnever take the greatest part of Gme (Uh-huh)
You'll Dnever leave me broken at your Emfeet (A-N-I-M-A-L)
'Cause Cjust when you think you know me Gwell (Uh-huh)
DYou create a, you create an EmA-N-I-M-A-L
You'll Cnever take the greatest part of Gme (Uh-huh)
You'll Dnever leave me broken at your Emfeet (A-N-I-M-A-L)
'Cause Cjust when you think you know me Gwell (Uh-huh)
DYou create a, you create an EmA-N-I-M-A-L
[Bridge]
We're Crunning out, yeah, running out
We're Grunning out of time
The Dfire is burning with Emhate
We're Crunning out, yeah, running out
We're Grunning out of time
But Dstill I will rise from the Emflames
[Pre-Chorus]
You'll Cnever take the greatest part of Gme
And DI will be just what I want to Embe (Yeah)
[Chorus]
You'll Cnever take the greatest part of Gme (Uh-huh)
You'll Dnever leave me broken at your Emfeet (A-N-I-M-A-L)
'Cause Cjust when you think you know me Gwell (Uh-huh)
DYou create a, you create an EmA-N-I-M-A-L
You'll Cnever take the greatest part of Gme (Uh-huh)
Yeah, DI will be just what I wanna Embe (Animal)
'Cause Cjust when you think you know me Gwell (Uh-huh)
                           D   EmN.C.
You create a, you create an A-N-I-M-A-L

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Animal

by John Newman

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A.N.I.M.A.L. (John Newman)

CAPO on 2nd fret

[Intro]

C G D Em

| | | | |

[Chorus]

C G

You'll never take the greatest part of me

D Em

You'll never leave me broken at your feet

C G

'Cause just when you think you know me well

D Em

You create a, you create an A-N-I-M-A-L

[Verse 1]

Hold tight, I'm about to blow

I'm about to break out of the cage

D Em

I'm about to lose my shit

Hot head and red eyed

Howling in the moonlight

D Em

I'm just the way you wanted me

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

All that is sure is love

D Em

But all that you hear is hate

C G

If all that I am ain't enough

D D

Then I'll show you what I can be

[Chorus]

C G

You'll never take the greatest part of me

D Em

You'll never leave me broken at your feet

C G

'Cause just when you think you know me well

D Em

You create a, you create an A-N-I-M-A-L

C G

You'll never take the greatest part of me

D Em

Yeah, I will be just what I wanna be

C G

'Cause just when you think you know me well

D Em

You create a, you create an A-N-I-M-A-L

[Post-Chorus]

C G D Em

(Uh-huh) A-N-I-M-A-L

C G D Em

(Uh-huh) A-N-I-M-A-L

[Verse 2]

Darkness to daylight

Drowning in paradise

D Em

This is who I'm meant to be (This is who I'm meant to be)

I'm fearless, I'm out there

I'm let loose with no care

D Em

Is this the way you wanted me? (Is this the way you wanted me?)

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

And all that I'm sure is love

D D

But maybe that's not what you need (Yeah)

[Chorus]

C G

You'll never take the greatest part of me (Uh-huh)

D Em

You'll never leave me broken at your feet (A-N-I-M-A-L)

C G

'Cause just when you think you know me well (Uh-huh)

D Em

You create a, you create an A-N-I-M-A-L

C G

You'll never take the greatest part of me (Uh-huh)

D Em

You'll never leave me broken at your feet (A-N-I-M-A-L)

C G

'Cause just when you think you know me well (Uh-huh)

D Em

You create a, you create an A-N-I-M-A-L

[Bridge]

We're running out, yeah, running out

We're running out of time

D Em

The fire is burning with hate

We're running out, yeah, running out

We're running out of time

D Em

But still I will rise from the flames

[Pre-Chorus]

C G

You'll never take the greatest part of me

D Em

And I will be just what I want to be (Yeah)

[Chorus]

C G

You'll never take the greatest part of me (Uh-huh)

D Em

You'll never leave me broken at your feet (A-N-I-M-A-L)

C G

'Cause just when you think you know me well (Uh-huh)

D Em

You create a, you create an A-N-I-M-A-L

C G

You'll never take the greatest part of me (Uh-huh)

D Em

Yeah, I will be just what I wanna be (Animal)

C G

'Cause just when you think you know me well (Uh-huh)

D Em

N.C.

You create a, you create an A-N-I-M-A-L

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