Intro
| F#m | % | C#7 | F#m |
[Chorus]
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m
In the beginning, in the beginning
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
F#m C#7
He saw an animal that liked to growl
C#7 F#m
Big furry paws and he liked to howl
F#m B
Great big furry back and furry hair
C# C#7 F#m
"Ah, think I'll call it a bear"
[Chorus]
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m
In the beginning, in the beginning
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
F#m C#7
He saw an animal up on a hill
C#7 F#m
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
F#m B
He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how
C# C#7 F#m
"Ah, think I'll call it a cow"
[Chorus]
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m
In the beginning, in the beginning
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
F#m C#7
He saw an animal that liked to snort
C#7 F#m
Horns on his head and they weren't too short
F#m B
It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull
C# C#7 F#m
"Ah, I think I'll call it a bull"
[Chorus]
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m
In the beginning, in the beginning
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
F#m C#7
He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail
C#7 F#m
Real dirty face and a curly tail
F#m B
He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big
C# C#7 F#m
"Ah, think I'll call it a pig"
[Chorus]
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m7
In the beginning, in the beginning
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
F#m C#7
Next animal that he did meet
C#7 F#m
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
F#m B
Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
C# C#7 F#m
"Ah, think I'll call it a sheep"
[Chorus]
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m
In the beginning, in the beginning
F#m
Man gave names to all the animals
C#7 F#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse] (+ coda)
F#m C#7
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
C#7 F#m
Slithering his way through the grass
F#m B
Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake ...