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