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