Intro
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[Chorus]
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Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Cm
Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Cm G7
He saw an animal that liked to growl
G7 Cm
Big furry paws and he liked to howl
Cm F
Great big furry back and furry hair
G G7 Cm
"Ah, think I'll call it a bear"
[Chorus]
Cm
Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Cm
Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Cm G7
He saw an animal up on a hill
G7 Cm
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
Cm F
He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how
G G7 Cm
"Ah, think I'll call it a cow"
[Chorus]
Cm
Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Cm
Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Cm G7
He saw an animal that liked to snort
G7 Cm
Horns on his head and they weren't too short
Cm F
It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull
G G7 Cm
"Ah, I think I'll call it a bull"
[Chorus]
Cm
Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Cm
Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Cm G7
He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail
G7 Cm
Real dirty face and a curly tail
Cm F
He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big
G G7 Cm
"Ah, think I'll call it a pig"
[Chorus]
Cm
Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm7
In the beginning, in the beginning
Cm
Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Cm G7
Next animal that he did meet
G7 Cm
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
Cm F
Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
G G7 Cm
"Ah, think I'll call it a sheep"
[Chorus]
Cm
Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Cm
Man gave names to all the animals
G7 Cm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse] (+ coda)
Cm G7
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
G7 Cm
Slithering his way through the grass
Cm F
Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake ...