Intro
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[Chorus]
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Bm F#7
He saw an animal that liked to growl
F#7 Bm
Big furry paws and he liked to howl
Bm E
Great big furry back and furry hair
F# F#7 Bm
"Ah, think I'll call it a bear"
[Chorus]
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Bm F#7
He saw an animal up on a hill
F#7 Bm
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
Bm E
He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how
F# F#7 Bm
"Ah, think I'll call it a cow"
[Chorus]
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Bm F#7
He saw an animal that liked to snort
F#7 Bm
Horns on his head and they weren't too short
Bm E
It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull
F# F#7 Bm
"Ah, I think I'll call it a bull"
[Chorus]
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Bm F#7
He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail
F#7 Bm
Real dirty face and a curly tail
Bm E
He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big
F# F#7 Bm
"Ah, think I'll call it a pig"
[Chorus]
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm7
In the beginning, in the beginning
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
Bm F#7
Next animal that he did meet
F#7 Bm
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
Bm E
Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
F# F#7 Bm
"Ah, think I'll call it a sheep"
[Chorus]
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm
In the beginning, in the beginning
Bm
Man gave names to all the animals
F#7 Bm
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse] (+ coda)
Bm F#7
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
F#7 Bm
Slithering his way through the grass
Bm E
Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake ...