Intro
| A#m | % | F7 | A#m |
[Chorus]
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m
In the beginning, in the beginning
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
A#m F7
He saw an animal that liked to growl
F7 A#m
Big furry paws and he liked to howl
A#m D#
Great big furry back and furry hair
F F7 A#m
"Ah, think I'll call it a bear"
[Chorus]
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m
In the beginning, in the beginning
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
A#m F7
He saw an animal up on a hill
F7 A#m
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
A#m D#
He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how
F F7 A#m
"Ah, think I'll call it a cow"
[Chorus]
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m
In the beginning, in the beginning
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
A#m F7
He saw an animal that liked to snort
F7 A#m
Horns on his head and they weren't too short
A#m D#
It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull
F F7 A#m
"Ah, I think I'll call it a bull"
[Chorus]
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m
In the beginning, in the beginning
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
A#m F7
He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail
F7 A#m
Real dirty face and a curly tail
A#m D#
He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big
F F7 A#m
"Ah, think I'll call it a pig"
[Chorus]
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m7
In the beginning, in the beginning
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse]
A#m F7
Next animal that he did meet
F7 A#m
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
A#m D#
Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
F F7 A#m
"Ah, think I'll call it a sheep"
[Chorus]
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m
In the beginning, in the beginning
A#m
Man gave names to all the animals
F7 A#m
In the beginning, long time ago
[Verse] (+ coda)
A#m F7
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
F7 A#m
Slithering his way through the grass
A#m D#
Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake ...