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