Ape Man
The Kinks
Verse 1
I think I'm C sophisticated 'cause I'm living my life like a G good Homo sapien
But C all around me everybody's multiplying till they're G walkin' round like flies man
So F I'm no better than the animals sitting in their C cages in the zoo man
C 'Cause compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees F I am an G ape C man
Verse 2
C I think I'm so educated and I'm so civilized 'cause I'm a G strict vegetarian
But with the C over-population and inflation and starvation and the G crazy politicians
I F don't feel safe in this world no more I C don't want to die in a nuclear war
I want to sail away to a distant shore and F make like an G ape C man
Chorus
C I'm an ape man I'm an ape ape man oh I'm an G ape man
I'm a C King Kong man I'm a voodoo man oh I'm an G ape man
'Cause com-F-pared to the sun that sits in the sky com-C-pared to the clouds as they roll by
Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies G I am an ape C man
F La la la la C la la la F la G la la C la
Verse 3
(Spoken) C In man's evolution he has created the G city and the motor traffic rumble
C But give me half a chance and I'd be taking G off my clothes and living in the jungle
(Sung) 'Cause the F only time that I feel at ease is C swinging up and down in a coconut tree
Oh what a life of luxury to G be like an ape C man
Bridge
C Ah come on and G love me be my ape man C girl
And we will be so G happy in my ape man C world G F C G
Chorus 2
C I'm an ape man I'm an ape ape man oh I'm an G ape man
I'm a C King Kong man I'm a voodoo man oh I'm an G ape man
F I'll be your Tarzan you'll be my Jane C I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane
We'll sit in the trees and eat bananas all day G just like an ape C man
Chorus 3
C I'm an ape man I'm an ape ape man oh I'm an G ape man
I'm a C King Kong man I'm a voodoo man oh I'm an G ape man
I F don't feel safe in this world no more I C don't want to die in a nuclear war
I want to sail away to a distant shore and G make like an ape C man
F La la la la C la la la F la G la la C la