Coversong originally made famous by the Kinks
\nWritten by Ray Davies<\/p>\n
A A\r\n| \/ \/ \/ \/ | \/ \/ \/ \/ | I think I'm so - phisticated,\r\n A E Esus4 E\r\n'Cause I'm living my life like a good homo sapien,\r\n A\r\nBut all around me everybody's multiplying,\r\n E Esus4 E\r\nAnd they're walking 'round like flies, man,\r\n D \r\nSo I'm no better than the animals,\r\n A Asus4 A\r\nSitting in their cages in the zoo, man,\r\n A\r\n'Cause com - pared to the flowers, and the birds, and the trees, \r\nE E7 A\r\nI am an ape - man!\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n A\r\nI think I'm so educated, and I'm so civilised,\r\n E Esus4 E\r\n'Cause I'm a strict vegetarian,\r\n A\r\nBut with the over population, and inflation, and starvation,\r\n E Esus4 E\r\nAnd the crazy poli - tici - ans,\r\n D\r\nI don't feel safe in this world no more,\r\n A\r\nI don't want to die in a nuclear war,\r\n A\r\nI want to sail away to a distant shore,\r\n E E7 A\r\nAnd make like an ape - man!\r\n\r\n A\r\nI'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,\r\n E Esus4 E\r\nOh, I'm an ape - man,\r\n A\r\nI'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,\r\n E Esus4 E\r\nOh, I'm an ape - man,\r\n D\r\n'Cause com - pared to the sun that sits in the sky,\r\n A\r\nCom - pared to the clouds as they roll by,\r\n A\r\nCom - pared to the bugs, and the spiders, and flies,\r\nE E7 A\r\nI am an ape - man!\r\n\r\nA E\r\n In man's evolution he has created the city,\r\n E A\r\nAnd the motor traffic rumble, but, give me half a chance,\r\n E\r\nAnd I'd be taking off my clothes, and living in the jungle,\r\n D\r\n'Cause the only time that I feel at ease,\r\n A\r\nIs swinging up and down in a coconut tree,\r\nA E E7 A\r\nOh, what a life of luxury to be like an ape - man!\r\n\r\n A\r\nI'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,\r\n E Esus4 E\r\nOh, I'm an ape - man,\r\n A\r\nI'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,\r\n E Esus4 E\r\nOh, I'm an ape - man,\r\n D\r\nI look out the window, but I can't see the sky,\r\n A\r\nThe air pollution is a - fogging up my eyes,\r\n A\r\nI want to get out of this city alive,\r\n E E7 A\r\nAnd make like an ape - man!\r\n\r\n A\r\nI'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,\r\n E Esus4 E\r\nOh, I'm an ape - man,\r\n A\r\nI'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,\r\n E Esus4 E\r\nOh, I'm an ape - man,\r\n D\r\nI'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane,\r\n A\r\nI'll keep you warm, and you'll keep me sane,\r\n A\r\nWe'll sit in the trees, and eat bananas all day,\r\n E E7 A\r\nJust like an ape - man!\r\n\r\n A\r\nI'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,\r\n E Esus4 E\r\nOh, I'm an ape - man,\r\n A\r\nI'm a King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,\r\n E Esus4 E\r\nOh, I'm an ape - man,\r\n D\r\nI don't feel safe in this world no more,\r\n A\r\nI don't want to die in a nuclear war,\r\n A\r\nI want to sail away to a distant shore,\r\n E E7 A\r\nAnd make like an ape - man!\r\n<\/pre>\nApeman.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n
ABOUT THE SONG
\nStyle: Protest Folk Rock
\nRecording: digital 12-track stereo
\nVocals, Guitar, Piano<\/p>\nBand together and join THE RESISTANCE<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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