Key: F major
Verse 1
Am
Dm
if I could talk to the animals.
Oh, what a neat achievement
D
G
learn their languages,
maybe take an animal degree.
Am
D
I'd study elephant and eagle,
Em
A
D
alligator, guinea pig and flea.
G
C
polar bear and python,
D
G
C
and I would curse in fluent kangaroo.
A
D
can you speak rhinoceros,
D
G
D
Can't you?
Ddim
D
If I conferred
with our furry friends,
man to animal,
Am
D
If I could walk with the animals,
E
Am
B
grunt and squeak and squawk
Em
with the animals,
A
Am
C
D
G
and they could talk to me.
Eb
Bbm
If I consulted with quadrupeds,
for tea.
Eb
Ab
world would be.
Bbm
Eb
Ab
Bbm
If I spoke slang to orangutans,
Eb
Ab
the advantages any fool
Ab
Eb
Discussing Eastern art and dramas with
Ab
Eb
intellectual llamas,
Bb
Eb
that's a big step forward, you'll agree.
Ebm
Ab
Db
I'd learn to speak in antelope and turtle.
Ebm
Gb
Db
My Pekingese would be extremely good.
Fm
Bbsus4
If I were asked to sing in Hippopotamus,
Eb
Fm
I'd say Wynotamus.
Bb
Eb
And wood!
Bbm
Eb
If I could par ley with Pachyderms,
it's a fairy tale,
Bbm
Eb
A man who walks with the animals,
Bbm
C
grunts and squeaks and
Fm
Bb
squawks with the animals.
Eb
Ab
and they could talk them to me.
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