Animals
Coldplay
Transcribed by Tom Donovan
I've seen some really rubbish transcriptions of this song and I'm not quite
sure where they got the chords from to be honest so I decided to do one myself.
This is basically a Chord Transcription for Piano Players, but it sounds really
cool if you put a capo on the 3rd fret and play it on acoustic guitar. I've put
the chords for this in brackets next to the concert pitch chords.
Intro: Eb(C) / F (D) / Eb(C) / F (D)// x2
Verse 1:
G (E) Eb (C)
Animals we are,
Cm (Am) G (E)
Disposable, collapsible and raw,
Eb(C) Cm (Am)
In you go into some crowded room,
G (E) Eb (C)
And animals that climb,
Cm (Am) G (E)
And they're climbing over you until you say,
Eb (C) Cm (Am)
"Off you go, off you go,"
Verse 2:
G (E) Eb (C)
Animal I am
Cm (Am) G (E)
And I'm looking for an answer just like you,
Eb (C) Cm (Am)
I should know which way to turn,
G (E) Eb (C)
An animal that runs
Cm (Am) G (E)
And I ran away from you because I'm scared,
Eb (C) Cm (Am)
"Off you go, off you go,"
Chorus:
Ebmaj7 (C) F (Dadd11)
If you're gonna go, go now,
Ebmaj7 (C) F (Dadd11)
If you're gonna go, go now,
Ebmaj7 (C) F (Dadd11)
I forgot to tell you now,
Ebmaj7 (C) F (Dadd11)
So if you're gonna go,
[G (E)]
Go now,
Link: [G (E)] / Eb (C) / Eb (C) / Cm (Am) //
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/coldplay/animals_crd_ver_2.html ]
Verse 3:
G (E) Eb (C)
Animal you are,
Cm (Am)
Disposable, defenceless yes and,
G (E) Eb (C) Cm (Am)
Watch your mouth; boys watch your mouth,
G (E) Eb (C)
An animal that runs,
Cm (Am)
And I made all my excuses to you,
G (E) Eb (C) Cm (Am)
And I missed my chance by a stones throw,
Chorus:
Ebmaj7 (C) F (Dadd11)
If you're gonna go, go now,
Ebmaj7 (C) F (Dadd11)
If you're gonna go, go now,
Ebmaj7 (C) F (Dadd11)
I forgot to tell you now,
Ebmaj7 (C) F (Dadd11)
So if you're gonna go,
[G (E)]
Go now,
Bridge: [G (E)] / Eb (C) / Eb (C) / Cm (Am) x4
Final Section:
G (E)
Now crumble,
Eb (C)
Crumble and fall,
Cm (Am)
Crumble and fall like an animal,
G (E)
Yes I crumble,
Eb (C)
Crumble and fall,
Cm (Am)
Crumble and fall like an animal,
G (E)
Yes I crumble,
Eb (C)
Crumble and fall,
Cm (Am)
Crumble and fall like an animal,
G (E)
Yes I crumble,
Eb (C)
Crumble and fall,
Cm (Am)
Crumble and fall like an animal,
G (E) / Eb (C) / Eb (C) / Cm (Am) // x4
It goes on for a bit after that with about 6 times through with
the G / Eb / Eb / Cm/ chord sequence, its just piano, and sum weird effects.
Chords for the guitar version capo 3rd fret
G (E) 022100
Eb (C) x32010
Cm (Am) x02210
F (Dadd11) x54030 (You can just play a normal D chord but I have a bit of an
obsession with this chord so I put it in. Its also better in the intro and the
chorus because you can slide up and down between the C and D chords, rather than
taking your hand away and making it sound a bit mechanical)
