Man Gave Names to All the Animals

Bob Dylan

Key of Em · Chords: IV V i

Verse 6

Man Gave Names To All The Animals – Bob Dylan
Written by: Bob Dylan

Verse 7

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Intro

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Chorus

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Man gave names to all the animals
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In the beginning, in the beginning
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Man gave names to all the animals
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In the beginning, long time ago

Verse 1

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He saw an animal that liked to growl
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Big furry paws and he liked to howl
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Great big furry back and furry hair
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"Ah, think I'll call it a bear"

Chorus

Em
Man gave names to all the animals
       B7                Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
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Man gave names to all the animals
       B7                   Em
In the beginning, long time ago

Verse 2

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He saw an animal up on a hill
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Chewing up so much grass until she was filled
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He saw milk coming out but he didn't know how
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"Ah, think I'll call it a cow"

Chorus

Em
Man gave names to all the animals
       B7                Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
       B7                   Em
In the beginning, long time ago

Verse 3

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He saw an animal that liked to snort
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Horns on his head and they weren't too short
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It looked like there wasn't nothing that he couldn't pull
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"Ah, I think I'll call it a bull"

Chorus

Em
Man gave names to all the animals
       B7                Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
       B7                   Em
In the beginning, long time ago

Verse 4

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He saw an animal leaving a muddy trail
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Real dirty face and a curly tail
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He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big
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"Ah, think I'll call it a pig"

Chorus

Em
Man gave names to all the animals
       B7                Em7
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
       B7                   Em
In the beginning, long time ago

Verse 5

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Next animal that he did meet
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Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet
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Eating grass on a mountainside so steep
B               B7        Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a sheep"

Chorus

Em
Man gave names to all the animals
       B7                Em
In the beginning, in the beginning
Em
Man gave names to all the animals
       B7                   Em
In the beginning, long time ago

Coda

Em                            B7
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
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Slithering his way through the grass
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Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake ...