Intro: F C F C Bb Dm G (nc) Verse 1: Am G She's a box car rollin' by Am G Like a black star in the sky Am G She's a failure once or twice Am G Like a trailer spinnin' out upon dizzy ice Pre-chorus: Am G Flowers fly when we grow old Am G Snakes get high, or so I'm told Am G She's an eagle out on the road Am G Like my favorite Beatle everyone bought and sold Chorus: F C All of my love and half my kisses F C Superstar don't do the dishes Bb Dm G I just want the great apes to be free F C Come on now, you lazy cowboy F C Heads or tails, but not right now, boy Bb Dm G I just want the great apes to be free Verse 2: Am G She's a rain bird on the prowl Am G Like an urge to be yourself that you won't allow Am G She's a forest that we burned Am G Just a blueprint for a life that we had never learned Pre-chorus: Am G Flowers fly when we grow old Am G Snakes get high, or so I'm told Am G She's a lynch mob on the street Am G Take another step and I will kill the beat Chorus: F C All of my love and half my kisses F C Superstar don't do the dishes Bb Dm G I just want the great apes to be free F C Come on now, you lazy cowboy F C Heads or tails, but not right now, boy Bb Dm G I just want the great apes to be free Solo (x3): Am Am G G Bridge: Am G She's a bus stop, glockenspiel Am G She's a simulation life that you thought was real Am G She's an image that we blurred Am G It's a pixelated panther, now let it purr Chorus: F C All of my love and half my kisses F C Superstar don't do the dishes Bb Dm G I just want the great apes to be free F C Come on now, you lazy cowboy F C Heads or tails, but not right now, boy Bb Dm G I just want the great apes to be free Outro: F C F C Bb Dm G I just want the great apes to be free F C F C Bb Dm G I just want the great apes to be free This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
The Great Apes chords by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Suggested strumdriving 4/4
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d
&
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2
d
&
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3
d
&
u
4
d
&
u
Also works: funky chunky d u x u d u x u
How to play The Great Apes on ukulele
A good starting strum for this style is the driving 4/4: d – d – d u d u. You are playing it in F major. Chord-wise this is an easy one: everything sits at the rookie level. Add muted chunks between strums to bring out the funk-rock bite.
6 ukulele chords used in "The Great Apes" by Red Hot Chili Peppers: Am, Bb, C, Dm, F and G
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