so most of this is right , or at least sounds right to me , except for the very end;
i kinda just made up chords for the ’little chocolate girl , won’t you leave your
name’ part . you could probably figure out your own thing to do there if you
wanted , because i find it hard to segue from there into the final part . i’m also
not sure if that last part is in F#m or fm; F#m makes sense , although the key
change sounds kind of cool . just wing it in whatever way you want , haha , that’s
the true animal collective spirit , anyway . also the lyrics should be right ,
although i kind of used what i liked best from a few different versions .
chocolate girl
by animal collective
– – – – – – – – – – – – verse :
A
in cycles
Amaj7
i’ll lead you around the excavation
A
where grass grows
Amaj7
and remnants of you in placation
A
your breath sounds
Amaj7
inhaling a portrait , it’s frozen
A
in blue gowns
Amaj7
you trace along the house which you have chosen
Amaj7
and holding tightly
when sound is dead we’ll sing in time
A# A
and lie
A
when life meets child , your only pride
A# A
you lie
A
when ceilings smile , we’ll sleep a while
A# A
and lie
Amaj7
i’ll take you for walks on the ocean
– – – – – – – – chorus :
( everything cuts out but guitar , half/time )
A
she had a pretty dad
G
but she was growing out of play – school
still she could kick and scream and play
D
until she wanted to
A ( drums kick back in )
my little chocolate girl
G
her brother barely out of high school
lived in a place where he could scream
D
until he wanted to
A
oh fuzzy tabby cat
G
and she could bury him in apples
and curl around a bowl of cotton
D
’til she wanted to
– – – – – – – – – – ( back to verse , regular time )
A
still she had to speak loud
Amaj7
’cause hearing isn’t hiding the widows
A
and eats in
Amaj7
and picks her sunday flowers in the garden
A
and cries late
Amaj7
still drinking with the boys until it’s ran out
A
and prays long
Amaj7
in hopes of something better for the children
A
and holding tightly
when sound is dead we’ll sing in time
A# A
and lie
A
when life meets child , your only pride
A# A
can lie
A
when ceilings smile , we’ll sleep a while
A# A
and lie
Amaj7
i’ll take you for walks on the ocean
– – – – chorus : ( everything cuts out but guitar , half/time )
A
she met a pretty boy
G
and they would dance between their elders
D
and she would cream until the wine she bought had settled in
A ( drums kick back in )
our little chocolate girl
G
she used to love the stars from england
she slept on records and her marble jewelry
D
from her school
A
her colors matched the room
G
and she would twirl around the curtains
she had a hand to hold her chin up
D
when her friends left town
A
the kid across the street
G
he’ll keep around when she was changing
D
and he would wait and she would tell her friends about the boy
A
her mother died at home
G
she had saliva in her pockets
D
she gave a go when her last taste had finally gave up the day
Dsus9
oh little chocolate girl
Asus4add9
wont you leave your name
– – – – – – – – – final part : ( repeat til end )
Bm
so put your lanterns all across the maze
so i won’t feast on folly
E F#m
better love the rain who brought the stings endear
and who will pop the triggers
A
cause i can’t see you
E F#m
i’ll open up my brain again
it has a lot of lyrics but the music is pretty simple once you listen to
it a few times . there are some pretty cool synth and piano licks
that avey plays that aren’t too hard to figure out either . i haven’t
learned all of them , but i know for the A# part in the verse , the synth
goes something like :
( bass tab )
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – 3 – – 1 – – – 3 – – 1 – – 0 – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
and the ’ill take you for walks on the ocean’ part is something like :
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – 7 – – 6 – – 4 – – 6 – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
don’t quote me on those licks , i just started toying around with those
parts . anyway , have fun with this , because i sure as hell do . now i just
have to convince my band to cover this , haha . email me if you have any
corrections at mattpuhr@gmail . com . rock on!
so most of this is right , or at least sounds right to me , except for the very end;
i kinda just made up chords for the ’little chocolate girl , won’t you leave your
name’ part . you could probably figure out your own thing to do there if you
wanted , because i find it hard to segue from there into the final part . i’m also
not sure if that last part is in F#m or fm; F#m makes sense , although the key
change sounds kind of cool . just wing it in whatever way you want , haha , that’s
the true animal collective spirit , anyway . also the lyrics should be right ,
although i kind of used what i liked best from a few different versions .
chocolate girl
by animal collective
– – – – – – – – – – – – verse :
A
in cycles
Amaj7
i’ll lead you around the excavation
A
where grass grows
Amaj7
and remnants of you in placation
A
your breath sounds
Amaj7
inhaling a portrait , it’s frozen
A
in blue gowns
Amaj7
you trace along the house which you have chosen
Amaj7
and holding tightly
when sound is dead we’ll sing in time
A# A
and lie
A
when life meets child , your only pride
A# A
you lie
A
when ceilings smile , we’ll sleep a while
A# A
and lie
Amaj7
i’ll take you for walks on the ocean
– – – – – – – – chorus :
( everything cuts out but guitar , half/time )
A
she had a pretty dad
G
but she was growing out of play – school
still she could kick and scream and play
D
until she wanted to
A ( drums kick back in )
my little chocolate girl
G
her brother barely out of high school
lived in a place where he could scream
D
until he wanted to
A
oh fuzzy tabby cat
G
and she could bury him in apples
and curl around a bowl of cotton
D
’til she wanted to
– – – – – – – – – – ( back to verse , regular time )
A
still she had to speak loud
Amaj7
’cause hearing isn’t hiding the widows
A
and eats in
Amaj7
and picks her sunday flowers in the garden
A
and cries late
Amaj7
still drinking with the boys until it’s ran out
A
and prays long
Amaj7
in hopes of something better for the children
A
and holding tightly
when sound is dead we’ll sing in time
A# A
and lie
A
when life meets child , your only pride
A# A
can lie
A
when ceilings smile , we’ll sleep a while
A# A
and lie
Amaj7
i’ll take you for walks on the ocean
– – – – chorus : ( everything cuts out but guitar , half/time )
A
she met a pretty boy
G
and they would dance between their elders
D
and she would cream until the wine she bought had settled in
A ( drums kick back in )
our little chocolate girl
G
she used to love the stars from england
she slept on records and her marble jewelry
D
from her school
A
her colors matched the room
G
and she would twirl around the curtains
she had a hand to hold her chin up
D
when her friends left town
A
the kid across the street
G
he’ll keep around when she was changing
D
and he would wait and she would tell her friends about the boy
A
her mother died at home
G
she had saliva in her pockets
D
she gave a go when her last taste had finally gave up the day
Dsus9
oh little chocolate girl
Asus4add9
wont you leave your name
– – – – – – – – – final part : ( repeat til end )
Bm
so put your lanterns all across the maze
so i won’t feast on folly
E F#m
better love the rain who brought the stings endear
and who will pop the triggers
A
cause i can’t see you
E F#m
i’ll open up my brain again
it has a lot of lyrics but the music is pretty simple once you listen to
it a few times . there are some pretty cool synth and piano licks
that avey plays that aren’t too hard to figure out either . i haven’t
learned all of them , but i know for the A# part in the verse , the synth
goes something like :
( bass tab )
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – 3 – – 1 – – – 3 – – 1 – – 0 – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
and the ’ill take you for walks on the ocean’ part is something like :
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – 7 – – 6 – – 4 – – 6 – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
don’t quote me on those licks , i just started toying around with those
parts . anyway , have fun with this , because i sure as hell do . now i just
have to convince my band to cover this , haha . email me if you have any
corrections at mattpuhr@gmail . com . rock on!
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