song : christmas at the zoo
by : flaming lips
album : “clouds taste metallic .
i think these are right . . . they sound ok to me
on the recording the verses chords are mostly just picked through . . . this , at
least , appears to be the progression that the lips use use . they might be
using less conventional chords in the verse . but chorus wise , i think they
are just power chords . either way . this seems to be their progression . feel
free to upload additions or fix any mistakes .
– jayson
tab :
intro seems to just be lingering on the E
verse :
E
their wasn’t any snow on christmas eve
C#m
and i knew what i should do ,
A E
i thought i’d free the animals
F#m B
all locked up at the zoo
i opened up the fence where the peacocks were ,
the lamas were unleashed
the snakes and seals could all get out ,
but they refused to leave . . . .
( on B they build up using octave intervals )
chorus :
E
all of the animals agreed they’re not
A
happy at the zoos
C#m G#m A E
but they preferred to save themselves ,
F#m B
they seemed to think they could . . .
the elephants , orangutans ,
all the birds and kangaroos
all said thanks but no thanks man ,
but to be concerned is good . . .
instrumental : same as verse
| E | C#m | A E | F#m B |
chorus :
it started to snow on christmas eve in the
middle of the night
walking through the state park zoo
and everything is white . . .
| E | A | C#m G#m A E | F#m B | E
notes transposed into C
( for easier playing i wrote out the chords transposed into C just copy and replace )
E F# G# A B C# D#
C D E F G A B
song : christmas at the zoo
by : flaming lips
album : “clouds taste metallic .
i think these are right . . . they sound ok to me
on the recording the verses chords are mostly just picked through . . . this , at
least , appears to be the progression that the lips use use . they might be
using less conventional chords in the verse . but chorus wise , i think they
are just power chords . either way . this seems to be their progression . feel
free to upload additions or fix any mistakes .
– jayson
tab :
intro seems to just be lingering on the E
verse :
E
their wasn’t any snow on christmas eve
C#m
and i knew what i should do ,
A E
i thought i’d free the animals
F#m B
all locked up at the zoo
i opened up the fence where the peacocks were ,
the lamas were unleashed
the snakes and seals could all get out ,
but they refused to leave . . . .
( on B they build up using octave intervals )
chorus :
E
all of the animals agreed they’re not
A
happy at the zoos
C#m G#m A E
but they preferred to save themselves ,
F#m B
they seemed to think they could . . .
the elephants , orangutans ,
all the birds and kangaroos
all said thanks but no thanks man ,
but to be concerned is good . . .
instrumental : same as verse
| E | C#m | A E | F#m B |
chorus :
it started to snow on christmas eve in the
middle of the night
walking through the state park zoo
and everything is white . . .
| E | A | C#m G#m A E | F#m B | E
notes transposed into C
( for easier playing i wrote out the chords transposed into C just copy and replace )
E F# G# A B C# D#
C D E F G A B
