• Song:

    Animal Boy

  • Artist:

    Matt The Electrician

  • Album:

    Matt the Electrician Is...

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                                           A n i m a l   B o y
                                  ( G u i t a r   a s   U k u l e l e )
                                 M a t t   T h e   E l e c t r i c i a n
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                   +--------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------+
                   + This file is the work of Jordan Lapping and represents his    +
                   + transcription of the song. You may only use this file for     +
                   + private study, scholarship, or research. The contents may not +
                   + be duplicated for use with other websites without written     +
                   + permission. Thank you for understanding. Enjoy.               +
                   +---------------------------------------------------------------+


Tabbed by Jordan Lapping

Tuning: E, Capo 5th fret [to mimic Ukulele]


 CHORDS USED:
     Am   C  Csus4  E7   F    G
e]---0----3----3----2----0----2---|
A]---0----0----1----0----1----3---|
F]---0----0----0----2----0----2---|
C]---2----0----0----1----2----0---|
x]--------------------------------|
x]--------------------------------|



 INTRO:
    C                Csus4
e]--------3-------3--------3-------3--|
B]----0-------0--------1-------1------|
G]------------------------------------|
D]--0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----| (x2)
x]------------------------------------|
x]------------------------------------|



VERSE 1:
C                   Csus4  C                            Csus4
  My great grandma, Martha, she mashed her food up in a bowl
C                     Csus4  C                     Csus4
  Whatever meal was intended, she always ate a casserole 
C                       Csus4  C                    Csus4
  We had the government cheese, and a tube of liver worst
C                            Csus4  C                              Csus4
  My mom said that we should try it; I said that she should try it first



 CHORUS 1:
F                    C
  You are an animal boy
F                             C
  Your mouth is open all the time
E7                       Am
  Why are you never not hungry?
G                F             (C)
  You think it's always dinner time



 TRANSITION 1:
    C                Csus4
e]--------3-------3--------3-------3--|
B]----0-------0--------1-------1------|
G]------------------------------------|
D]--0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----| (x2)
x]------------------------------------|
x]------------------------------------|



 VERSE 2:
C                         Csus4 C                         Csus4
  My brother was a method eater, he studied long into the night 
C                               Csus4  C                           Csus4
  When all the dishes were done drying, he had not taken his first bite
C                     Csus4 C                   Csus4
  We had a vegetable garden twice as big as our house
C                           Csus4       C                   Csus4
  And six or seven types of fruit trees; we hardly ever ate out



 CHORUS 2:
F                    C
  You are an animal boy
F                             C
  Your mouth is open all the time
E7                       Am
  Why are you never not hungry?
G                F             (C)
  You think it's always dinner time



 TRANSITION 2:
    C                Csus4
e]--------3-------3--------3-------3--|
B]----0-------0--------1-------1------|
G]------------------------------------|
D]--0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----| (x2)
x]------------------------------------|
x]------------------------------------|



 BRIDGE:
F - C (x2)
E7 - Am (x3)
F - G



 TRANSITION 3:
    C                Csus4
e]--------3-------3--------3-------3--|
B]----0-------0--------1-------1------|
G]------------------------------------|
D]--0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----| (x2)
x]------------------------------------|
x]------------------------------------|



 VERSE 3:
C                             Csus4    C                     Csus4
  I've started making my own smoothies, buying bananas by the ton
C                        Csus4  C                                Csus4
  All the way from Costa Rica, 'cause you can't grow them in the Texas sun
C                   Csus4     C                   Csus4
  My ancestors grew something, real food is all I know
C                          Csus4 C                   Csus4
  We're gonna grow a little boy, just like 100 years ago



 CHORUS 3:
F                    C
  You are an animal boy
F                             C
  Your mouth is open all the time
E7                       Am
  Why are you never not hungry?
G                F             (C)
  You think it's always dinner time



 OUTRO:
    C                Csus4            C                Csus4            C
e]--------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3--------3-------3--3--|
B]----0-------0--------1-------1--------0-------0--------1-------1------0--|
G]----------------------------------------------------------------------0--|
D]--0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----0---0---0---0----0--|
x]-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
x]-------------------------------------------------------------------------|




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