Big Thief - Animals: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Animals" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G               Em
The animals are wonderful
       Am             F             G
Such a vision in the sun, how they lay low
   G                            Em
I catch my breath and count my dough
      Am            F         G7      F
And I only live to run and I need to go
 Em             Am
You and I were born and
      F        G7        F   Em
I'll make you make your mind up
E7/C C/G
Oh me

She always knew
She'll always know
That I loved her oh so well, but I need to go
You and I were born and
I'll make you make your mind up
Oh me

 Am             F             G7     F
You and I were born with the same design
 Em             Am         F        G7        F   Em
Nothing in the world will make you make your mind up
 Am          F         G7      F
If I had a choice I'd wait to find
 Em              Am        F       G7      F   Em
Nothing in your eyes will tell me where you'll lie
E7/C C/G
Oh me


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Animals" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Animals" by Big Thief.