Bob Dylan - Man Gave Names to All the Animals: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Man Gave Names to All the 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.
Chorus:
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, in the beginning.
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, long time ago.
Em B
He saw an animal that liked to growl,
B Em
Big furry paws and he liked to howl,
Em A
Great big furry back and furry hair.
B Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a bear."
Chorus:
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, in the beginning.
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, long time ago.
Em B
He saw an animal up on a hill
B Em
Chewing up so much grass until she was filled.
Em A
He saw milk comin' out but he didn't know how.
B Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a cow."
Chorus:
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, in the beginning.
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, long time ago.
Em B
He saw an animal that liked to snort,
B Em
Horns on his head and they weren't too short.
Em
It looked like there wasn't nothin'
A
That he couldn't pull.
B Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a bull."
Chorus:
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, in the beginning.
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, long time ago.
Em B
He saw an animal leavin' a muddy trail,
B Em
Real dirty face and a curly tail.
Em A
He wasn't too small and he wasn't too big.
B Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a pig."
Chorus:
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, in the beginning.
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, long time ago.
Em B
Next animal that he did meet
B Em
Had wool on his back and hooves on his feet,
Em A
Eating grass on a mountainside so steep.
B Em
"Ah, think I'll call it a sheep."
Chorus:
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, in the beginning.
Em Em Em Em
Man gave names to all the animals
B B Em Em
In the beginning, long time ago.
Em B
He saw an animal as smooth as glass
B Em
Slithering his way through the grass.
Em A
Saw him disappear by a tree near a lake.
You can simplify chords by removing barre
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If you are also interested in learning how to play "Man Gave Names to All the Animals" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Man Gave Names to All the Animals" by Bob Dylan.