Maroon 5 - Animals: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Animals" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.
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Learn Animals Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Maroon 5
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Animals" smoothly on your guitar.
Chorus:
Em
Baby, I’m preying on you tonight,
D
Hunt you down, eat you alive,
C C
Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.
Em
Maybe you think that you can hide,
G
I can smell your scent for miles,
C C
Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.
Baby I’m
Em
So what you trying to do to me,
D
It’s like we can’t stop, we’re enemies.
C C
And thought we get along when I’m inside you, babe.
Em
You’re like a drug that’s killing me,
G
I cut you out entirely.
C C
Girl, I get so high when I’m inside you.
Em
Yeah, you can start over, you can run free,
D
You can find other fish in the sea,
C
You can pretend it’s meant to be,
C
But you can’t stay away from me.
Em
I can still hear you making that sound,
G
Taking me down rolling on the ground,
C
You can pretend that it was me,
C
But no.
Chorus:
Em
Baby, I’m preying on you tonight,
D
Hunt you down, eat you alive,
C C
Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.
Em
Maybe you think that you can hide,
G
I can smell your scent for miles,
C C
Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.
Baby I’m
Em D
So if I run it’s not enough,
C
You’re still in my head, forever stuck,
C
So you can do what you wanna do, babe.
Em
I love your lies, I’ll eat ’em up,
G C
But don’t deny the animal,
C
That comes alive when I’m inside you.
Em
Yeah, you can start over, you can run free,
D
You can find other fish in the sea,
C
You can pretend it’s meant to be,
C
But you can’t stay away from me.
Em
I can still hear you making that sound,
G
Taking me down rolling on the ground,
C
You can pretend that it was me,
C
But no.
Chorus:
Em
Baby, I’m preying on you tonight,
D
Hunt you down, eat you alive,
C C
Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.
Em
Maybe you think that you can hide,
G
I can smell your scent for miles,
C C
Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.
Baby I’m
Em D
Don’t tell no lie, lie, lie, lie,
C
You can’t deny, ny, ny, ny,
C
The beast inside, side, side, side,
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Em G
No, girl, don’t lie, lie, lie, lie,
C
You can’t deny, ny, ny, ny,
C
The beast inside, side, side, side,
Em
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
D
Yo, oh, oh
C
Woah, oh, oh,
C
Woah, oh, oh, oh.
Em D
Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.
C C
Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.
Ow.
Chorus:
Em
Baby, I’m preying on you tonight,
D
Hunt you down, eat you alive,
C C
Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.
Em
Maybe you think that you can hide,
G
I can smell your scent for miles,
C C
Just like animals, animals, like animals-mals.
Baby I’m
Em D
Don’t tell no lie, lie, lie, lie,
C
You can’t deny, ny, ny, ny,
C
The beast inside, side, side, side,
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Em G
No, girl, don’t lie, lie, lie, lie,
C
You can’t deny, ny, ny, ny,
C
The beast inside, side, side, side,
Em
Yeah, yeah, yeah. | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsC  D  Em  G  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 Maroon 5.