Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Great Apes: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "The Great Apes" 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.
Am G She's a box car rollin' by Am G Like a black star in the sky Am G She's a failure once or twice Am G Like a trailer spinnin' out upon dizzy ice Am G Flowers fly when we grow old Am G Snakes get high, or so I'm told Am G She's an eagle out on the road Am G Like my favorite Beatle everyone bought and sold Chorus: F C All of my love and half my kisses F C Superstar don't do the dishes A# Dm G I just want the great apes to be free F C Come on now, you lazy cowboy F C Heads or tails, but not right now, boy A# Dm G I just want the great apes to be free She's a rain bird on the prowl Like an urge to be yourself that you won't allow She's a forest that we burned Just a blueprint for a life that we had never learned Flowers fly when we grow old Snakes get high, or so I'm told She's a lynch mob on the street Take another step and I will kill the beat Chorus Am G She's a bus stop, glockenspiel Am G She's a simulation life that you thought was real Am G She's an image that we blurred Am G It's a pixelated panther, now let it purr Chorus I just want the great apes to be free I just want the great apes to be free You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm  A#  C  Dm  F  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 "The Great Apes" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Great Apes" by Red Hot Chili Peppers.