Verse 1:
[A] I think I'm sophisticated, [A]
'Cos I'm [A]living my life like a [E]good homo sapien,[E]sapien, [E]
But [A]all around me everybody's multiplying,
And they're [E]walking 'round like flies, man, [E] [E]
So [D]I'm no better than the animals,
Sitting in their [A]cages in the zoo, man, [A] [A]
'Cause com - [A]pared to the flowers,
And the [A]birds, and the trees, [E7]I [E]am an [E]ape - [A]man!
Verse 2:
I think I'm [A]so educated and I'm so civilised,
'Cause I'm a [E]strict vegetarian, [E] [E]
But with the [A]over population,
And in - [A]flation, and starvation,
And the [E]crazy poli - tici - ans, [E] [E]
I [D]don't feel safe in this world no more,
I [A]don't wanna die in a nuclear war,
I [A]wanna sail away to a distant shore,
And [E7]make [E]like an [E]ape - [A]man!
Chorus 1:
[A]I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
Oh, I'm an [E]ape - man, [E] [E]
I'm a [A]King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
Oh, I'm an [E]ape - man, [E] [E]
'Cause com - [D]pared to the sun that sits in the sky,
Com - [A]pared to the clouds as they roll by,
Com - [A]pared to the bugs, and the spiders, and flies,
[E7]I [E]am an [E]ape - [A]man!
Bridge:
[D]La-la, la-la! La, [A]la -[E]-la! [D] [E7] [A]
Verse 3:
[A] In man's evolution he has created the [E]city,
And the [E]motor traffic rumble,
[A] ...But, give me half a chance,
And I'd be taking [E]off my clothes
And [E]living in the jungle,
'Cause the [D]only time that I feel at ease,
Is [A]swinging up and down in a coconut tree,
[A]Oh, what a life of luxury to [E7]be [E]like an [E]ape - [A]man!
Chorus 2:
[A]I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
Oh, I'm an [E]ape - man, [E] [E]
I'm a [A]King Kong man, I'm a vood-doo man,
Oh, I'm an [E]ape - man, [E] [E]
I [D]look out the window but I can't see the sky,
* The [A]air pollution is a - fogging up my eyes,
I [A]want to get out of this city alive,
And [E7]make [E]like an [E]ape - [A]man!
Bridge:
[D]La-la, la-la! La, [A]la -[E]-la! [D] [E7] [A]
A-come on and [E]love me, be my ape-[A]ape-man girl,
And we'd be so [E]happy ...in my ape-m[A]ape-man world!
Ch[E]Choru[E]orus 3: [Dm] [D]
[A]I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
Oh, I'm an [E]ape - man, [E] [E]
I'm a [A]King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
Oh, I'm an [E]ape - man, [E] [E]
[D]I'll be your Tarzan, you'll be my Jane,
[A]I'll keep you warm, and you'll keep me sane,
We'll [A]sit in the trees, and eat bananas all day,
[E7]Just [E]like an [E]ape - [A]man!
Chorus 4:
[A]I'm an ape - man, I'm an ape, ape - man,
Oh, I'm an [E]ape - man, [E] [E]
I'm a [A]King Kong man, I'm a vood - doo man,
Oh, I'm an [E]ape - man, [E] [E]
I [D]don't feel safe in this world no more,
I [A]don't want to die in a nuclear war,
I [A]want to sail away to a distant shore,
And [E7]make like an ape - [A]man!
Outro:
[D] La-la, la-la! La,[A]La, la [E]-la! [E] [E] [A]
