Animal Song
Martin Sexton & Ned Claflin

Martin Sexton
The American
1998

I saw Marty for a second time on October 9, 1998, and
I just can't help bowing to the guy.  He is absoutely
unreal.  This is the first tune off the new album that
I'm doing; it is hilarious in concert, and I hope to
perform it someday.  Now if I only had a falsetto...

Note: Make sure you listen to the rhythm of the guitar during the song.
It is very important but I couldn't notate it completely here.

INTRO:
|         |         |         |
G  F      G  F      G  F      G  F


    G      F        G       F
You cuddle the cats pet all the pup-pups
G        F                 G    F
I'm left here playing your fool
    G        F         G        F
You love how they look love how they play
  G    F           G    F
Apparently animals rule

CHORUS
C       F           G
   So I howl at the moon
C        F          G
   And I beg and do tricks for you
F                                        G   F       G   F
What's the matter baby ain't I an animal too


I hunt like a hawk purr like a kitten
Almost as loyal as your dog
Kiss me tonight pretend I'm your prince
I will gladly be your big bullfrog

CHORUS
And I howl at the moon
And I'll beg and do tricks for you
What's that child is there no satisfyin' you

play intro chords over this ad-libbed vocal
Maybe if I howl maybe if I howl
Will that do if for you

(howling...)

BRIDGE
  F                                                G   F      G   F
Apparently you want someone who won't talk back to you
           G       F       G   F
That ain't me child
           G   F       G   F
That ain't me

guitar tacet, drums continue
Now I sing like a bird run like a stallion
Mean as your pitbull in June
guitar re-enters
But you're causin' me pain pulling on my chain
And that ain't something I'd be doing now

CHORUS
I ain't gonna howl at the moon for you
And I ain't gonna beg I ain't gonna roll over too
         F
'Cause I found out yesterday
       F
All my friends the information they be sayin' to me
F                              G      F
Aaaay that I'm too much animal for you____
G           F                 G  F   G F
   Too much animal for you to handle baby

keep playing intro over ad-libbed vocals
(howling...)
No more ha-ya-ya...

end on C