Verse 1
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I think I'm sophisticated cause I'm living my life
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like a good homo sapien
A A
But all around me everybody's multiplying
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And they're walking 'round like flies, man
D
So I'm no better than the animals sitting
A Asus4 A
in their cages in the zoo, man
A A
Cause compared to the flowers and the birds and the trees
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I am an ape man
Verse 2
A A
I think I'm so educated, and I'm so civilised
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Cause I'm a strict vegetarian
A A
But with the over population and inflation and starvation
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And the crazy poli-tici-ans
D
I don't feel safe in this world no more
A
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war
A
I wanna sail away to a distant shore
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And make like an ape man
Chorus 1
A
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape, ape man
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Oh, I'm an ape man
A A
I'm a King Kong man I'm a vooddoo man
E Esus4 E
Oh, I'm an ape man
D
Cause compared to the sun that sits in the sky
A
Compared to the clouds as they roll by
A A
Compared to the bugs and the spiders and flies
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I am an ape man
Break
D A E D E A
La-la, la-la, La - la - la
Verse 3
A
In man's evolution he has created the city
E
and the motor traffic rumble
A
But give me half a chance and I'd be taking off my clothes
E
and living in the jungle
D
Cause the only time that I feel at ease
A
Is swinging up and down in a coconut tree
A A
Oh, what a life of luxury
E E7 A
To be like an ape man
Chorus 2
A A
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape, ape man
E Esus4 E
Oh, I'm an ape man
A A
I'm a King Kong man I'm a vooddoo man
E Esus4 E
Oh, I'm an ape man
D
I look out the window, but I can't see the sky
A
The air pollution is a fucking up my eyes
A
I want to get out of this city alive
E E7 A
And make like an ape man
Bridge
D A E D E A
La-la, la-la, La - la - la
E
Come on and love me
A
Be my apeman girl
E
And we'd be so happy
A
In my apeman world
Chorus 3
A A
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape, ape man
E Esus4 E
Oh, I'm an ape man
A A
I'm a King Kong man I'm a vooddoo man
E Esus4 E
Oh, I'm an ape man
D
I'll be your Tarzan you'll be my Jane
A
I'll keep you warm and you'll keep me sane
A
We'll sit up in the tree, and eat banana all day
E E7 A
Just like an ape man
Chorus 4
A A
I'm an ape man, I'm an ape, ape man
E Esus4 E
Oh, I'm an ape man
A A
I'm a King Kong man I'm a vooddoo man
E Esus4 E
Oh, I'm an ape man
D
I don't feel safe in this world no more
A
I don't want to die in a nuclear war
A
I want to sail away to a distant shore
E E7 A
And make like an ape man