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The Animal Song
Artist: Savage Garden
Album: Affirmation
Transcribed by: Ginger (fireinsidetheman@hotmail.com)
Format: Bass tabulature

Riff 1
G|------------------|-------------------|
D|------------------|-------------------|
A|9--------9--------|11-----------------|
E|------------------|----------9--------|

Play Riff 1 twice for the introduction.
For the first verse ("When superstars...") play Riff 1 four times.

Riff 2
G|-------------------|--------------------|
D|---------9----8----|----------11--------|
A|9------------------|11------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------------|

Play Riff 2 three times for the chorus ("Live... like animals..."), then...

Riff 3
G|------------------|--------------------|
D|8-----------------|----------11--------|
A|---------9--------|11------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------|

...play Riff 3 for the last line of the chorus ("wind... sand at my feet").

Riff 4
G|------------------|--------------------|
D|------------------|----------11--------|
A|9--------9--------|11------------------|
E|------------------|--------------------|

Play Riff 4 twice for the "oh oh oh ohhhh..." part.
Play Riff 1 four times for the second verse ("I've been having...")
Then play Riff 2 four times for the prechorus ("Compassion in the jungle...")
Play Riff 2 again another three times and then Riff 4 once for the chorus.

Riff 5
G|8---8---6-8--8-6--8--11--|8-8--8-8--6-8--8----6--8--|-------------------|
D|-------------------------|-----------------8--------|-------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|9---9---9----------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
                                                       ("Sometimes... can get
G|-------------------8--|-----------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------8-----|-----------------------|---------------------|
A|9---9---9----9--------|6---6---6---6----6--9--|6---6---6------------|
E|----------------------|--------------9--------|-------------9--9----|
  you down,                            It's so confusing, there's so many
G|-------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
D|-------------------|----------------8--11--|------------------------|
A|9---9---9----------|9---9---9----9---------|6---6---6---6-----6--9--|
E|-------------------|-----------------------|--------------11--------|
  rules to follow,                  And I don't feel it,      cause I just
G|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|6---6---6----11--11----|9----------------|9----------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
    run away in my          mind......")

Whew! Play Riff 5 one time only for the bridge, then rest four bars for the
  drum solo.
Play Riff 1 four times for the third verse ("Superstars and cannonballs...")
Then play Riff 2 four times for the prechorus ("Compassion in the jungle...")
Play Riff 2 again another three times and then Riff 4 once for the chorus.
Play Riff 2 until fade. And you're done!