Lirik lagu ini ditulis oleh semua anggota band, yaitu Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, dan Chad Smith.
“The Great Apes” muncul dalam album ke-12 mereka yang diberi nama Unlimited Love, dirilis pada 1 April 2022 melalui Warner Records.
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “The Great Apes” dari Red Hot Chili Peppers.
[Intro]
F C F C
Bb Dm G N.C.
[Verse 1]
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
[Pre-Chorus]
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
Bb 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
Bb Dm G
I just want the great apes to be free
[Verse 2]
Am G
She's a rain bird on the prowl
Am G
Like an urge to be yourself that you won't allow
Am G
She's a forest that we burned
Am G
Just a blueprint for a life that we had never learned
[Pre-Chorus]
Am G
Flowers fly when we grow old
Am G
Snakes get high, or so I'm told
Am G
She's a lynch mob on the street
Am G
Take another step and I will kill the beat
[Chorus]
F C
All of my love and half my kisses
F C
Superstar don't do the dishes
Bb 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
Bb Dm G
I just want the great apes to be free
[Guitar Solo]
Am Am G G
Am Am G G
Am Am G G
[Bridge]
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]
F C
All of my love and half my kisses
F C
Superstar don't do the dishes
Bb 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
Bb Dm G
I just want the great apes to be free
[Outro]
F C F C
Bb Dm G
I just want the great apes to be free
F C F C
Bb Dm G
I just want the great apes to be free
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