Maroon 5 - Animals Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
[Opening]
Baby I’m [Em]preying on you tonight
Hunt you [D]down, eat you alive
Just like [C]animals, animals, like animals
Maybe you [Em]think you that can hide
I can [D]smell your scent for miles
Just like [C]animals, animals, like animals. Baby [Em]I’m
[verse 2]
So what you trying to do to [D]me
It’s like we can’t stop, we’re [C]enemies
But we get along when I’m inside [Em]you
You’re like a drug that’s killing [D]me
I cut you out [C]entirely
But I get so high when I’m inside you
[chorus]
Yeah you can start [Em]over, you can run free
You can find [D]other fish in the sea
You can [C]pretend it’s meant to be
But you can’t stay away from me
I can still [Em]hear you making that sound
Taking me [D]down, oh, under the ground
You can [C]pretend it was me below
[verse 3]
Baby I’m [Em]preying on you tonight
Hunt you [D]down, eat you alive
Just like [C]animals, animals, like animals
Maybe you [Em]think you that can hide
I can [D]smell your scent for miles
Just like [C]animals, animals, like animals. Baby [Em]I’m
[verse 4]
So if I run, it’s not [D]enough
You’re still in my head, forever [C]stuck
But you can do, what you wanna do
[Em]I love your lies, I’ll eat ’em [D]up
But don’t deny the [C]animal
That comes alive when I’m inside you
[chorus]
Yeah you can start [Em]over, you can run free
You can find [D]other fish in the sea
You can [C]pretend it’s meant to be
But you can’t stay away from me
I can still [Em]hear you making that sound
Taking me [D]down, oh, under the ground
You can [C]pretend it was me below
[verse 5]
Baby I’m [Em]preying on you tonight
Hunt you [D]down, eat you alive
Just like [C]animals, animals, like animals
Maybe you [Em]think you that can hide
I can [D]smell your scent for miles
Just like [C]animals, animals, like animals. Baby [Em]I’m
[verse 6]
Don’t tell no [D]lie, you can’t [C]deny
[C]The beast inside, yeah yeah yeah
[Em]No girl don’t [D]lie, you can’t deny
[C]The beast inside, teah yeah yeah
Just like [Em]animals, animals, like [D]animals
Just like [C]animals, animals, like animals
[verse 7]
Baby I’m [Em]preying on you tonight
Hunt you [D]down, eat you alive
Just like [C]animals, animals, like animals
Maybe you [Em]think you that can hide
I can [D]smell your scent for miles
Just like [C]animals, animals, like animals. Baby [Em]I’m
[Closing]
Don’t tell no [D]lie, you can’t [C]deny
[C]The beast inside, yeah yeah yeah
[Em]No girl don’t [D]lie, you can’t deny
[C]The beast inside, yeah yeah yeah
How to play Animals on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Maroon 5 - Animals on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.
Animals uses these transitions most often: D → C (21), Em → D (21), and C → Em (20). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - D chord transition.
1. Em → D chord transition
To move from Em to D;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
2. D → C chord transition
To move from D to C;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
3. C → Em chord transition
To move from C to Em;
- While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
Animals chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Animals.
- Animals includes 62 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Animals contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Animals connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → Em: 8%
After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).- Em → D: 17%