Recycling

Animal Collective

RockAdvanced for beginners5 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

A#Diagram coming soon

D#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

 
              
Intro:
A# - D# (x8) 
A# - F - C - A# 
 
verse 1 
 
A#                 F 
Don't care whether this ship sails or 
C               A# 
 sinks into the meat 
 
A#              F 
Don't know if a lesson matters  
C                   A# 
less than What's to eat 
 
A                     A# 
While you got it you figure why not  
F                 D#            A# 
launch off of the very highest rope 
 
verse 2 
 
A#               F 
Not trying to be shore side 
        C                 A# 
Scoping breaks to score a ride 
 
A#                F 
More like causing fractures 
         C                A# 
From the deep to make a tide 
 
A#                F 
Who needs slicker tools to build 
  C               A# 
a portrait out of place 
 
A#               F 
Not trying to be sneaky when it's  
C               A# 
wanting face to face  
 
A                       A# 
When you're rotten you figure why not 
F                D#          A# 
Stick up for the very finest dope 
 
Instrumental break 
 
F - A# - D# - C 
F - A# - D# - C 
F - A# - D# - A# 
 
A# 
 
verse 3 
 
A#              F 
Don't care if a lesion's 
         C               A# 
Clotting up or ceases to bleed 
 
A#              F 
Don't know if a lesson 
     C             A# 
Is a pleasure or a need 
 
A                        A# 
While you're huffing you figure why not 
F                D#               A# 
soak up all the craze instead of cope 
  
outro 
 
A# (for a while, eventually shift to) C

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Chord set

A# · D# · F · C · A

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.