Slugs & Bugs – The Pangolin Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsGDCB7EmA7

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[Intro]
1 -  2  - 1 - 2 -
  G  G  G G


[Verse 1]
       G
If you walk
like this
        G
hunched over
with your front
      D        D
claws dangling.
       D
If you talk like
     D
this
     G
with nothing to
       D
say at all.
If you eat like
G
this la-dle-la
            G
-dle-la-dle-la
with your red
       D          D
tongue wrangling.
    C
And when you get
         D
a little scared
       C
if you curl up in
         D
a little ball.


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[Chorus 1]
You might be a
G         G
pangolin, odee
odee oh,
  D
a pangolin,
     G D
odee oh.
    C
You look
   D
so cute but
     B7    Em
that scaly suit
         A7
makes it hard
 to
      D
spin around.
When you're a
G         G
pangolin, odee
 odee oh,
  D
a pangolin,
     G D
odee oh.
C         D
Diggin' up ants,
B7         Em
wearin' no pants,
A7
waddlin' all over
D            D
town. Yeah.

[Interlude]


[Instrument]
1  2  1 2 1  2 1 2
G  G  D   D
C  D  B7  Em A7  D
D


[Verse 2]
Well, if you
G
walk
 like
this, hunched
G
over
with your front
      D        D
claws dangling.
       D
If you talk
D    D
like this
     G
with nothing to
       D
say at all.
If you eat
     G
like this
la-dle-la-dle-
       G
la-dle-la
with your red
       D         D
tongue wrangling.
          C
If you've never
 had
          D
scrambled eggs
and you look
like a
C
pine cone on
      D
three legs.
 Guess what?


[Chorus 2]
         G
You're a pangolin,
G
odee odee oh,
  D
a pangolin,
     G* D*
odee oh.
    C
You look so
D
cute but
     B7    Em
that scaly suit
         A7
makes it hard to
      D
spin around.
When you're a
G         G
pangolin, odee
odee oh,
  D
a pangolin,
     G D
odee oh.
C       D
Diggin' up
 ants,
B7
wearin'
   Em
no pants,
A7
waddlin'
all over
D    D
town.


[Ending]
         G
You're a pangolin,
  G   D
 odee odee oh,
  G          G
a pangolin, odee
D
odee oh,
  G
a pangolin,
 G
odee odee
D
odee oh.
G     G D G
 Yeah.

Watch: The Pangolin Song

From Slugs & Bugs - Topic on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play The Pangolin Song: key, chords and progression

The Pangolin Song by Slugs & Bugs is built around G major (one sharp: F♯), with 6 chords in all: G, D, C, B7, Em and A7.

Most of the song cycles through D – G – D – C (V – I – V – IV in G major). In solfa, that is soh – doh – soh – fah. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
B7 chord on guitar (x21202)
B7B D♯ F♯ A
Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
A7 chord on guitar (x02020)
A7A C♯ E G

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The Pangolin Song chords: questions

What key is The Pangolin Song in?

The Pangolin Song by Slugs & Bugs is centred on G major (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in The Pangolin Song?

The Pangolin Song uses 6 chords: G, D, C, B7, Em, A7.

What is the chord progression of The Pangolin Song?

The main progression is D – G – D – C (V – I – V – IV).

Is The Pangolin Song easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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