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From: Jean Marc Orliaguet 
Subject: TAB : At The Zoo by Simon & Garfunkel ( Paul Simon )
Date: Sat, 10 Jun 1995 23:06:02 +0200 (MET DST)


                         At The Zoo ( Paul Simon )

                     From the Bookends album ( 1968 )

Transcribed and tabbed by Jean-Marc Orliaguet
( jmo@fy.chalmers.se  http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo )

   Amaj7
e-|-----4-----------4--------|-----4-----------4--------|
B-|-----------2-----------2--|-----------2-----------2--|
G-|--------2-----2-----2-----|--------2-----2-----------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------0-----|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|

          Someone told me      it's   all  happening


   A7
e-|-----3-----------3--------|-----3-----------3--------|
B-|-----------2-----------2--|-----------2-----------2--|
G-|--------------2-----------|--------------2-----------|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--0-----0-----------0-----|--0-----0-----------0-----|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|

    at    the   zoo


   D7
e-|-----2--------------------|-----2--------------------|
B-|-----------1--0-----------|-----------1--0-----------|
G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------2-----------2-----|
D-|--0-----------------------|--0-----------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--------------------------|

              I do          believe it


   G                  G/F#      Em
e-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B-|-----------0-----0--------|-----0-----------0--------|
G-|-----------0-----0--------|-----------0-----------0--|
D-|--------------------------|--------2-----------2-----|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--3-----------3-----2-----|--0-----------0-----------|

               I do believe   it's     true


                      Em/F#     G
e-|--------------------------|-----------3--------3-----|
B-|-----0--------------------|-----------0--0-----0-----|
G-|-----------0-----0--------|-----------0--0-----0-----|
D-|--------2--------2--------|-----------0--0-----0-----|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--0-----------0-----2-----|--3-----------------3-----|

                mm    mm       mmmm


                      G/F#      Em
e-|-----3--------------------|-----------0--------0-----|
B-|-----0--0--------0--------|-----------0--0-----0-----|
G-|-----0--0--------0--------|-----------0--0-----0-----|
D-|-----0--0-----------------|-----------2--2-----2-----|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------2-----|
E-|--------------3-----2-----|--0-----------------0-----|

                mm    mm  mm   mmmm


                     Em/F#      G
e-|-----0--------------------|-----------3--------3-----|
B-|-----0--------------------|-----------0--0-----0-----|
G-|-----0-----------0--------|-----------0--0-----0-----|
D-|-----2-----------2--------|-----------0--0-----0-----|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------0-----0-----2-----|--3-----------------3-----|

                 wo -  oo      wo - oh


                     G/F#       Em
e-|-----3--------------------|-----------0--------0-----|
B-|-----0-----------0--------|-----------0--------0-----|
G-|-----0-----------0--------|-----------0--------0-----|
D-|-----0--------------------|-----------2--------2-----|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------2-----|
E-|--------3-----3-----2-----|--0-----------0-----0-----|

                mmm    mm mm       mmmm


                     Em/F#      G
e-|--------------------------|--------3--3--------------|
B-|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|--------0--0--------------|
G-|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|--------0--0--------------|
D-|--------------------------|--------0-----------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------0-----0-----2-----|--3-----------3-----2-----|

                         It's a light and  tum - ble


    Em               Em/F#      G               G/F#
e-|--------0--0--------------|--------3--3--------------|
B-|--------0--0--------------|--------0--0--------------|
G-|--------0--0--------------|--------0--0--------------|
D-|--------2-----------------|--------0-----------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--0-----------0-----2-----|--3-----------3-----2-----|

   journey     from   the      East   Side to    the


    Em               Em/F#      G               G/F#
e-|--------0--0--------------|--------3--3--------------|
B-|--------0--0--------------|--------0--0--------------|
G-|--------0--0--------------|--------0--0--------------|
D-|--------2-----------------|--------0-----------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--0-----------0-----2-----|--3-----------3-----2-----|

   park,        just   a       fine  and   fan - cy


    Em                          D7
e-|--------0--0-----0--0--0--|--------2--2-----2--2--2--|
B-|--------0--0-----0--0--0--|--------1--1-----1--1--1--|
G-|--------0--0-----0--0--0--|--------2--2-----2--2--2--|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--0-----0-----0-----0-----|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--0-----------0-----------|--------------------------|

   ram - ble    to    the      zoo.


     D           D7             G                G/F#
e-|-----2-----2-----2--2--2--|--------3--3--------------|
B-|-----3-----3-----1--1--1--|--------0--0--------------|
G-|-----2-----2-----2--2--2--|--------0--0--------------|
D-|--0-----------------------|--------0-----------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--3-----------3-----2-----|

                   But you can take        the cross


    Em               Em/F#      G               G/F#
e-|--------0--0--------------|--------3--3--------------|
B-|--------0--0--------------|--------0--0--------------|
G-|--------0--0--------------|--------0--0--------------|
D-|--------2-----------------|--------0-----------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--0-----------0-----2-----|--3-----------3-----2-----|

    town bus     if   it's     raining      or   it's


    Em               Em/F#      G               G/F#
e-|--------0--0--------------|--------3--3--------------|
B-|--------0--0--------------|--------0--0--------------|
G-|--------0--0--------------|--------0--0--------------|
D-|--------2-----------------|--------0-----------------|
A-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E-|--0-----------0-----2-----|--3-----------3-----2-----|

    cold        and   the       a - ni  -  mals  will


    Em                         A6
e-|--------0--0-----0--0--0--|-----2-----------2--------|
B-|--------0--0-----0--0--0--|-----------2-----------2--|
G-|--------0--0-----0--0--0--|--------2-----------2-----|
D-|--------2-----------2-----|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--0-----------0-----------|
E-|--0-----------------------|--------------------------|

    love  it  if you           do


                               Em
e-|-----2-----------2--------|-----0-----------0--------|
B-|-----------2-----------2--|-----------0-----------0--|
G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--0-----------0-----------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--0-----------0-----------|

                      if you  do now


                               A6
e-|-----0-----------0--------|-----2-----------2--------|
B-|-----------0-----------0--|-----------2-----------2--|
G-|--------0-----------0-----|--------2-----------2-----|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--------------------------|--0-----------0-----------|
E-|--0-----------0-----------|--------------------------|

                               Em
e-|-----2-----------2--------|-----0-----------0--------|
B-|-----------2-----------2--|-----------0-----------0--|
G-|--------2-----------2-----|--------0-----------0-----|
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A-|--0-----------0-----------|--------------------------|
E-|--------------------------|--0-----------0-----------|

                               Amaj7
e-|-----0-----------0--------|-----4-----------4--------||
B-|-----------0-----------0--|-----------2-----------2--||
G-|--------0-----------0-----|--------2-----2-----2-----||
D-|--------------------------|--------------------------||
A-|--------------------------|--0-----------------------||
E-|--0-----------0-----------|--------------------------||

                                     Something tells me ...

Chord voicing :

Amaj7 :   x02224
A7    :   x02223
D7    :   xx0212
D     :   xx0232
G     :   3x0003
Em    :   022000
A6    :   x02222

Lyrics :


Someone told me
It's all happening at the zoo.

I do believe it,
I do believe it's true.

It's a light and tumble journey
>From the East Side to the park;
Just a fine and fancy ramble
To the zoo.

But you can take the crosstown bus
If it's raining or it's cold,
And the animals will love it
If you do.

Somethin' tells me
It's all happening at the zoo.

The monkeys stand for honesty,
Giraffes are insincere,
And the elephants are kindly but
They're dumb.
Orangutans are skeptical
Of changes in their cages,
And the zookeeper is very fond of rum.

Zebras are reactionaries,
Antelopes are missionaries,
Pigeons plot in secrecy,
And hamsters turn on frequently.
What a gas!  You gotta come and see
At the zoo.

                  jmo@fy.chalmers.se  http://fy.chalmers.se/~jmo

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture chris Average	#1 by chris jenko at Oct 6, 1970 at 12:13 PM EST
	river wolf i think youve pretty much got the idea. this song is actually making fun of racism, using animals

No Picture Marcus19 Rhythm Player	#2 by Marcus19 Doug at Nov 13, 1971 at 6:27 PM EST
	Yeah, I thought it did give the government a sort of poke. How does it make fun of racism? I love that idea, but I don't see it.

No Picture Damien Wanna Be	#3 by Damien Pritchard at Jan 24, 1978 at 1:46 PM EST
	maybe the animals are just each representing a different part of all of us, showing that we are like the animals in our certain characteristics. I think it's a little mocking, but it's also very serious, sort of reminding people where we have evolved from and that that is still a part of us. Maybe I'm taking it a little to seriously, but you can see what i mean.

No Picture Aaron Average	#4 by Aaron Doyle at Oct 20, 1979 at 8:37 AM EST
	I think this song is saying that humans and animals have more in common than we admit. I believe it's a call for animal rights. "Orangutans are skeptical Of changes in their cages, And the zookeeper is very fond of rum." It's just about what it means to be a living thing. We're all the same.

No Picture Gary Wanna Be	#5 by Gary Rossington at Jun 24, 1983 at 12:26 PM EST
	Hang on Marylene et al. This does not seem to me to be about stereotyping at all, since the qualities are not being ascribed to species but to the members of those species residing in the Bronx zoo. It's not ALL orang utans that are sceptical of changes in their cages! I think that this is just a playful anthropomoprhic reflection on a day at the zoo. It's fab.

No Picture phil Wanna Be	#6 by phil taylor at Jun 24, 1986 at 4:48 AM EST
	i sort of thought of this song as a poke at the government. i might be wrong lol ]

No Picture isaac Average	#7 by isaac fritsch at Dec 14, 2000 at 11:02 AM EST
	If it is making fun of racism (which I've never seen before, but it is definitely an interesting thought), it would probably be the fact that all the animals are lumped together with certain characteristics. ALL monkeys are honest, ALL giraffes are insincere, etc. Maybe not overt racism, but I can definitely see it as a sort of mockery of stereotypes.

No Picture Kyle Average	#8 by Kyle Bish at Apr 8, 2003 at 8:11 AM EST
	This is a really dope song by a great band. Sounds like the animals at the zoo represent certain characteristics.