| A | D | |
| Big gorilla at the L.A. | zoo. |
| A | E | |
| Snatched the glasses right | off my face. |
| A | D | |
| Took the keys to my | BMW. |
| A | E | A | |
| Left me here to t | ake his | place. |
| A | D | |
| I wish the ape a | lot of success. |
| A | E | |
| I'm sorry my | apartment's a mess. |
| A | D | |
| Most of all I'm sorry if I | made you blue. |
| A | E | A | |
| Gorilla you're a de | sperad | o. |
| A | D | |
| They say Jesus will find you | wherever you go. |
| A | E | A | |
| When he'll come lookin' for you | they don't | know. |
| A | D | |
| In the meantime keep your p | rofile low. |
| A | E | A | |
| Gorilla you're a d | esperad | o. |
| F#m | E | |
| He built a house on an | acre of land. |
| D | A | |
| He called in Villa | Gorilla. |
| F#m | E | |
| Now I hear he's | gettin' divorced. |
| D | A | |
| Layin low at L | aTagge of course. |
| (bridge) |
| A/D/A/E/A/D/A | F#m | E | |
| Then the ape grew | very depressed. |
| D | A | |
| Went through transactional a | nalysis. |
| F#m | E | |
| He plays backup on R | uns in the Rain. |
| D | A | |
| Still he's shackled to that | platinum chain. |
| A | D | |
| Big gorilla at the L.A. | zoo. |
| A | E | |
| Snatched the glasses right | off my face. |
| A | D | |
| Took the keys to my | BMW. |
| A | E | A | |
| Left me here to t | ake his | place. (ha!) |
| A/D/A/E/A/D/A |