Natural Selection (CHORDS) by Animal Collective

[Intro]~
C F G
C F G


[Verse 1]~
C         F         G
It’s best this mess is part of the plan

C         F        G
The truth is moving under the ground

Am                     G                 F             Dm
You’re sure the steering wheel is resting in your hands

C F G

C     F       G
Tough to say


[Verse 2]~
C         F      G
You think success belongs to the bank

C         F      G
You take directions into the skin

Am               G           F               Dm    A
An ancient motor revving up to keep it living on


[Chorus]~
Dm                    A
Strings tied to the hands

C              G
Hands upon a mouth

Dm                    A
Strings tied to the hands

C              G
Hands upon a mouth

Dm                    A
Strings tied to the hands

C              G
Hands upon a mouth
Sneaky ways,, sneaky ways


[Verse 3]~
C         F        G
The path is written before the act

C      F         G
A mode of growing seems like a choice

Am                   G             F          Dm      C F G
It feels like progress is a product of a hidden game

C    F     G
What obeys


[Verse 4]~
C         F      G
You measure hits by stuff in the house

C         F      G
It’s more sincerely smiles on the face

Am                 G              F             Dm    A
The instinct leads you if you do or if you don’t want


[Chorus]~
Dm           A
Tackle on a neck

C                   G
Trapped within the ring

Dm           A
Tackle on a neck

C                   G
Trapped within the ring

Dm           A
Tackle on a neck

C                   G
Trapped within the ring


[Outro]~
C     F       G
Tough to say

C     F    G
What obeys

C     F     G
Sneaky ways

C     F     G    C
Sneaky ways