Talk to the animals
A
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 
S.
h = 120
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    
Fl.  
Leslie Bricusse
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Cm
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A¨
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F E¨
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   
A¨m F
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If I could talk
to the an - i - mals,
just im - ag - ine it
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
   

    
B.  
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9
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S.
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B¨
Cm7
B¨
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      
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Gm Cm A¨
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C7
17
Gm7

      
 
   
C7
Fl.

B.
25
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 
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32
S.
 
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   

 
      
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   
Fm
G7

   
 
Fl.   
bea - gle,
Cm

an - i - mal de - gree,
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C7
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      
Gm7 C7
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F
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D7
          
Al - li - ga - tor, guin - ea pig and flea,
 
  

chat - ting to a chee - tah,
 
 
A¨
F E¨

to the an - i - mals,
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Cm
A¨
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ea -
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             
B.     
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B¨
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F+
   
gle, buf - fa - lo and
 
  
       
Gm
B G7

      
I'd stud - y
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  

F

F7
el - e - phant and
A¨m
learn their lan - gua - ges,
        
I'd stud - y
   
G+G7
      
        
If we could talk
B¨
F+ Fm
              
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 
        
B¨
May - be take an
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  


   

Fl.
B.
ti - ger,
F7 Fdim F7
What a neat a - chieve - ment it would be.
S.
Im - ag - ine talk - ing to a
          

B.
S.

B¨

       
Chat - ting to a chimp in chim - pan - zee,
Fl.
F7



Edim C7
    
ev - 'ry

liv - ing crea - ture's
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     
39
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S.

Fl. 
     
F
F
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lan - gage,
So
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S.
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Am
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
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


 
'Can she talk in crab or pel-i can?"
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
B.
53
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S.
Dm
B¨
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 
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S.


Em7
A7
   


 If friends said
 
sight.
  
   
   
Dm7
B¨m6 G C
Dm7
C
B¨ A7 Fm
  


G7

E7

           
I would win a place in his - to - ry, If

 
Am

D7
     

Dm7
 
speak &







  
      
   
           
G7
 
talk
to
 
 
C

Dm

Cmaj7

 


F
 

I could walk with the an - i - mals,
Dm

talk with the an - i - mals, Grunt and swqueak and squawk with the an - i - mals,

 
Fl.   
B.
F
     
 






B.
S.
of them on
   
C G7
      
      
  
You'd say,"Like hell she can!"
And you'd be right!
And if you

  
        
 









 


    
    













just stop and think a bit, there's no doubt of it,
Fl.
73

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
                  
       
B.
63
G7F
all
E
D7
         
Fl.
to
   
G
F
    
 
  
   
D7
C7
I could speak
  
B.
45
Gm7
Dm7
C
   
 

 


B/C
    
  
B



  

            


  
 
 
  
 
 
 





And they could sqeak &squawk &
me.

E¨dim


C

 




 


    


