C      Dm           C                  Dm         C     Dm  Em  F
 I was tromping the jungles, there was nothing to find
C        Dm          C              Dm          C      Dm  Em  F
 No mastodon so that I could be the guy that provides
Am                    E7
  With empty hands, I headed on home
F                               D                     C     G  F
 Live long enough, you're gonna choke on a bone, hey, hey


[Pre-Chorus]
D     C   G
 Hey, hey
                            C       G
That's just the way that it goes


[Chorus]
        C   Dm            C        Dm
Now I'm sinking in the La Brea Tar Pits
      C             Dm                       Em         F
And I don't want to die 'cause there's still so much to give
    C   Dm             C         Dm
I'm sinking, could you give me a lift?
      C         Dm                  Em         F
Wanna make an escape but don't know where to begin


[Verse 2]
C            Dm         C             Dm          C     Dm  Em  F
 Each time I wriggle, I sink a little deeper, ah, damn
C          Dm        C                Dm        C     Dm  Em  F
 So let me try to persuade you all to lend me a hand
Am                      E7
  Good with a spear and settling fights
F                    D                       C     G
 Do anything for the good of the tribe, hey, hey


[Pre-Chorus]
                     C
Could you throw me a rope?
 G
(Throw me a rope)


[Chorus]
        C   Dm            C        Dm
Now I'm sinking in the La Brea Tar Pits
      C             Dm                       Em         F
And I don't want to die 'cause there's still so much to give
    C   Dm             C         Dm
I'm sinking, could you give me a lift?
      C         Dm                  Em         F
Wanna make an escape but don't know where to begin


[Outro]
| C   F    | C   Am   | D   G   | G     |
| C   Dm   | C   Dm   | Dm      |C       |