Biography:
The Dickies were amongst the first punk rock bands to emerge from Los Angeles, and the first California punk band to be signed to a major record label and appear on network television.
The Dickies' style was campy and humorous with obvious influences from the Ramones. They were extremely popular in the UK and had a top 10 hit with "Banana Splits (Tra La La Song)" in 1979; oddly enough, many of their lyrics were about aspects of Southern California life not easily decipherable to those unfamiliar with the region
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You Drive Me Ape – The Dickies
[INTRO]
drums with guitar riff
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[ALL IN]
D E F D C G x2
[CHORUS]
D E F D C G
You drive me ape You big gorilla
D E F D C G
You drive me ape,ape I wanna tell ya
[VERSE]
G F G
Swinging around from every town to town
G F G
I swing around and I never come down
G F G
City is a jungle now this is it
G F G
Every time I look at you I go ape shit
[CHORUS]
D E F D C G
You drive me ape You big gorilla
D E F D C G
You drive me ape,ape I wanna tell ya
[VERSE]
G F G
Cruising through the trees, With the birds and the bees
G F G
Baby,baby monkey,I ain't so hard to please
G F G
Cruising through the trees, With the birds and the bees
G F G
Baby,Baby monkey,you won't get no disease
[SOLO]
OVER CHORUS CHORDS
[SOLO]
OVER VERSE CHORDS
D E F D C G
You drive me ape You big gorilla
D E F D C G
You drive me ape,ape I wanna tell ya
D E F
You drive me ape
D E F
You drive me ape,ape
D E F
You drive me ape
D E F
You drive me ape,ape
D E F
You drive me ape
D E
You drive me ape,ape
[INTRO]
drums with guitar riff
E-13---13---13---13---13-----|-13---13---13---13---13----|-16---16---16---16---16----|
B----11---11---11---11---11--|----11---11---11---11------|---14---14---14---14---14-|
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E-21---21---21---21---21----|-21---21---20---19---18---17--------|
B----19---19---19---19---19-|----19---19---18---17---16----15----|
[ALL IN]
D E F D C G x2
[CHORUS]
D E F D C G
You drive me ape You big gorilla
D E F D C G
You drive me ape,ape I wanna tell ya
[VERSE]
G F G
Swinging around from every town to town
G F G
I swing around and I never come down
G F G
City is a jungle now this is it
G F G
Every time I look at you I go ape shit
[CHORUS]
D E F D C G
You drive me ape You big gorilla
D E F D C G
You drive me ape,ape I wanna tell ya
[VERSE]
G F G
Cruising through the trees, With the birds and the bees
G F G
Baby,baby monkey,I ain't so hard to please
G F G
Cruising through the trees, With the birds and the bees
G F G
Baby,Baby monkey,you won't get no disease
[SOLO]
OVER CHORUS CHORDS
[SOLO]
OVER VERSE CHORDS
D E F D C G
You drive me ape You big gorilla
D E F D C G
You drive me ape,ape I wanna tell ya
D E F
You drive me ape
D E F
You drive me ape,ape
D E F
You drive me ape
D E F
You drive me ape,ape
D E F
You drive me ape
D E
You drive me ape,ape
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