Chords
Dirty Paws

Dirty Paws, written by Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir and Ragnar Þórhallsson, is famously known as the opening track for Of Monsters and Mens album My Head Is an Animal. The song narrates a fantastical battle among forest creatures, featuring references to the bee queen and the dragon, symbolizing themes of friendship, nature, and resilience.

Key: Am

Introduction:

Am                              C  
Jumping up and down the floor
    C              F7+  
My head is an animal
     Am                            C  
And once there was an animal
C                                     F7+  
It had a son that mowed the lawn
     Am                  C  
The son was an ok guy
C                            F7+  
They had a pet dragonfly
     Am                        C  
The dragonfly it ran away
C                                            F7+  
But it came back with a story to say

Am    C      F7+  
Hey!
Am    C      F7+  
Hey!

     Am                          C  
Her dirty paws and furry coat
                                F7+  
She ran down the forest slope
     Am                         C  
The forest of talking trees
                                                        F7+  
They used to sing about the birds and the bees
     Am                         C  
The bees had declared a war
                                              F7+  
The sky wasn' t big enough for them all
     Am                                  C  
The birds they got help from below
                                                 F7+  
From dirty paws and the creatures of snow

Am  @G/B  C  
C  F7+  Am  G  
Am  @G/B  C  
C  F7+  Am  G  

Am    C      F7+  
Hey!
Am    C      F7+  
Hey!

     Am                                C  
And for a while things were cold
                                         F7+  
They were scared down in their holes
     Am                          C  
The forest that once was green
                                                 F7+  
Was colored black by those killing machines
     Am                          C  
But she and her furry friends
                                          F7+  
Took down the queen bee and her men
     Am                            C  
And that' s how the story goes
                                                            F7+  
The story of the beast with those four dirty paws

Am  @G/B  C  
La la  la
C    F7+  Am  G  
La la     la la
Am  @G/B  C  
La la  la
C    F7+  Am  G  
La la     la la
Am  @G/B  C  
La la  la
C    F7+  Am  G  
La la     la la
Am  @G/B  C  
La la  la
C    F7+  Am  G  
La la     la la
Am  @G/B  Am  C  F7+  
Hey!
Am  C  F7+  
Hey!
Am  C  F7+  
Hey!
Am  C  F7+  
Am  @G/B  C