Steppenwolf - Wild Thing (First Version) Chords and Tabs

Steppenwolf - Wild Thing First Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) Steppenwolf. Other chords and tabs for the "Wild Thing" can find at the bottom of the page.

Tuning: Standard

I was surprised that no one had tabbed the original version by Steppenwolf, so
here it is. The guys who tabbed the Troggs' version were close but no cigar
(not a Cuban at least)

Intro:
E-----------------------------------------|
B-2bend-----------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------|
D------------2-2-x-x-7-7-x--9-9-9-9--9-9-x|1x
A------------2-2-x-x-7-7-x--9-9-9-9--9-9-x|
E------------0-0-x-x-5-5-x--7-7-7-7--7-7-x|

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-x-x-7-7-x|3x
A-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-x-x-7-7-x|
E-0-0-x-x-5-5-x---7-7-x-x-5-5-x|

Wild thing,
You make my heart sing,
You make everything, groovy.

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-9-9------|1x
A-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-9-9------|
E-0-0-x-x-5-5-x---7-7-7-7------|

Wild thing

E--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
D-0--2--0--2---------------------------------|4x
A-0--2--0--2---------------------------------|
E-0--0--0--0---------------------------------|

Wild thing, I think I love you,
But I wanna know for sho'!
So c'mon and hold me tight;
I love you.

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-x-x-7-7-x|2x
A-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-x-x-7-7-x|
E-0-0-x-x-5-5-x---7-7-x-x-5-5-x|

E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|
D-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-x-x-7-7-x|3x
A-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-x-x-7-7-x|
E-0-0-x-x-5-5-x---7-7-x-x-5-5-x|

Wild thing,
You make my heart sing,
You make everything, groovy.

E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-9-9--9-9-x|1x
A-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-9-9--9-9-x|
E-0-0-x-x-5-5-x---7-7-7-7--7-7-x|

Wild thing

Right here some type of flute or something comes in and plays a solo, but I don't
have a flute so I could care less.

Played during flute solo:
E------------------------------|   E-------------------------------|
B------------------------------|   B-------------------------------|
G------------------------------|   G-------------------------------|
D-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-x-x-7-7-x|3x D--2-2-x-x-7-7-x-x-9-9-9-9------|1x
A-2-2-x-x-7-7-x---9-9-x-x-7-7-x|   A--2-2-x-x-7-7-x-x-9-9-9-9------|
E-0-0-x-x-5-5-x---7-7-x-x-5-5-x|   E--0-0-x-x-5-5-x-x-7-7-7-7------|


E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-0--2--0--2--------------------------------|4x
A-0--2--0--2--------------------------------|
E-0--0--0--0--------------------------------|

Wild thing, I think you move me,...
But I wanna know for sho'!
So c'mon and hold me tight;
You move me.

E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-2-2-x-x-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-x-7-7-|1x
A-2-2-x-x-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-x-7-7-|
E-0-0-x-x-5-5-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-5-|

E---------------------------------|  E---------------|
B---------------------------------|  B---------------|
G---------------------------------|  G---------------|
D-2-2-x-x-7-7-x-x----9-9-9-9--9-9-|  D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|1x
A-2-2-x-x-7-7-x-x----9-9-9-9--9-9-|  A-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E-0-0-x-x-5-5-x-x----7-7-7-7--7-7-|  E-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|------------|
3x
E-----------------------------|
B-----------------------------|
G-----------------------------|
D-2-2-x-x-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-x-7-7-|8x
A-2-2-x-x-7-7-x-x-9-9-x-x-7-7-|
E-0-0-x-x-5-5-x-x-7-7-x-x-5-5-|

Wild thing
You make my heart sing,
You make everything, groovy.
Wild Thing,...c'mon! c'mon!
Wild thing,...shake it! shake it!
Wild thing...

End the song by gradually fading out playing the last riff.