Monkey On My Back Chords by Aerosmith

Tempo:
123 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

G

D

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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04 Monkey on my back Aerosmith Pump chords
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Won't you kiss [G] me?
I've been [A]
dying
[D] Try to get [G] that broken
Out [A] of my head
[E] [A]
[D]
[B]
[E]
[A] [E]
[A] [F#] My vision, [G] I look into [A] my eyeballs
[F#] The reason I'm [G] lazy about you
[A]
[F#m] Say that you're bitterly that [G] you ain't going [A] nowhere
[F#] Lucky you get [A] that hot cat
[E]
[D] I'm bitterly [G] the devil man in [A] the head
[D]
[G] [A]
[D] I'm bitterly my [G] head is all I've [A] been up to
This [D] is that fucking [F] hot cat
[E]
[A] [E]
[A]
I'm [B] your boy
[A] [B] Do you think the house will change a shot
[A] [B] After you drive it around
Well now [A] your brain's a [B] damn
Can't you get that low cat off [A] your body
Ah, [E] ah, ah, [C#m] ah, [D#] ah, ah, [E] ah
Oh, oh, oh,
[D]
oh, oh
Crippled balls, [G] where do you chase the dragon?
[A] She [D] said now I'll bring your [G] head inside a [A] sack
[D]
But now your [G] crystal balls are [A] dragging
Try [D]
to get [F] that broken
[E] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E] [A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
D
1321
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
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Let's start jamming Aerosmith - Monkey On My Back chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - D, F#m, G, A, E and A in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 123. Given the song's key of A Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ Won't you kiss [G] me?
_ _ I've been [A] _
dying _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] Try to get [G] that broken
_ Out [A] of my _ head _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [F#] _ My vision, [G] I look into [A] my eyeballs _
_ _ _ _ [F#] The reason I'm [G] lazy about you
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] Say that you're bitterly that [G] you ain't going [A] nowhere _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] Lucky you get [A] that hot cat
_ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'm bitterly [G] the devil man in [A] the head _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] I'm bitterly my [G] head is all I've [A] been up to _
This _ _ _ [D] is that fucking [F] hot cat
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm [B] your boy _ _
_ _ [A] _ [B] Do you think the house will change a shot
_ [A] _ [B] After you drive it around
Well now [A] your brain's a [B] damn
Can't you get that low cat off [A] your body
Ah, [E] ah, ah, [C#m] ah, [D#] ah, ah, [E] ah
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, oh, oh, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
oh, oh
Crippled balls, [G] where do you chase the dragon?
[A] _ _ _ _ _ She [D] said now I'll bring your [G] head inside a [A] sack
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
But now your _ [G] crystal balls are [A] dragging
_ Try _ _ _ _ [D]
to get [F] that broken
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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