Chords for Delbert McClinton: Monkey Around
Tempo:
116.8 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[E] And Miss Britt, Miss Britt, that's kind of good, isn't it?
Miss Britt, Mrs.
Okay, Etta.
Miss Britt, Miss Britt.
Okay, well, what do you, you tell me, I know you are,
with showtime.
good, why you want to mess with it?
confound your situation,
Miss Britt, Mrs.
Okay, Etta.
Miss Britt, Miss Britt.
Okay, well, what do you, you tell me, I know you are,
with showtime.
good, why you want to mess with it?
confound your situation,
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[E] And Miss Britt, _ Miss Britt, that's kind of good, isn't it?
Miss Britt, _ Mrs.
Britt. _ _
Okay, Etta.
_ _ Okay, _ Miss Britt, _ _ Miss Britt. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, well, what do you, you tell me, I know you are,
but that's got nothing to do with showtime.
_ If Miss Britt sounds good, why you want to mess with it?
_ Now, I don't want to confound your situation,
so [Bm] you tell me, how would you like to be referred to?
_ Good, okay.
All right. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ All _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ right.
_ _ _ So your friends have been telling you I'm out of my mind,
[A] _ acting all wild and weird.
_ [E] I've been shopping and screeching, bouncing off the
walls, [B] swinging from the chandelier.
_ [Eb] And [Em] I've been running [E] through the neon jungle.
_ [A] I've been chasing every woman [Bb] in town.
Once [E] you make a man into a monkey,
[B] that monkey's gonna [E] monkey to the hell. _ _
_ [A] _ [E] I've been in here to see my new [Em] girlfriend.
_ [A] I picked her [Em] up down [A] at the zoo.
_ [E] She got rings in her nose, glitter on her toes,
[B] and a farewell place tattoo.
_ _ _ [E] Now that I've been up on the high,
_ _ [A] they never gonna get me [Bb] down.
Once you [E] make a man into a monkey,
[B] that monkey's gonna monkey [E] around. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ Once you have me dancing, nothing in love can change.
[E] Begging for your small train [Em] love.
_ [A] I've been jumping the hoops, doing loop de loop.
_ [B] _ Girl, I finally have enough.
So [E] when you see me, I'm rocking in my little red hat.
[A] Boy, it ain't far, lower [Bb] town.
_ You [E] make a man into a monkey,
[B] that monkey's gonna [E] monkey around.
All right, monkey time.
Here we go.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Once [A] _ you have me dancing, nothing in love can change.
[E] _ Begging for your small train [Em] love.
I've [A] been jumping the hoops, doing loop de loop.
[B] Girl, I finally have enough.
So [E] when you see me, I'm rocking in my little [G] red hat.
[A] Girl, it ain't far, lower [Bb] town.
_ [E] You make a man into a monkey,
[B]
that monkey's gonna [E] monkey around.
That's right.
[A]
Woo!
_ You make [E] a man into a monkey,
[B]
that monkey's gonna monkey [E] around.
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Miss Britt, _ Mrs.
Britt. _ _
Okay, Etta.
_ _ Okay, _ Miss Britt, _ _ Miss Britt. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Okay, well, what do you, you tell me, I know you are,
but that's got nothing to do with showtime.
_ If Miss Britt sounds good, why you want to mess with it?
_ Now, I don't want to confound your situation,
so [Bm] you tell me, how would you like to be referred to?
_ Good, okay.
All right. _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ All _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ right.
_ _ _ So your friends have been telling you I'm out of my mind,
[A] _ acting all wild and weird.
_ [E] I've been shopping and screeching, bouncing off the
walls, [B] swinging from the chandelier.
_ [Eb] And [Em] I've been running [E] through the neon jungle.
_ [A] I've been chasing every woman [Bb] in town.
Once [E] you make a man into a monkey,
[B] that monkey's gonna [E] monkey to the hell. _ _
_ [A] _ [E] I've been in here to see my new [Em] girlfriend.
_ [A] I picked her [Em] up down [A] at the zoo.
_ [E] She got rings in her nose, glitter on her toes,
[B] and a farewell place tattoo.
_ _ _ [E] Now that I've been up on the high,
_ _ [A] they never gonna get me [Bb] down.
Once you [E] make a man into a monkey,
[B] that monkey's gonna monkey [E] around. _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ Once you have me dancing, nothing in love can change.
[E] Begging for your small train [Em] love.
_ [A] I've been jumping the hoops, doing loop de loop.
_ [B] _ Girl, I finally have enough.
So [E] when you see me, I'm rocking in my little red hat.
[A] Boy, it ain't far, lower [Bb] town.
_ You [E] make a man into a monkey,
[B] that monkey's gonna [E] monkey around.
All right, monkey time.
Here we go.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ Once [A] _ you have me dancing, nothing in love can change.
[E] _ Begging for your small train [Em] love.
I've [A] been jumping the hoops, doing loop de loop.
[B] Girl, I finally have enough.
So [E] when you see me, I'm rocking in my little [G] red hat.
[A] Girl, it ain't far, lower [Bb] town.
_ [E] You make a man into a monkey,
[B]
that monkey's gonna [E] monkey around.
That's right.
[A]
Woo!
_ You make [E] a man into a monkey,
[B]
that monkey's gonna monkey [E] around.
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _