The Monkey Song Chords by Johnny Winter
Tempo:
87.375 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
G
C
Gm
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Dm]
[D] [F] [C]
[G]
[Bb] [G]
[Dm] [Bb] [G] Now don't go thinking that I'm crazy, [Bb] [G] and don't go thinking that I'm sick, [Bb] [G] but I need
a little favor [Bb] from you.
[G] I want you to save that [B] monkey snake.
[C] I won't [Gm] kill nobody, [Am] [Gm]
[E] and I won't [C] say nothing [G] mean.
[Bb] [C] [Gm]
[Db] [D] You can have anything [Am] you want, [C] but you gotta save that monkey.
Now [Bb]
[G] you see I've tried [Bb] everything [G] to keep that monkey happy, [Bb] [G] but you've gone and taken
advantage [Bb] of me.
[G] You've gone and left that monkey getting happy.
[Bb] [C] I [E] won't tell nobody, [Db] [F] [C] and I won't say nothing [Gm] mean.
[F] [Bb] [D] You can have anything you want, [F] [C] but you've got to save that [G] monkey queen.
[Gm]
[G] [Gm]
[G] You see you've got to save that monkey.
[Bb] [G] I want to see that monkey [Bb] shine.
[G] Put a razor to that rascal, [Bb] [G] cause I got slick monkey on my [B] mind.
[C] [Gm] I won't [Bb] tell nobody, [Am] [Bb] [Gm] and I won't [C] say nothing [Gm] mean.
[Bb] [D] You can [Gb] have anything you [Fm] want, [C] if you just save that monkey [G] queen.
[Gm]
Save that rascal.
[C]
[F] [C] Make that monkey shine.
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[Ab] [D]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[G] [F]
[Bb] [G] Now if you don't straighten out that rascal, [Bb] [G] I'm going right out that door.
[Bb] [G] You're gonna get me a [Bb] brand new monkey, [G] going down to that monkey [B] store.
[C] [Bb] I won't tell [C] nobody, and I won't say nothing [G] mean.
[Db]
[Bb] [G] [Bb]
[Dm] But [Am] you can have anything [D] you [Am] want, [Abm] [C] but you've got to save that monkey [G] queen.
[Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Gm] [Bb] You [G] know I've got an idea baby, [Bb] [G] something I think you really dig.
[Bb] [G] When you get tired of that bald monkey, [Bb]
[G] I'm gonna get that monkey away.
[C] [Gm] I won't tell [D] nobody, [C] and I won't say nothing [Gm] mean.
[Dm]
[Bb] [Dm] You can [D] have anything [Am] you want, [C] but you've got to save that monkey [G] queen.
[Bb]
Do [C] [Gm] [Bb]
[G] a favor for me.
[Bb]
[Gm] I want to see that monkey shine.
[Bbm] [G] Little [Dm] girl you know, [Bb] [G] cause that monkey's all mine.
[Gm] Put a razor to that rascal, [Bbm]
[G] make [Gm] that monkey slick.
You know I love that monkey.
[Bbm] [Gm] Make it slick enough to lick.
Raise that monkey, raise it real [Bb] high.
[G] Cause when I [F] see that [Bb] monkey, I [G] want to look at [C]
[Bb] [G] [Dm] it.
Gonna save that monkey queen.
[Bb] [Gm] [Dm]
[D] [F] [C]
[G]
[Bb] [G]
[Dm] [Bb] [G] Now don't go thinking that I'm crazy, [Bb] [G] and don't go thinking that I'm sick, [Bb] [G] but I need
a little favor [Bb] from you.
[G] I want you to save that [B] monkey snake.
[C] I won't [Gm] kill nobody, [Am] [Gm]
[E] and I won't [C] say nothing [G] mean.
[Bb] [C] [Gm]
[Db] [D] You can have anything [Am] you want, [C] but you gotta save that monkey.
Now [Bb]
[G] you see I've tried [Bb] everything [G] to keep that monkey happy, [Bb] [G] but you've gone and taken
advantage [Bb] of me.
[G] You've gone and left that monkey getting happy.
[Bb] [C] I [E] won't tell nobody, [Db] [F] [C] and I won't say nothing [Gm] mean.
[F] [Bb] [D] You can have anything you want, [F] [C] but you've got to save that [G] monkey queen.
[Gm]
[G] [Gm]
[G] You see you've got to save that monkey.
[Bb] [G] I want to see that monkey [Bb] shine.
[G] Put a razor to that rascal, [Bb] [G] cause I got slick monkey on my [B] mind.
[C] [Gm] I won't [Bb] tell nobody, [Am] [Bb] [Gm] and I won't [C] say nothing [Gm] mean.
[Bb] [D] You can [Gb] have anything you [Fm] want, [C] if you just save that monkey [G] queen.
[Gm]
Save that rascal.
[C]
[F] [C] Make that monkey shine.
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[Ab] [D]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [Gm]
[G] [F]
[Bb] [G] Now if you don't straighten out that rascal, [Bb] [G] I'm going right out that door.
[Bb] [G] You're gonna get me a [Bb] brand new monkey, [G] going down to that monkey [B] store.
[C] [Bb] I won't tell [C] nobody, and I won't say nothing [G] mean.
[Db]
[Bb] [G] [Bb]
[Dm] But [Am] you can have anything [D] you [Am] want, [Abm] [C] but you've got to save that monkey [G] queen.
[Dm]
[Bb] [C] [Gm] [Bb] You [G] know I've got an idea baby, [Bb] [G] something I think you really dig.
[Bb] [G] When you get tired of that bald monkey, [Bb]
[G] I'm gonna get that monkey away.
[C] [Gm] I won't tell [D] nobody, [C] and I won't say nothing [Gm] mean.
[Dm]
[Bb] [Dm] You can [D] have anything [Am] you want, [C] but you've got to save that monkey [G] queen.
[Bb]
Do [C] [Gm] [Bb]
[G] a favor for me.
[Bb]
[Gm] I want to see that monkey shine.
[Bbm] [G] Little [Dm] girl you know, [Bb] [G] cause that monkey's all mine.
[Gm] Put a razor to that rascal, [Bbm]
[G] make [Gm] that monkey slick.
You know I love that monkey.
[Bbm] [Gm] Make it slick enough to lick.
Raise that monkey, raise it real [Bb] high.
[G] Cause when I [F] see that [Bb] monkey, I [G] want to look at [C]
[Bb] [G] [Dm] it.
Gonna save that monkey queen.
[Bb] [Gm] [Dm]
Key:
Bb
G
C
Gm
Dm
Bb
G
C
[E] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] [G] Now don't go thinking that I'm crazy, _ [Bb] [G] and don't go thinking that I'm sick, _ [Bb] _ [G] but I need
a little favor [Bb] from you.
_ [G] I want you to save that [B] monkey snake.
_ [C] I won't [Gm] kill nobody, _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _
[E] and I won't [C] say nothing [G] mean. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Db] [D] You can have anything [Am] you want, _ [C] but you gotta save that monkey.
Now [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] you see I've tried [Bb] everything [G] to keep that monkey happy, [Bb] _ _ [G] but you've gone and taken
advantage [Bb] of me.
[G] You've gone and left that monkey getting happy.
[Bb] _ [C] I [E] won't tell nobody, [Db] _ [F] _ [C] _ and I won't say nothing [Gm] mean. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ [D] You can have anything you want, [F] [C] but you've got to save that [G] monkey queen.
_ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] You see you've got to save that monkey.
[Bb] _ _ [G] I want to see that monkey [Bb] shine.
_ [G] Put a razor to that rascal, [Bb] _ [G] cause I got slick monkey on my [B] mind.
_ [C] _ [Gm] I won't [Bb] tell nobody, [Am] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] and I won't [C] say nothing [Gm] mean. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [D] You can [Gb] have anything you [Fm] want, _ [C] _ if you just save that monkey [G] queen.
[Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Save that rascal. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ Make that monkey shine.
[Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] _ [G] _ Now if you don't straighten out that rascal, [Bb] _ [G] I'm going right out that door.
[Bb] _ [G] You're gonna get me a [Bb] brand new monkey, [G] going down to that monkey [B] store.
_ [C] [Bb] I won't tell [C] nobody, and _ I won't say nothing [G] mean.
_ _ [Db] _
[Bb] _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] But [Am] you can have anything [D] you [Am] want, [Abm] _ [C] _ but you've got to save that monkey [G] queen.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] You _ [G] know I've got an idea baby, [Bb] _ [G] something I think you really dig.
[Bb] _ [G] When you get tired of that bald monkey, [Bb] _
[G] I'm gonna get that monkey away. _
_ [C] _ [Gm] I won't tell [D] nobody, _ [C] _ and I won't say nothing [Gm] mean. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Bb] [Dm] You can [D] have anything [Am] you want, _ [C] but you've got to save that monkey [G] queen.
_ _ _ [Bb]
Do [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [G] a favor for me.
[Bb] _
_ [Gm] I want to see that monkey shine.
[Bbm] _ [G] Little [Dm] girl you know, [Bb] _ [G] cause that monkey's all mine.
[Gm] _ Put a razor to that rascal, [Bbm] _
_ [G] make [Gm] that monkey slick. _
_ You know I love that monkey. _
[Bbm] _ [Gm] Make it slick enough to lick. _
_ _ _ _ Raise that monkey, _ raise it real [Bb] high.
_ [G] Cause when I [F] see that [Bb] monkey, I [G] want to look at [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [G] _ [Dm] it.
Gonna save that monkey queen.
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ [F] _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] [G] Now don't go thinking that I'm crazy, _ [Bb] [G] and don't go thinking that I'm sick, _ [Bb] _ [G] but I need
a little favor [Bb] from you.
_ [G] I want you to save that [B] monkey snake.
_ [C] I won't [Gm] kill nobody, _ [Am] _ _ [Gm] _
[E] and I won't [C] say nothing [G] mean. _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [Db] [D] You can have anything [Am] you want, _ [C] but you gotta save that monkey.
Now [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] you see I've tried [Bb] everything [G] to keep that monkey happy, [Bb] _ _ [G] but you've gone and taken
advantage [Bb] of me.
[G] You've gone and left that monkey getting happy.
[Bb] _ [C] I [E] won't tell nobody, [Db] _ [F] _ [C] _ and I won't say nothing [Gm] mean. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Bb] _ _ [D] You can have anything you want, [F] [C] but you've got to save that [G] monkey queen.
_ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ [G] You see you've got to save that monkey.
[Bb] _ _ [G] I want to see that monkey [Bb] shine.
_ [G] Put a razor to that rascal, [Bb] _ [G] cause I got slick monkey on my [B] mind.
_ [C] _ [Gm] I won't [Bb] tell nobody, [Am] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] and I won't [C] say nothing [Gm] mean. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [D] You can [Gb] have anything you [Fm] want, _ [C] _ if you just save that monkey [G] queen.
[Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Save that rascal. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ Make that monkey shine.
[Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _
[Bb] _ [G] _ Now if you don't straighten out that rascal, [Bb] _ [G] I'm going right out that door.
[Bb] _ [G] You're gonna get me a [Bb] brand new monkey, [G] going down to that monkey [B] store.
_ [C] [Bb] I won't tell [C] nobody, and _ I won't say nothing [G] mean.
_ _ [Db] _
[Bb] _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Dm] But [Am] you can have anything [D] you [Am] want, [Abm] _ [C] _ but you've got to save that monkey [G] queen.
_ [Dm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] You _ [G] know I've got an idea baby, [Bb] _ [G] something I think you really dig.
[Bb] _ [G] When you get tired of that bald monkey, [Bb] _
[G] I'm gonna get that monkey away. _
_ [C] _ [Gm] I won't tell [D] nobody, _ [C] _ and I won't say nothing [Gm] mean. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Bb] [Dm] You can [D] have anything [Am] you want, _ [C] but you've got to save that monkey [G] queen.
_ _ _ [Bb]
Do [C] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [G] a favor for me.
[Bb] _
_ [Gm] I want to see that monkey shine.
[Bbm] _ [G] Little [Dm] girl you know, [Bb] _ [G] cause that monkey's all mine.
[Gm] _ Put a razor to that rascal, [Bbm] _
_ [G] make [Gm] that monkey slick. _
_ You know I love that monkey. _
[Bbm] _ [Gm] Make it slick enough to lick. _
_ _ _ _ Raise that monkey, _ raise it real [Bb] high.
_ [G] Cause when I [F] see that [Bb] monkey, I [G] want to look at [C] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [G] _ [Dm] it.
Gonna save that monkey queen.
[Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
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