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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Johnny Winter - The Monkey Song chords
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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]
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Bb
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G
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C
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Gm
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Dm
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Bb
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G
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C
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Let's start jamming Johnny Winter - The Monkey Song chords, Practice these chords sequence - Bb, G and Bb. Ease into the song by practicing at 43 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 87 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of F Major in mind.

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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] _ _ _
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