Chords for Major Lance - The Monkey Time (June 1963)

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[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] There's a [Bb] place right [F] across town, [Bb] wherever [F] you're [Gm] ready.
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] While [Bb] people [F] gather round, [Gm] whenever [F] they're [Bb] ready.
[F] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] And then the [Am] music [Gm] begins to play.
_ [Dm] You [Am] feel the groove [Gm] coming on its way.
Are you ready?
_ [Am] Are you ready?
Well, you [Bb] can yell, cause I [C] got now for the [Gm] market [F] time.
[Bb] _ _ [F] Market [Bb] time.
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[Bb] Market [F] _ [Gm] time.
[F] Now the dance [Bb] that the people [F] do, [Gm] I don't know [F] how it started.
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] All [F] I know that [Gm] when the beat [F] strengthens, [Bb] it's hard [F] to get [Gm] parted.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Dm] And then the [Am] music begins [Gm] to play.
_ _ [Dm] The [Am] automatic [Gm] gear on the way.
Are you ready?
_ [Am] Are you ready?
Well, you [Bb] can yell, cause I [C] got now for the market [F] time.
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ To the [Dm] market, yeah.
[C] To the market [F] time.
_ [Dm] To [C] the market [F] time.
I put [Dm] down hips, [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ [Am] so that your back [Dm] won't slip.
[Am] So that your back [Dm] won't slip.
[Am] Now move [Dm] your feet.
[Am] Move [Dm] your feet.
Get on the beat.
Get on the beat.
[Am] _ _ [Gm] _ _
Are [Am] you ready?
Are you ready?
Well, you can [Bb] yell, cause I got [C] now for the market [F] time.
[Gm] [F] Market time.
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[Bb] Market [F] _ [Gm] time.
[F] Now the dance [Bb] that the [F] people do, I [Gm] don't know how [F] it started.
[Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Gm] All I [F] know that when [Bb] the beat [F] strengthens, [Bb] it's hard to [F] get parted.
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] And then the [Am] music [Gm] begins to play.
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[Am] [Gm] The automatic gear on the way.
Are _ you [Am] ready?
Are you ready?
Well, you can [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] yell, cause I got now for the market [F] time.
[Gm] [F] Market time.
To [Gm] the market, [F] yeah.
[Bb] [F] Market time.
Give [Gm] me a big [F] strong laugh.
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