Chords for Monkey in the Middle

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Give us a break.
We know you want to see him, but [Gm] let's not give him the epiphany [Bb] and feeling [Cm] that [F] all we are is curiosity [Gm] seekers.
So you're going to fall back a little bit.
Give him a break.
[C] He's got a big job to do today.
[F] _ [G] Well, I was born [Bb] a little apple seed.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] No one seemed [Bb] to notice [Cm] me.
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] Stealing [Bb] kisses in the dark [Cm] from two sisters hard [F] to tell apart.
I [Gm] was the monkey in the middle, but I never got [C] caught.
_ [G] _ From the pump of dark to the bait [Cm] switch, _ [F] _ [G] I could do more with the flick of a [Cm] wrist.
_ [F] _ _ [G] Even as I [Bb] plunked down on the floor, [Cm] I never met a [F] beast I couldn't charm.
[G] I was the monkey in the [Bb] middle, and I never got [Cm] caught.
_ [F] Yeah, I [Gm] was the monkey in the [Bb] middle, and I never got [C] caught.
_ [F] _ [Gm] Well, St.
[Bb] Petersburg's a funky [C] town.
_ [F] _ [Gm] There's money to be made if you ask [C] around.
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[Bb] Microfilm, [Cm] discotheques, cash in [F] hand, and travelers' checks.
[Gm] I was the monkey in the middle, [Bb] and I never got [Cm] caught.
_ [F] Yeah, I [Gm] was the monkey in the middle, [Bb] and I never got [C] caught.
_ [F] All right.
[Gm] And I never got caught.
And I never got caught. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] Aw, watch me now. _
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[Bb] We're [Cm] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] clear patching room and [Bb] aisle with an iron [C] fist.
_ [F] _ [Gm] Some folks, they just couldn't handle [Cm] it.
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] They hunted down my rebel [Cm] queen, but nobody [F] laid a hand on me.
[Gm] I was the monkey in the middle, but I never got [Cm] caught.
_ [F] _ _ [Gm] She owned the heart of Egypt [Cm] land.
_ _ [Gm] They say she died by her own [Cm] hand.
_ [F] _ [Gm] But it was a harmless game, truth or [Cm] dare.
She grabbed that [F] snake and held it there.
[Gm] I was the monkey in the middle, and I never got caught.
[Cm] _ _ [G] Yeah, I was the [Gm] monkey in the middle, and I never got caught.
[Cm] _ _ [F] All [Gm] right.
And I never got caught.
And I never got caught. _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Gm] Aw, watch me now. _
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[Bb] _ _ [Cm] Well, [F] _ [Gm] I came into this world, I know.
[Cm] _ _ [F] I've seen [Gm] so many good people [Bb] come and go.
[Cm] _ _ [G] But I got [Gm] no gray hairs upon [Bb] my head.
I [Cm] kept my cool and a better [F] head.
[Gm] I'm the monkey in the middle, and I never get [Cm] caught.
You [G] _ [Gm] let Jesus make your dying [Cm] bed.
_ [F] _ [Gm] Tell him I've got other plans instead.
[C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] Take the reaper off his rounds.
[Cm] I can shut [F] my own mind out.
[Gm] I'm the monkey in the middle, and I never get caught.
_ [G] _ [Gm] Yeah, I'm the monkey in the middle, and I never [C] get caught.
_ [G] _ [Gm] Mr.
Guitar Player. _
[C] You've got to take this shit.
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[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Gm] I never did mean it.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [Bb] Never meant to be nothing.
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[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
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