Chords for Monkey Song by the Mountain Goats
Tempo:
115.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Gb
Abm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [E] [B]
[E]
[B] Cool air [Gb] falls through the nation blind, and [Abm] the planets in the heavens [E] are perfectly aligned.
I take in [B] my surroundings.
[Gb] I memorize them all.
[Abm] The scuff marks on the stone floor, [E] the powder burns on the eastern [B] walls.
Monkey [Gb] in the basement.
[Abm] How did the monkey [E] get there?
[Bb] [B] As a monkey [Gb] in the basement.
[Abm] Where did the monkey [E] come from?
Where did the monkey [B] come from?
Where did the monkey [Gb] come from?
[B] [E]
[Gm] [B] [E]
[Eb] [B] The animal [Gb] noises you used to make.
[Abm] The [E] Andalusian [Eb] coral [E] snake, all [B] pale, when [Gb] standing beside this room.
[Abm] And the heavy hot [E] rain, and the sonic boom.
[B] There's a monkey [Gb] in the basement.
[Abm] Where did the monkey [E] come from?
[Gm] [B] There's [Gb] a monkey in the basement.
[Abm] How did the monkey get [E] there?
How did the monkey [B] get there?
How did the monkey [Db] get [Gb] there?
[Abm] [E] [B] [Gb]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[Bb] [B]
[E] [Gm] [B]
[N]
[E]
[B] Cool air [Gb] falls through the nation blind, and [Abm] the planets in the heavens [E] are perfectly aligned.
I take in [B] my surroundings.
[Gb] I memorize them all.
[Abm] The scuff marks on the stone floor, [E] the powder burns on the eastern [B] walls.
Monkey [Gb] in the basement.
[Abm] How did the monkey [E] get there?
[Bb] [B] As a monkey [Gb] in the basement.
[Abm] Where did the monkey [E] come from?
Where did the monkey [B] come from?
Where did the monkey [Gb] come from?
[B] [E]
[Gm] [B] [E]
[Eb] [B] The animal [Gb] noises you used to make.
[Abm] The [E] Andalusian [Eb] coral [E] snake, all [B] pale, when [Gb] standing beside this room.
[Abm] And the heavy hot [E] rain, and the sonic boom.
[B] There's a monkey [Gb] in the basement.
[Abm] Where did the monkey [E] come from?
[Gm] [B] There's [Gb] a monkey in the basement.
[Abm] How did the monkey get [E] there?
How did the monkey [B] get there?
How did the monkey [Db] get [Gb] there?
[Abm] [E] [B] [Gb]
[B] [E]
[B] [E]
[Bb] [B]
[E] [Gm] [B]
[N]
Key:
B
E
Gb
Abm
Gm
B
E
Gb
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ Cool air [Gb] falls through the nation blind, and [Abm] the planets in the heavens [E] are perfectly aligned.
I take in [B] my surroundings.
_ [Gb] I memorize them all.
[Abm] The scuff marks on the stone floor, [E] the powder burns on the eastern [B] walls.
_ Monkey [Gb] in the basement.
_ _ [Abm] How did the monkey [E] get there?
_ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ As a monkey [Gb] in the basement.
_ _ [Abm] Where did the monkey [E] come from?
Where did the monkey [B] come from?
Where did the monkey [Gb] come from?
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [B] _ The animal [Gb] noises you used to make.
[Abm] _ The [E] Andalusian [Eb] coral [E] snake, all [B] pale, when [Gb] standing beside this room.
[Abm] And the heavy hot [E] rain, and the sonic boom.
[B] There's a monkey [Gb] in the basement.
_ _ [Abm] Where did the monkey [E] come from?
[Gm] _ _ [B] _ There's [Gb] a monkey in the basement.
_ _ [Abm] How did the monkey get [E] there?
How did the monkey [B] get there?
How did the monkey [Db] get [Gb] there?
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ Cool air [Gb] falls through the nation blind, and [Abm] the planets in the heavens [E] are perfectly aligned.
I take in [B] my surroundings.
_ [Gb] I memorize them all.
[Abm] The scuff marks on the stone floor, [E] the powder burns on the eastern [B] walls.
_ Monkey [Gb] in the basement.
_ _ [Abm] How did the monkey [E] get there?
_ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ As a monkey [Gb] in the basement.
_ _ [Abm] Where did the monkey [E] come from?
Where did the monkey [B] come from?
Where did the monkey [Gb] come from?
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Eb] _ [B] _ The animal [Gb] noises you used to make.
[Abm] _ The [E] Andalusian [Eb] coral [E] snake, all [B] pale, when [Gb] standing beside this room.
[Abm] And the heavy hot [E] rain, and the sonic boom.
[B] There's a monkey [Gb] in the basement.
_ _ [Abm] Where did the monkey [E] come from?
[Gm] _ _ [B] _ There's [Gb] a monkey in the basement.
_ _ [Abm] How did the monkey get [E] there?
How did the monkey [B] get there?
How did the monkey [Db] get [Gb] there?
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _