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
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Monkey Song by the Mountain Goats chords
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[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]
Key:  
B
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E
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Gb
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Abm
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Gm
123111113
B
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E
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Gb
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To learn The Mountain Goats - The Monkey Song chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Gb, Abm, E, B and Gb. Ease into the song by practicing at 57 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 116 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: B Major.

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[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] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Protein Source Of The Future... Now! album.

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