Punish The Monkey Chords by Mark Knopfler

Tempo:
122.35 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Dm

Am

Gm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Punish The Monkey chords
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[Dm]
You're driving long nails into coffins
You've been having sleepless nights
You're gone as quiet as a church mouse
Been checking on your rights
The boss has hung you out to dry
[Bb] And it [B] looks as [A] though
He'll punish [Dm] the monkey
[Bb] [F] [Gm] And let the organ [Dm] grinder go
[Bb] [Am] You've been talking [Dm] to a lawyer
[Bb] Are you [Dm] gonna pretend
That [Bb] [Am] you and [Dm] your employer
[Bb] Are still [Am] the best of friends
[Bb] [Am] Somebody's [D] gonna take her fall
[Bb] But as you [Dm] quit [A] pro quo
He'll punish [Dm] the monkey
[Bb] [Gm] [C]
Punish [Dm] the monkey, [Bb] yeah
[Gm] [C]
Punish [Dm] the monkey
[Gm] And let the organ [D] grinder go
Here
[F] comes [Bb] a [F]
policeman
He [Bb] won't be [F]
sidetracked
He's asking about [Bb] a smoking [C]
gun
[Dm] He's [Bb] after [A] the man
[Bb] [Am]
[F] [Dm] [Bb]
[F] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Bb]
[F] [Am] [Bb] [Dm]
[Bb]
[F] [A] [D] [Bb]
[Gm] [Dm]
[D]
[Dm]
[F] [Dm]
[Am] [D] [Dm]
[Bb] [Am] It's a quiet [D] life from here [Dm] on in
[Bb] You've dropped [Dm] your poison cup
The telephone is ringing
[Bb] But [Dm] you're [Am] not picking [Bb] up
[Am] Time's upset, [D] Lord [Dm] Flunky
[Bb] And [B] everybody [A] knows
[Dm] Punish the monkey
[Bb]
[Gm] Punish [C] [Dm] the monkey, [Bb]
yeah
[Gm] [C] Punish [Dm] the monkey
[Bb]
[Gm] And let the [Dm] organ grinder go
He'll punish the monkey
[Bb]
[Gm] [C] Punish [Dm] the monkey, [Bb]
yeah
[C] Punish [Dm] the monkey
[Bb]
[Gm] And let the organ [D] grinder go
He'll punish the monkey
[Dm] Punish the monkey
Punish the monkey
He'll punish the monkey
[D]
[N]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
Am
2311
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To learn Mark Knopfler - Punish The Monkey chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, Dm, Bb, Gm, Dm, Am and Dm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 61 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 122. With the song's key of D Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You're driving long nails into coffins
_ You've been having sleepless nights
You're gone as quiet as a church mouse
_ Been checking on your rights
_ The boss has hung you out to dry
[Bb] _ And it [B] looks as [A] though
He'll punish [Dm] the monkey
[Bb] _ [F] [Gm] And let the organ [Dm] grinder go _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Am] You've been talking [Dm] to a lawyer _
[Bb] Are you [Dm] gonna pretend
That [Bb] _ _ [Am] you and [Dm] your employer _
[Bb] Are _ still [Am] the best of friends
[Bb] _ _ [Am] Somebody's [D] gonna take her fall
[Bb] But as you [Dm] quit [A] pro quo
He'll punish [Dm] the monkey
[Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C]
Punish [Dm] the monkey, [Bb] yeah
[Gm] _ _ [C]
Punish [Dm] the monkey
_ [Gm] And let the organ [D] grinder go
_ _ Here _
_ [F] _ _ comes [Bb] a _ [F]
policeman
_ He [Bb] won't be [F]
sidetracked
He's asking about [Bb] a smoking [C]
gun
[Dm] He's [Bb] after _ [A] the _ man
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Am] _
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Am] It's a quiet [D] life from here [Dm] on in
[Bb] _ You've dropped [Dm] your poison cup
The _ _ _ telephone is ringing
_ _ [Bb] _ But [Dm] you're [Am] not picking [Bb] up
[Am] Time's upset, [D] Lord [Dm] Flunky
_ [Bb] And _ [B] everybody [A] knows
[Dm] Punish the monkey
[Bb] _
_ [Gm] Punish [C] _ [Dm] the monkey, [Bb]
yeah
[Gm] _ [C] Punish [Dm] the monkey
[Bb] _
[Gm] And let the [Dm] organ grinder go _
_ He'll punish the monkey
[Bb] _
_ [Gm] _ _ [C] Punish [Dm] the monkey, [Bb]
yeah
_ [C] Punish [Dm] the monkey
[Bb] _
_ [Gm] And let the organ [D] grinder go _
_ He'll punish the monkey _
_ _ _ [Dm] Punish the monkey _
_ Punish _ the monkey _
He'll _ punish the monkey _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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This song is part of Kill To Get Crimson album.

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