Punish the monkey - performed by Matija Cizmar Chords

Tempo:
122.25 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

Bb

D

Am

Gm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Punish the monkey - performed by Matija Cizmar chords
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[Dm]
[Am] [D] [Dm]
[Dm]
Driving long nails into coffins, you've been having sleepless nights.
Gone as quiet as a church mouse, been checking on your eyes.
The boss has hung you out to dry, [Bb] and it looks [A] as though,
[D] Punish the monkey, [Bb]
[F] [Gm] and let the organ [D] grinder go.
[G] [Fm] [Dm]
[D]
[Dm] [Bb] [Am] You've been talking [D] to a lawyer, [Bb] are you gonna [D] pretend
That you [Dm] and your employer [Bb] are still [A] best of friends?
[Bb] [Am]
[Dm] Somebody's gonna take a look at [Bb] you, and say,
Why don't you quit [A] the whore, and [Dm] punish the monkey.
[C] [Dm] Punish the [Bb] monkey, yeah, [Gm] [C] punish [Dm] the monkey.
[G] And let the organ [D] grinder go.
[F] Here [Bb] comes a [F] policeman, he won't be sidetracked.
He's asking [Bb] about a smoking [C] gun, [Dm] he's [Bb]
under [A] the bed.
[Bb] [A] [F] [Dm]
[Am] [F]
[Gm] [F] [Am]
[Dm]
[C] [Bb] [F] [A] It's
[D] [Gm]
[Dm] [D]
[Dm]
[C] [D]
[Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Bb] [Am] a quiet [Dm] life from here on, [F] [Bb] you're drunk, [Dm] you're poisoned.
The telephone is ringing,
[Bb] but [Dm] you're [Am] not picking [Bb] up.
[Am] Time's up, so [D] not [Dm] flunky,
[Bb] [Gm] everybody [B] [A] knows.
[Dm] Punish the monkey, [Bb] [Gm] [C]
punish [Dm] the monkey.
[Gm] [C] Punish [Dm] the monkey, [Bb] [Dm] [Gm] and let the [Dm] organ grinder go.
[Bb] [Gm] [C]
[Dm] [Bb] [Dm] [C]
[F] [Dm] [Gm]
[D] [G] [D]
Punish the monkey, punish the monkey.
Yeah, punish the monkey.
[G] [D]
[Dm]
[G] [D]
[Gm] [D] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [D]
Key:  
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
D
1321
Am
2311
Gm
123111113
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
D
1321
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Mark Knopfler - Punish The Monkey chords, practice playing Gm, C, Dm, Bb, Am, Dm, D, Dm and Am in sequence. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 61 BPM before aiming for the song's 122 BPM. Considering the song's key of D Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[Am] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Driving long nails into coffins, _ _ you've been having sleepless nights.
_ Gone as quiet as a church mouse, _ _ been checking on your eyes.
_ _ The boss has hung you out to dry, [Bb] _ and it looks [A] as though,
_ [D] Punish the monkey, [Bb] _
[F] _ [Gm] _ and let the organ [D] grinder go. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [Fm] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Am] You've been talking [D] to a lawyer, _ [Bb] are you gonna [D] pretend
_ _ _ That you [Dm] and your employer _ [Bb] are still [A] _ best of friends?
[Bb] _ _ [Am] _
[Dm] Somebody's gonna take a look at [Bb] you, and say,
Why don't you quit [A] the whore, and [Dm] punish the monkey. _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] Punish the [Bb] monkey, yeah, [Gm] _ _ [C] punish [Dm] the monkey. _
_ [G] _ And let the organ [D] grinder go. _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ Here [Bb] comes a _ [F] _ policeman, _ he won't be sidetracked.
He's asking [Bb] about a smoking [C] gun, [Dm] he's [Bb]
under [A] the _ _ bed. _
_ [Bb] _ _ [A] _ [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] [A] It's _ _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Am] a quiet [Dm] life from here on, [F] _ [Bb] _ you're drunk, [Dm] you're poisoned. _ _
_ _ The telephone is ringing, _
_ [Bb] _ but [Dm] you're [Am] not picking _ [Bb] up.
[Am] Time's up, so [D] not [Dm] flunky, _
_ [Bb] _ [Gm] everybody [B] _ [A] knows.
[Dm] Punish the monkey, _ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _
punish [Dm] the monkey.
_ _ [Gm] _ [C] Punish [Dm] the monkey, [Bb] _ [Dm] _ [Gm] _ and let the [Dm] organ grinder go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _
[F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Punish the monkey, _ _ _ _ punish the monkey.
_ _ Yeah, punish the monkey. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [D] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Mark Knopfler.

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