Chords for Seamus Kennedy - "Monkey Farts"
Tempo:
93 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Em
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Oh, all right, I've heard it all.
He's talking about my better [B] judgment.
[D]
Song for all the daddies.
Yeah, you gotta listen.
My [A] father came here from his home in Ireland.
[G] He was quiet, [Dm] but they said that he was [A] wise.
[D] He and mother did their best, [Em] gave us a home and all the rest,
but to talk to us he never had the time.
[A] Sure, he'd say, pass the [D] butter or come here, young [G] man,
or keep [D] quiet, or no, you [A] can't have a dime.
[D] Till the day that I was leaving [G] when dad finally found a reason
[Bm] for sharing his [Em] philosophy of life.
[B]
He [G] said a monkey fart should smell [D] like a banana.
[G] English farts should [A] smell like cups of tea.
[D] The farting of a fairy [G] should be very light and [E] airy.
When a father farts, I hope he'll [A] think of me.
[D] An Irish fart should always lilt with laughter.
It should melt your heart [B] and melt your shorts as well.
A lion's fart should roar with power.
A [Em] cuckoo should fart every [Bm] hour.
A none but [A] no smell.
[D] A strong man's fart should sound out like a trumpet.
A pretty girl should barely [A] even squeak.
[D] But the person you can trust is [Bm] the one who'd rather bust
[Bm] than ever let one rip right [A] on the street.
Now from my old man this really was [D] an earful.
I tried to understand just what [A] he meant.
[D] His words were primitive but [G] strong, so I wouldn't get them wrong.
He was saying to be careful as [A] I went.
[D] He was saying to be happy as I could be.
He was saying watch my [A] step and as I pass.
[D] To beware who I looked up [Em] to and whatever else I might do.
Know that most of what you get from folks is just escaping [A] gas.
[Em] Escaping gas.
Sing it with me.
[D] He said a monkey fart should smell like a banana.
English farts.
English farts should [B] smell like cups of tea.
The farting of a fairy.
[D] The farting of a [G] fairy should be very light and [B] airy.
When a father farts I hope he'll think of me.
[D] An Irish fart should always lift with laughter.
It should melt your heart and melt your shorts as [E] well.
[D] A lion's fart should roar with power.
Cuckoos should [Em] fart every hour.
[Bm] A nun's fart should have meaning [A] but no smell.
[D]
A strong [A] man's fart should sound out like a [D] trumpet.
A pretty girl should barely [E] even squeak.
[D] But the person you can [Em] trust is the one who'd rather bust
than ever [A] let one rip right on the [D] street.
[B] [N] You
He's talking about my better [B] judgment.
[D]
Song for all the daddies.
Yeah, you gotta listen.
My [A] father came here from his home in Ireland.
[G] He was quiet, [Dm] but they said that he was [A] wise.
[D] He and mother did their best, [Em] gave us a home and all the rest,
but to talk to us he never had the time.
[A] Sure, he'd say, pass the [D] butter or come here, young [G] man,
or keep [D] quiet, or no, you [A] can't have a dime.
[D] Till the day that I was leaving [G] when dad finally found a reason
[Bm] for sharing his [Em] philosophy of life.
[B]
He [G] said a monkey fart should smell [D] like a banana.
[G] English farts should [A] smell like cups of tea.
[D] The farting of a fairy [G] should be very light and [E] airy.
When a father farts, I hope he'll [A] think of me.
[D] An Irish fart should always lilt with laughter.
It should melt your heart [B] and melt your shorts as well.
A lion's fart should roar with power.
A [Em] cuckoo should fart every [Bm] hour.
A none but [A] no smell.
[D] A strong man's fart should sound out like a trumpet.
A pretty girl should barely [A] even squeak.
[D] But the person you can trust is [Bm] the one who'd rather bust
[Bm] than ever let one rip right [A] on the street.
Now from my old man this really was [D] an earful.
I tried to understand just what [A] he meant.
[D] His words were primitive but [G] strong, so I wouldn't get them wrong.
He was saying to be careful as [A] I went.
[D] He was saying to be happy as I could be.
He was saying watch my [A] step and as I pass.
[D] To beware who I looked up [Em] to and whatever else I might do.
Know that most of what you get from folks is just escaping [A] gas.
[Em] Escaping gas.
Sing it with me.
[D] He said a monkey fart should smell like a banana.
English farts.
English farts should [B] smell like cups of tea.
The farting of a fairy.
[D] The farting of a [G] fairy should be very light and [B] airy.
When a father farts I hope he'll think of me.
[D] An Irish fart should always lift with laughter.
It should melt your heart and melt your shorts as [E] well.
[D] A lion's fart should roar with power.
Cuckoos should [Em] fart every hour.
[Bm] A nun's fart should have meaning [A] but no smell.
[D]
A strong [A] man's fart should sound out like a [D] trumpet.
A pretty girl should barely [E] even squeak.
[D] But the person you can [Em] trust is the one who'd rather bust
than ever [A] let one rip right on the [D] street.
[B] [N] You
Key:
D
A
G
Em
B
D
A
G
_ _ _ Oh, all right, I've heard it all.
He's talking about my better [B] judgment.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Song for all the daddies.
Yeah, you gotta listen.
My [A] father came here from his home in Ireland.
[G] He was quiet, [Dm] but they said that he was [A] wise.
[D] He and mother did their best, [Em] gave us a home and all the rest,
but to talk to us he never had the time. _
[A] Sure, he'd say, pass the [D] butter or come here, young [G] man,
or keep [D] quiet, or no, you [A] can't have a dime.
[D] Till the day that I was leaving [G] when dad finally found a reason
[Bm] for sharing his [Em] philosophy of life.
_ [B]
He [G] said a monkey fart should smell [D] like a banana.
[G] English farts should [A] smell like cups of tea.
[D] The farting of a fairy [G] should be very light and [E] airy.
When a father farts, I hope he'll [A] think of me.
[D] An Irish fart should always lilt with laughter.
It should melt your heart [B] and melt your shorts as well.
A lion's fart should roar with power.
A [Em] cuckoo should fart every [Bm] hour.
A none but [A] no smell.
[D] A strong man's fart should sound out like a trumpet.
A pretty girl should barely [A] even squeak.
[D] But the person you can trust is [Bm] the one who'd rather bust
[Bm] than ever let one rip right [A] on the street.
_ Now from my old man this really was [D] an earful.
I tried to understand just what [A] he meant.
[D] His words were primitive but [G] strong, so I wouldn't get them wrong.
He was saying to be careful as [A] I went.
[D] He was saying to be happy as I could be.
He was saying watch my [A] step and as I pass.
[D] To beware who I looked up [Em] to and whatever else I might do.
Know that most of what you get from folks is just escaping [A] gas.
[Em] _ _ Escaping gas.
Sing it with me.
[D] He said a monkey fart should smell like a banana.
English farts.
English farts should [B] smell like cups of tea.
The farting of a fairy.
[D] The farting of a [G] fairy should be very light and [B] airy.
When a father farts I hope he'll think of me.
[D] An Irish fart should always lift with laughter.
It should melt your heart and melt your shorts as [E] well.
_ [D] A lion's fart should roar with power.
Cuckoos should [Em] fart every hour.
_ _ [Bm] A nun's fart should have meaning [A] but no smell.
[D]
A strong [A] man's fart should sound out like a [D] trumpet.
A pretty girl should barely [E] even squeak.
[D] But the person you can [Em] trust is the one who'd rather bust
than ever [A] let one rip right on the [D] street. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ You
He's talking about my better [B] judgment.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Song for all the daddies.
Yeah, you gotta listen.
My [A] father came here from his home in Ireland.
[G] He was quiet, [Dm] but they said that he was [A] wise.
[D] He and mother did their best, [Em] gave us a home and all the rest,
but to talk to us he never had the time. _
[A] Sure, he'd say, pass the [D] butter or come here, young [G] man,
or keep [D] quiet, or no, you [A] can't have a dime.
[D] Till the day that I was leaving [G] when dad finally found a reason
[Bm] for sharing his [Em] philosophy of life.
_ [B]
He [G] said a monkey fart should smell [D] like a banana.
[G] English farts should [A] smell like cups of tea.
[D] The farting of a fairy [G] should be very light and [E] airy.
When a father farts, I hope he'll [A] think of me.
[D] An Irish fart should always lilt with laughter.
It should melt your heart [B] and melt your shorts as well.
A lion's fart should roar with power.
A [Em] cuckoo should fart every [Bm] hour.
A none but [A] no smell.
[D] A strong man's fart should sound out like a trumpet.
A pretty girl should barely [A] even squeak.
[D] But the person you can trust is [Bm] the one who'd rather bust
[Bm] than ever let one rip right [A] on the street.
_ Now from my old man this really was [D] an earful.
I tried to understand just what [A] he meant.
[D] His words were primitive but [G] strong, so I wouldn't get them wrong.
He was saying to be careful as [A] I went.
[D] He was saying to be happy as I could be.
He was saying watch my [A] step and as I pass.
[D] To beware who I looked up [Em] to and whatever else I might do.
Know that most of what you get from folks is just escaping [A] gas.
[Em] _ _ Escaping gas.
Sing it with me.
[D] He said a monkey fart should smell like a banana.
English farts.
English farts should [B] smell like cups of tea.
The farting of a fairy.
[D] The farting of a [G] fairy should be very light and [B] airy.
When a father farts I hope he'll think of me.
[D] An Irish fart should always lift with laughter.
It should melt your heart and melt your shorts as [E] well.
_ [D] A lion's fart should roar with power.
Cuckoos should [Em] fart every hour.
_ _ [Bm] A nun's fart should have meaning [A] but no smell.
[D]
A strong [A] man's fart should sound out like a [D] trumpet.
A pretty girl should barely [E] even squeak.
[D] But the person you can [Em] trust is the one who'd rather bust
than ever [A] let one rip right on the [D] street. _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ You