Chords for The Monkey Speaks His Mind
Tempo:
125.4 bpm
Chords used:
F#
F#m
C#
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Yeah,
[F#m]
a monkey speaks [F#] his mind.
Now three monkeys sit in a [F#m] coconut tree, discussing [F#] things as they are said to be.
now listen you two, there's a certain rumor that can't be true.
That man descended from a noble race, the very idea is a big disgrace.
judged his wife, starved his babies, and ruined her life.
Yeah, the monkey speaks his mind.
[F#m]
a monkey speaks [F#] his mind.
Now three monkeys sit in a [F#m] coconut tree, discussing [F#] things as they are said to be.
now listen you two, there's a certain rumor that can't be true.
That man descended from a noble race, the very idea is a big disgrace.
judged his wife, starved his babies, and ruined her life.
Yeah, the monkey speaks his mind.
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_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
a monkey speaks [F#] his mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now three monkeys sit in a [F#m] coconut tree, _ discussing [F#] things as they are said to be.
Said one monkey to the other, now listen you two, there's a certain rumor that can't be true.
That man descended from a noble race, the very idea is a big disgrace.
No monkey ever judged his wife, _ _ _ starved his babies, and ruined her life.
_ Yeah, _ the monkey speaks his mind. _ _
_ _ _ _ And you never know the mother monk can leave her babies _ _ with others' monk.
Or pass them on from one to another _ until they hardly know their own mother.
_ _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ the monkey _ speaks his mind. _
_ _ _ _ _
And _ _ _ _ _ _ another thing you'll never see, _ _ a monkey build a fence around a coconut tree, _
and let the coconut go to waste, _ _ but then all other [F#] monkeys will come and taste.
[C#] Now if I put a fence around this [F#] tree, _ [F#m] _
[F#] starvation would force you to steal from me.
_ _ Yeah, _ _ _ the monkey speaks his mind. _ _ _
_ _ _ Here's another thing a monkey won't do, go out on the night and get on a stoop,
or use a gun, a club, or a knife _ to take another _ monkey's life. _
Yes, man descended to work his farm, but brother swimmers did not come. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ [F#m] Yeah, the monkey speaks his mind.
Yeah, _ _ the monkey _ speaks his mind. _
_ The monkey _ speaks his mind.
Talk monkey, _ _ speak monkey, _ _ really like it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Yeah, _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _
a monkey speaks [F#] his mind. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Now three monkeys sit in a [F#m] coconut tree, _ discussing [F#] things as they are said to be.
Said one monkey to the other, now listen you two, there's a certain rumor that can't be true.
That man descended from a noble race, the very idea is a big disgrace.
No monkey ever judged his wife, _ _ _ starved his babies, and ruined her life.
_ Yeah, _ the monkey speaks his mind. _ _
_ _ _ _ And you never know the mother monk can leave her babies _ _ with others' monk.
Or pass them on from one to another _ until they hardly know their own mother.
_ _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _ the monkey _ speaks his mind. _
_ _ _ _ _
And _ _ _ _ _ _ another thing you'll never see, _ _ a monkey build a fence around a coconut tree, _
and let the coconut go to waste, _ _ but then all other [F#] monkeys will come and taste.
[C#] Now if I put a fence around this [F#] tree, _ [F#m] _
[F#] starvation would force you to steal from me.
_ _ Yeah, _ _ _ the monkey speaks his mind. _ _ _
_ _ _ Here's another thing a monkey won't do, go out on the night and get on a stoop,
or use a gun, a club, or a knife _ to take another _ monkey's life. _
Yes, man descended to work his farm, but brother swimmers did not come. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D#] _ [F#m] Yeah, the monkey speaks his mind.
Yeah, _ _ the monkey _ speaks his mind. _
_ The monkey _ speaks his mind.
Talk monkey, _ _ speak monkey, _ _ really like it. _
_ _ _ _ _ _