Shock The Monkey Chords by Peter Gabriel

Tempo:
73.975 bpm
Chords used:

Dm

C

F

D

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Peter Gabriel - Shock The Monkey chords
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[Dm] [F] [D] [F] [Eb] .
[Dm] .
me.
[D] [Am] When [F] I run.
[C] .
[Bb] [Dm] Cover me.
[A] Through the [Dm] fire.
.
Something knocking at the trees.
You know I'm on my knees.
Cover [Am] me.
Darling, [Fm] please.
[Dm] .
[C] Monkey.
Monkey.
Monkey.
Monkey.
[Dm] Monkey.
[G] [Dm] Monkey.
[F] [Gm] .
[Dm] Monkey.
Monster.
Monster.
.
Monkey.
Animal monkey.
I .
[G] [D] can [F] [Dm] .
launch.
And jump.
And jump.
Hey, hey, hey, [C] monkey, monkey, monkey.
Don't [Dm] you know you're gonna shock the monkey?.
Hey, hey, shock the monkey.
Hey, hey, [D] hey, [C] monkey.
.
Wheels keep [Dm] turning.
[D] [C] [F] .
[C] [D] Something's burning.
[C] [Fm] Monkey, don't like it, but I guess I'll [Bb] burn it.
Shock, shock, [C] shock.
What's [Dm] wrong, keep it up, monkey?.
[F] .
[D] Cover [F] me [Dm] when I sleep.
.
Cover me when I [F] breathe.
[Dm] .
[C] So don't [G] pass me on this [Dm] swine, Mr.
Monkey.
Cover me, darling, [F] please.
[C].
[G] Hey, hey, [D] hey, monkey.
[C] .
Too [Dm] much at stake, my monkey.
Mermaid, [D] you're in the sea.
[C] And the news is [Bb] breaking.
.
[C] What's [Dm] the monkey think of, [F] monkey?.
[C] [Dm] Shock the monkey.
[F] [Am] [Dm] .
[C] Shock [Gm] the monkey.
[Dm] Shell of the morning [A] sun….
[Dm] Shell of [C] the morning sun….
[Dm] Shell of [C] the morning sun….
Shell [F] the morning sun… .
[Am] [Dm] Shell of [F] the morning sun… .
Key:  
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
D
1321
Am
2311
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
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Learn the basic chords of Peter Gabriel - (Single Mix Version) Shock The Monkey chords, with this master sequence: D, C, Dm, F, C, D, F, Dm and F. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 36 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 74. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Dm] _ _ [F] _ [D] _ _ _ [F] _ [Eb] _ .
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ me.
[D] _ [Am] When [F] I run.
[C] _ .
[Bb] _ [Dm] Cover me.
_ [A] Through the [Dm] fire.
_ .
_ Something knocking at the trees.
You know I'm on my knees.
Cover [Am] me.
Darling, [Fm] please.
[Dm] _ .
_ [C] Monkey.
Monkey.
Monkey.
Monkey.
[Dm] Monkey.
_ _ [G] [Dm] Monkey.
[F] _ [Gm] _ .
[Dm] Monkey.
Monster.
Monster.
_ _ _ _ .
Monkey.
Animal monkey.
I _ _ _ _ .
[G] [D] can [F] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ .
launch.
And _ jump.
And jump.
Hey, hey, hey, [C] monkey, monkey, monkey.
Don't [Dm] you know you're gonna shock the monkey?.
Hey, hey, shock the monkey.
Hey, hey, [D] hey, _ [C] monkey.
_ .
Wheels keep [Dm] turning.
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ .
[C] [D] Something's burning.
_ _ _ [C] [Fm] Monkey, don't like it, but I guess I'll [Bb] burn it.
_ _ _ Shock, _ shock, _ _ [C] shock.
What's [Dm] wrong, keep it up, monkey?.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[D] Cover [F] me [Dm] _ when I sleep.
_ .
Cover me _ when I [F] breathe.
[Dm] _ .
_ [C] So don't [G] pass me on this [Dm] swine, Mr.
Monkey.
Cover me, _ darling, [F] please.
[C].
[G] Hey, hey, [D] hey, monkey.
[C] _ _ .
Too [Dm] much at stake, _ my monkey.
Mermaid, [D] you're in the sea.
_ _ [C] _ And the news is [Bb] breaking.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [C] What's [Dm] the monkey think of, [F] monkey?.
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] Shock the monkey.
_ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Shock [Gm] the monkey.
_ [Dm] Shell of the morning [A] sun….
[Dm] Shell of [C] the morning sun….
[Dm] Shell of [C] the morning sun….
Shell [F] the morning sun… _ _ .
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Dm] Shell of _ [F] the morning sun… _ _ .

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