Intro:

      bass:

      ( A5 )
       v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
      ----------------- | ----------------- | -----------------
      -----5-7-----5-6- | -7--------------- | -------0---------
      -5-7-----5-7----- | -----0----------- | -0-2-3-----3---2-
      ----------------- | ----------------- | -----------------

      A5      B5        [8X; continue into verse]
       v   v   v   v
      -----------------
      -----------------
      -0---0---2-------
      -----------0---3-

Verse 1:

           A5     B5       A5      B5  A5  B5
      The people came and listened
       A5           B5        A5    B5  A5  B5
      Some of them came and played
        F5                      E5         E5
      Others give flowers away, yes they did
               A5      B5  A5  B5
      Down in Monterey
               A5      B5  A5  B5
      Down in Monterey

Verse 2:

      Young gods smiled upon the crowd
      Their music being born of love
      Children danced night and day
      Religion was being born
      Down in Monterey

foo:

      bass [as per verses] w/drums and sound effects:

           ( A5 ) ( B5 )         ( A5 )     ( B5 )     ( A5 ) ( B5 ) ( A5 ) ( B5 )
      The Byrds      and the Airplane      did fly   [w/guiro]
      Oh, Ravi Shanknar's [sic] music made me cry    [w/sitar]
      The Who exploded into fire and light           [w/feedback]
      Hugh Masekela's music was black as night       [w/trumpet]
      The Grateful Dead blew everybody's mind
      Jimi Hendrix, baby believe me, set the world on fire
      His majesty, Prince Jones, smiled as he grooved among the crowd
      Ten thousand electric guitars were groovin' real loud
      You wanna find the truth in life
      Don't pass music by
      And you know   I would not lie
      No, I would not lie
      No, I would not lie
      Down in Monterey

      bass:

      [N.C.]                              A5
       v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v     v v v v   v   v   v   v
      ----------------- | ----------------- | --------- | ------------------
      ----------------- | ----------------- | --------- | -----5-7-5-7-5-5--
      ----------------- | ----------------- | -0------- | -5-7--------------
      -0-2---3---4----- | -0-1---2---3---4- | --------- | ------------------

                                             Monterey!

      [instrumental break - sitar solo over Am Bm]

Verse 3:

      Three days of understanding
      Of moving with one another
      Even the cops grooved with us
      Do you believe me, yeah
      Down in Monterey

Coda:

               A5        B5  [continue]
      Down in Monterey, yeah
      Down in Monterey
      Down in Monterey, yeah

      A5 [N.C.]                       A5 [N.C.]
      I think that maybe I'm dreamin'

       A5      B5  [continue]
      Monterey
      Monterey
      Down in Monterey
      Down in Monterey
      Did you hear what I say
      Down in Monterey [fade]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers