• Song:

    The Monkey Song

  • Artist:

    Mountain Goats

  • Album:

    Phylira

Chords:
C  -  032010
G  -  320003
Am -  002210
F  -  033210

INTRO:
e--0--0----0---0---0------0--1---0---0---0-----|
B--1--1----0h1-0h1-0h1----1--1---0h1-0h1-0h1---|
G--0--0----------------0--2--2---------------0-|
D--2--2-------------------3--3-----------------| (x2)
A--3--3-------------------3--3-----------------|
E--x--x-------------------x--x-----------------|

C (x32010@1)                        GCool (320003@1)air falls through the venetian blinds
        Am (x02210@1)                       FAnd (133211@1)the planets in the heavens are perfectly aligned
            CI (x32010@1)take in my surroundings
  GI (320003@1)memorize them all
    AmThe (x02210@1)scuff marks on the stone floor,
    FThe (133211@1)powder burns on the eastern wall

C (x32010@1)            GThere's (320003@1)a monkey in the basement
Am (x02210@1)                   F (133211@1)   (repeat second part of the intro)
How did the monkey get there?
C (x32010@1)                     GThere's (320003@1)a monkey in the basement
Am (x02210@1)                      FWhere (133211@1)did the monkey come from?
                          CWhere (x32010@1)did the monkey come from?
                          GWhere (320003@1)did the monkey come from?

(Replay the full intro)

C (x32010@1)                  GThe (320003@1)animal noises you used to make
Am (x02210@1)           FThe (133211@1)andalusian coral snake
C (x32010@1)                     GAll (320003@1)hail when standing beside this room
        Am (x02210@1)                    FAnd (133211@1)the heavy hot rains and the sonic boom

C (x32010@1)            GThere's (320003@1)a monkey in the basement
Am (x02210@1)                      F (133211@1)  (repeat second part of intro)
Where did the monkey come from?
C (x32010@1)                     GThere's (320003@1)a monkey in the basement
Am (x02210@1)                   FHow (133211@1)did the monkey get there?
                       CHow (x32010@1)did the monkey get there?
                       GHow (320003@1)did the monkey get there?

(Replay intro)
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