• Song:

    The Monkey Song

  • Artist:

    Mountain Goats

  • Album:

    Phylira

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                          G
Cool air falls through the venetian blinds
        Am                         F
And the planets in the heavens are perfectly aligned
            C
I take in my surroundings
  G
I memorize them all
    Am
The scuff marks on the stone floor,
    F
The powder burns on the eastern wall


         C              G
There's a monkey in the basement
Am                     F     (repeat second part of the intro)
How did the monkey get there?
C                       G
There's a monkey in the basement
Am                        F
Where did the monkey come from?
                          C
Where did the monkey come from?
                          G
Where did the monkey come from?


(Replay the full intro)


C                    G
The animal noises you used to make
Am             F
The andalusian coral snake
C                       G
All hail when standing beside this room
        Am                      F
And the heavy hot rains and the sonic boom


         C              G
There's a monkey in the basement
Am                        F    (repeat second part of intro)
Where did the monkey come from?
C                       G
There's a monkey in the basement
Am                     F
How did the monkey get there?
                       C
How did the monkey get there?
                       G
How did the monkey get there?


(Replay intro)
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