• 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----------------- | 

C5                          G5
Cool air falls through the venetian blinds
        A5                         F5
And the planets in the heavens are perfectly aligned
            C5
I take in my surroundings
  G5
I memorize them all
    A5
The scuff marks on the stone floor,
    F5
The powder burns on the eastern wall


         C5              G5
There's a monkey in the basement
Am                     F     (repeat second part of the intro)
How did the monkey get there?
C5                       G5
There's a monkey in the basement
A5                        F5
Where did the monkey come from?
                          C5
Where did the monkey come from?
                          G5
Where did the monkey come from?


(Replay the full intro)


C5                    G5
The animal noises you used to make
A5             F5
The andalusian coral snake
C5                       G5
All hail when standing beside this room
        A5                      F5
And the heavy hot rains and the sonic boom


         C5              G5
There's a monkey in the basement
Am                        F    (repeat second part of intro)
Where did the monkey come from?
C5                       G5
There's a monkey in the basement
A5                     F5
How did the monkey get there?
                       C5
How did the monkey get there?
                       G5
How did the monkey get there?


(Replay intro)
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