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The Monkey Song

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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-----------------|
CCool air falls through the Gvenetian blinds
And the Amplanets in the heavens are Fperfectly aligned
I take in my Csurroundings
I Gmemorize them all
The Amscuff marks on the stone floor,
The Fpowder burns on the eastern wall
There's a Cmonkey in the Gbasement
Am                     F     (repeat second part of the intro)
How did the monkey get there?
CThere's a monkey in the Gbasement
AmWhere did the monkey come Ffrom?
Where did the monkey come Cfrom?
Where did the monkey come Gfrom?
(Replay the full intro)
CThe animal noises you Gused to make
AmThe andalusian Fcoral snake
CAll hail when standing bGeside this room
And the Amheavy hot rains and the Fsonic boom
There's a Cmonkey in the Gbasement
Am                        F    (repeat second part of intro)
Where did the monkey come from?
CThere's a monkey in the Gbasement
AmHow did the monkey get Fthere?
How did the monkey get Cthere?
How did the monkey get Gthere?
(Replay intro)

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The Monkey Song

by The Mountain Goats

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Chords:

- 032010

- 320003

- 002210

- 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 G

Cool air falls through the venetian blinds

Am F

And the planets in the heavens are perfectly aligned

I take in my surroundings

I memorize them all

The scuff marks on the stone floor,

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?

(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?

(Replay intro)

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