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Shock The Monkey

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Dminor

90BPM

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1/15

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 15Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

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Tuning: Standard
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MAIN RIFF
  Dm1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|------1-----0---|----------------|
B|3-3---3-----3-3-|----------------|keyboard
G|2-2---2-----2-2-|----------------|
D|0-0-------------|--0)------------|
A|-------------(3-|3---------------| (bass)
E|----------------|----------------|
CODA 
  F     F(add9)    C6/E  C/E        Dm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1-1---3---------|5-5---8---------|1---------------|1---------------|
B|1-1---1---------|5-5---5---------|3---------------|2---------------|
G|2-2---2---------|5-5---5---------|2---------------|3---------------|
D|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
      E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm    x-x-0-2-3-1
C     x-3-2-0-1-0
Bb    x-1-3-3-3-1
F     x-x-3-2-1-1
C/E   x-x-2-0-1-0
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[Intro] (MAIN RIFF]
|  Dm| % | % | % | 
|  Dm| % | % | % | 
[Verse 1]
Cover Dmme when I Dmrun
Cover Dmme through the Dmfire
DmSomething knocked me out' the trees
 DmNow I'm on my knees
Cover Dmme, darling Dmplease
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, Cmonkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know when you're going to Dmshock the monkey
[Verse 2]
Fox the Dmfox, rat up the Dmrat
You can ape the Dmape, I know about Dmthat
There Dmis one thing you must be sure of
 DmI can't take any more
Darling, Dmdon't you monkey with the monkey
[Chorus]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, Cmonkey, monkey, monkey
Don't you know when you're going to Dmshock the monkey
Hey, hey, hey, Dmhey (MonCkey) Wheels keep turningDm  
(MonCkey) Something's burningDm  
(MonCkey) Don't like it but I guess I'm learning
|  Bb| % | 
       Shock!
|  Bb| % | 
       Shock!
|  Bb| % | 
       Shock!
 CWatch the monkey get Dmhurt, monkey
[Interlude] (MAIN RIFF)
|  Dm| % | % | % | 
|  Dm| % | % | % | 
[Verse 3]
Cover Dmme, when I Dmsleep
Cover Dmme, when I Dmbreathe
You Dmthrow your pearls before the swine
 DmMake the monkey blind
Cover Dmme, darling Dmplease
Hey, hey, hey, Dmhey (MonCkey) Too much at stakeDm  
(MonCkey) Ground beneath me Dmshake
(MonCkey) And the news is breaking
|  Bb| % | 
       Shock!
|  Bb| % | 
       Shock!
|  Bb| % | 
       Shock!
 CWatch the monkey get Dmhurt, monkey
[Coda] (see above)
|  F|  C/E|  Dm| % |
           Shock the monkey
|  F|  C/E|  Dm| % |
           Shock the monkey
DmShock the monkey to life
DmShock the monkey to life
DmShock the monkey to life
DmShock the monkey to life
 DmShock the monkey (Shock the monkey!)
 DmShock the monkey (Shock the monkey!)
|  F|  C/E|                Dm[break]
            Shock the monkey
Dm [Main Riff]          [break]
Shock the monkey to life

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Shock The Monkey

by Peter Gabriel

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Chords in this song · guitar

C/E

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning: Standard

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

MAIN RIFF

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|------1-----0---|----------------|

B|3-3---3-----3-3-|----------------|keyboard

G|2-2---2-----2-2-|----------------|

D|0-0-------------|--0)------------|

A|-------------(3-|3---------------| (bass)

E|----------------|----------------|

CODA

F F(add9) C6/E C/E Dm

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|1-1---3---------|5-5---8---------|1---------------|1---------------|

B|1-1---1---------|5-5---5---------|3---------------|2---------------|

G|2-2---2---------|5-5---5---------|2---------------|3---------------|

D|3---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|

A|----------------|7---------------|----------------|----------------|

E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

Dm x-x-0-2-3-1

C x-3-2-0-1-0

Bb x-1-3-3-3-1

F x-x-3-2-1-1

C/E x-x-2-0-1-0

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[Intro] (MAIN RIFF]

| | % | % | % |

[Verse 1]

Dm Dm

Cover me when I run

Dm Dm

Cover me through the fire

Something knocked me out' the trees

Now I'm on my knees

Dm Dm

Cover me, darling please

[Chorus]

Hey, hey, hey, hey, monkey, monkey, monkey

Don't you know when you're going to shock the monkey

[Verse 2]

Dm Dm

Fox the fox, rat up the rat

Dm Dm

You can ape the ape, I know about that

There is one thing you must be sure of

I can't take any more

Darling, don't you monkey with the monkey

[Chorus]

Hey, hey, hey, hey, monkey, monkey, monkey

Don't you know when you're going to shock the monkey

Dm C Dm

Hey, hey, hey, hey (Monkey) Wheels keep turning

C Dm

(Monkey) Something's burning

(Monkey) Don't like it but I guess I'm learning

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Shock!

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Shock!

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Shock!

C Dm

Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey

[Interlude] (MAIN RIFF)

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[Verse 3]

Dm Dm

Cover me, when I sleep

Dm Dm

Cover me, when I breathe

You throw your pearls before the swine

Make the monkey blind

Dm Dm

Cover me, darling please

Dm C Dm

Hey, hey, hey, hey (Monkey) Too much at stake

C Dm

(Monkey) Ground beneath me shake

(Monkey) And the news is breaking

| | % |

Shock!

| | % |

Shock!

| | % |

Shock!

C Dm

Watch the monkey get hurt, monkey

[Coda] (see above)

F C/E Dm

| | | | % |

Shock the monkey

F C/E Dm

| | | | % |

Shock the monkey

Shock the monkey to life

Shock the monkey (Shock the monkey!)

F C/E Dm

| | | [break]

Shock the monkey

Dm [Main Riff] [break]

Shock the monkey to life

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