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Sleeping Monkey

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Intro:
E-C------------------Am--------------------F----------------------------|
B--------1----1----1-------1----1----1------------------------------|
G------0-----0----0------2-----2----2----------2----2----2----------|
D----2------2----2-----2------2----2---------3-----3----3-----------|
A--3-------3----2----0-------0-------------3------3----3------------|
E---------------------------------3------1-------1----1-------------|
EBb--------------G-3--|
B----3----3-----3--|
G---3----3------0--|
D--3----3-------0--|
A-1----0--------2--|
E------------3-----|
Repeat as necessary...
 CThe feeling's not the same
 in fact it's Amgetting pretty tame
 Fit's just not that great anyBbmoreG  
 I Cguess I'll go outside
 and flag a Amweasel for a ride
 F'take it on down to the BbshoreG  
 CWallowing in fear
 the days and Amweeks that you're not here
 Fis all the waiting in vainBb  G  
 The Cday that you arrived
 my sleeping Ammonkey is revived
 Fbut you sent him home on the Bbtrain...G  
[Chorus]
 CHome on the train
 why'd you send my monkey on the Gtrain?
 The Cday that you arrived
 my sleeping Fmonkey is revived
 but Cyou sent him Ghome on the Ctrain.
The Chords that Page plays at this part are:
F   Em  Dm   C
Bb  Am   G    F   C
For the jam, use the Chorus chords; Trey sometimes fills the gap between
the Dm and the G with a diminished (º) chord:
  Cº
E--2--
B--1--
G--2--
D--1--
A-----
E-----

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Sleeping Monkey

by Phish

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro:

C Am F

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

B--------1----1----1-------1----1----1------------------------------|

G------0-----0----0------2-----2----2----------2----2----2----------|

D----2------2----2-----2------2----2---------3-----3----3-----------|

A--3-------3----2----0-------0-------------3------3----3------------|

E---------------------------------3------1-------1----1-------------|

Bb G

E---------------3--|

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

G---3----3------0--|

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

A-1----0--------2--|

E------------3-----|

Repeat as necessary...

The feeling's not the same

in fact it's getting pretty tame

F Bb G

it's just not that great anymore

I guess I'll go outside

and flag a weasel for a ride

F Bb G

'take it on down to the shore

Wallowing in fear

the days and weeks that you're not here

F Bb G

is all the waiting in vain

The day that you arrived

my sleeping monkey is revived

F Bb G

but you sent him home on the train...

[Chorus]

Home on the train

why'd you send my monkey on the train?

The day that you arrived

my sleeping monkey is revived

C G C

but you sent him home on the train.

The Chords that Page plays at this part are:

F Em Dm C

Bb Am G F C

For the jam, use the Chorus chords; Trey sometimes fills the gap between

the Dm and the G with a diminished (º) chord:

Cº

E--2--

B--1--

G--2--

D--1--

A-----

E-----

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