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The Outsiders - Monkey On Your Back
INTRO
E
F#
A
E
VERSE 1
BeG#mfore you know what's F#wrong with you
Feel that Amonkey is sitting Eon your back
G#mThat's when you must F#realise that
For Ayou it's too late to crawl Eback
That's Bwhen you must G#mperceive
Your F#world is built Aout of make Bbelief
That's when yBou wanna go but G#mjust can't leave
That's when F#you even need a Ashot to get a Bbreeze
BRIDGE
That's Ewhen your bed is gonna be your day
And when you F#ain't got it you can't even move your head
That's when Aeverything you touch seems unreal
And you Edon't even know how and what you feel
Well if Ethat's the way you want it to be
You F#better don't come to see me no more
I don't Awanna be around to see your Eworld is tumbling down
VERSE 2
I'd G#mlike to keep my feet F#right on the ground
That's Awhy I don't want Eyou around
The G#mway you put yourself F#down 
don't apApeal too much to meE  
I Btried to show you G#mthe way out
You're on the F#leave, aren't you
I Athought you were some way Bout
Well I Bthink I've done everyG#mthing I could
I F#even loved you Awhen it didn't Bgo no good
INTERLUDE (2x)
E
F#
A
E
VERSE 3
G#mDon't you tell me you F#love me so
I don't Acare a damn and I Ealready know
G#mDon't you think that I feel F#sorry for you
And Adon't think about it if that's Enew to you
And BI don't care what G#myou're gonna do
Maybe you disF#cover something new
And Athat makes me feel all Bright
So Bplease girl, why don't you G#mgo away
leave me F#alone, I still got a Ahome
That's where I'm gonna Bstay, stay home
OUTRO
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Monkey On Your Back

by The Outsiders (Netherlands)

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G#m

The Outsiders - Monkey On Your Back

INTRO

VERSE 1

G#m F#

Before you know what's wrong with you

A E

Feel that monkey is sitting on your back

G#m F#

That's when you must realise that

A E

For you it's too late to crawl back

B G#m

That's when you must perceive

F# A B

Your world is built out of make belief

B G#m

That's when you wanna go but just can't leave

F# A B

That's when you even need a shot to get a breeze

BRIDGE

That's when your bed is gonna be your day

And when you ain't got it you can't even move your head

That's when everything you touch seems unreal

And you don't even know how and what you feel

Well if that's the way you want it to be

You better don't come to see me no more

A E

I don't wanna be around to see your world is tumbling down

VERSE 2

G#m F#

I'd like to keep my feet right on the ground

A E

That's why I don't want you around

G#m F#

The way you put yourself down

A E

don't appeal too much to me

B G#m

I tried to show you the way out

You're on the leave, aren't you

A B

I thought you were some way out

B G#m

Well I think I've done everything I could

F# A B

I even loved you when it didn't go no good

INTERLUDE (2x)

VERSE 3

G#m F#

Don't you tell me you love me so

A E

I don't care a damn and I already know

G#m F#

Don't you think that I feel sorry for you

A E

And don't think about it if that's new to you

B G#m

And I don't care what you're gonna do

Maybe you discover something new

A B

And that makes me feel all right

B G#m

So please girl, why don't you go away

F# A

leave me alone, I still got a home

That's where I'm gonna stay, stay home

OUTRO

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