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Monkey Tree

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G#minor

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the entire thing is just chords, but tuning it down retains that heady low sound that drives the song. It 
All chords are in reference to the neck, so the B is really an A but you'll just play a B shape in the 
full step down tuning.
[Intro]
(I'm pretty sure the A# was a mistake, but you can play it if you want.)
            A#   E(he really just hits the E string and lets it ring)
B             E             G#m             E
BI live in the junglEe,
I sleep in a monkey G#mtree.
I'm looking from an Eangle,
From the bird of a different Bbreed, yeah.
I never went to your schEool,
I learned in a monkey tG#mree.
So come into the jEungle,
Where the drugs and the drinks are fBree, yeah.
Tied to the rat Erace,
A big bird in a small G#mcage.
You're tied with a tEightrope,
And you wiggle but it won't let Bgo.
You wanna be a free Ebird,
You wanna be a free G#mlover, see
You gotta run from the sEhepherd.
Run, run away with Bme.
BI live in the junglEe,
I sleep in a monkey G#mtree.
I'm looking from an Eangle,
From the bird of a different Bbreed, yeah.
I never went to your schEool,
I learned in a monkey tG#mree.
So come into the jEungle,
Where the drugs and the drinks are fBree, yeah.
 B(hold)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
GEveryone, Emeveryone can C/Ecome.
We got everythingAm, everything you Fneed.
Everything for C/Efree. F#Free, yeah.
  BYeah, yeah-na-na-na-na.
  EYeah, yeah-na-na-na-na.
  G#mYeah, yeah-na-na-na-na.
  ERun, run away with me.B  
 B(cont'd)        E  
I live in the jungle,
I sleep in a monkey G#mtree.
I'm looking from an Eangle,
From the bird of a different Bbreed, yeah.
I never went to your schEool,
I learned in a monkey tG#mree.
So come into the jEungle,
Where the drugs and the drinks are fBree, yeah.
(Tied to the rat race)
BI live in the jungleE, (A big bird in a small cage)
I sleep in a monkey G#mtree. (Tied with a tight rope)
So come into the junglEe, (And you wiggle but it won't-wiggle but it won't)
Where the drugs and the drinks are Bfree.
You wanna be a free Ebird,
You wanna be a free lG#mover, see
You gotta run from the shephEerd.
Run, run away with Bme.
                    E(on 7th fret)
Run, run away with me.
                        G#m(F#)        E   D(on 10th fret)   B  
Run, run away with me.
The last F# is in parenthesis because it's just a transition chord. 
And that's it! If you're having any issues with the strumming, I'd recommend just watching the video
and playing along. It's very simple.

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Monkey Tree

by Mother Mother

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

C/E

the entire thing is just chords, but tuning it down retains that heady low sound that drives the song. It

All chords are in reference to the neck, so the B is really an A but you'll just play a B shape in the

full step down tuning.

[Intro]

(I'm pretty sure the A# was a mistake, but you can play it if you want.)

A# E

(he really just hits the E string and lets it ring)

B E G#m E

B E

I live in the jungle,

G#m

I sleep in a monkey tree.

I'm looking from an angle,

From the bird of a different breed, yeah.

I never went to your school,

G#m

I learned in a monkey tree.

So come into the jungle,

Where the drugs and the drinks are free, yeah.

Tied to the rat race,

G#m

A big bird in a small cage.

You're tied with a tightrope,

And you wiggle but it won't let go.

You wanna be a free bird,

G#m

You wanna be a free lover, see

You gotta run from the shepherd.

Run, run away with me.

B E

I live in the jungle,

G#m

I sleep in a monkey tree.

I'm looking from an angle,

From the bird of a different breed, yeah.

I never went to your school,

G#m

I learned in a monkey tree.

So come into the jungle,

Where the drugs and the drinks are free, yeah.

(hold)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

G Em C/E

Everyone, everyone can come.

Am F

We got everything, everything you need.

C/E F#

Everything for free. Free, yeah.

Yeah, yeah-na-na-na-na.

G#m

Yeah, yeah-na-na-na-na.

E B

Run, run away with me.

B E

(cont'd)

I live in the jungle,

G#m

I sleep in a monkey tree.

I'm looking from an angle,

From the bird of a different breed, yeah.

I never went to your school,

G#m

I learned in a monkey tree.

So come into the jungle,

Where the drugs and the drinks are free, yeah.

(Tied to the rat race)

B E

I live in the jungle, (A big bird in a small cage)

G#m

I sleep in a monkey tree. (Tied with a tight rope)

So come into the jungle, (And you wiggle but it won't-wiggle but it won't)

Where the drugs and the drinks are free.

You wanna be a free bird,

G#m

You wanna be a free lover, see

You gotta run from the shepherd.

Run, run away with me.

(on 7th fret)

Run, run away with me.

G#m F# E D B

() (on 10th fret)

Run, run away with me.

The last F# is in parenthesis because it's just a transition chord.

And that's it! If you're having any issues with the strumming, I'd recommend just watching the video

and playing along. It's very simple.

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